{"id":3511,"date":"2020-06-22T22:16:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T22:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2020-09-15T23:25:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T23:25:35","slug":"write-about-asia-2019-freeman-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/write-about-asia-2019-freeman-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Write About Asia: 2019 Freeman Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This workshop was sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center (EARC) in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington with funding from a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) and was facilitated by Mary Roberts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online workshop allowed teachers to study and write about the 2019 Freeman Award books for children and young adults. These award books contributed to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. During the workshop, educators reviewed the 2019 Freeman Award Winners for grades 2-8 classrooms, read and wrote about the texts, shared responses with other writers, and received free clock hours.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA)<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0Association for Asian Studies\u00a0(AAS)<\/a>, and\u00a0Asia for Educators\u00a0(AFE)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at Columbia University sponsor the annual\u00a0Freeman Book Awards<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for new young adult and children\u2019s literature. The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards are given in two categories:\u00a0Children\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Young Adult<\/strong>\u00a0on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

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Program details<\/h3>\n

This workshop spanned multiple sessions: one for the introduction to the 2019 Freeman Award Winners and one writer\u2019s session for each of the following titles. Participants received three clock hours for each session attended. Educators committed to attending at least two sessions. \u00a0The workshop was open to K-12 teachers.<\/p>\n

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All participants attended:<\/h4>\n

July 21, 2020\u00a0(3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Introduction to the 2019 Freeman Award Winners<\/p>\n

Participants picked one or more of the following sessions:<\/h4>\n

July 28, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon\u00a0Patron Saints of Nothing<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Randy Ribay<\/p>\n

August 4, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon\u00a0A Place to Belong<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Cynthia Kadohata<\/p>\n

August 11, 2020\u00a0(3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon The Weight of Our Sky\u00a0<\/em><\/a>by Hanna Alkaf<\/p>\n

August 18, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon\u00a0All The Ways Home<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Elsie Chapman<\/p>\n

August 25, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT)<\/strong>: Writer\u2019s Workshop Sharing based upon\u00a0The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota\u2019s Garden<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Heather Smith<\/p>\n

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Program benefits<\/h3>\n