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Asia Education Foundation links to resources for Drama, Music, Media Arts focusing on Asia.

re the Asian University for Women

a collection of professional development opportunities in the region, curated by Shamblesguru

The NMC, publishers of the Horizon Report, are inviting teachers in Asian International Schools to submit projects as exemplars.

Phat Poetry - an energetic program of performance poetry designed to introduce Years 5 - 8 students to the world of language and ideas. Storytelling, the investigation of rhyme, rhythm and the devices of poetry underpins the central theme of the performance. In 2012 we explore themes of identity, love, friendship, war, community laced with a healthy dose of nonsense using everything from ballads, sonnets and haikus to free verse, odes and raps.In this show we introduce a new component that takes a look at how Australian poetry has developed an increasing engagement with the cultures and poetic traditions of Asia.

A list of games related to:  "The state of not having enough resources to secure basic needs such as adequate food, water, shelter or sanitary facilities. Populations in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are especially afflicted. "

children's literature is the focus, especially multicultural ones, e.g., Asia

A recent paper published in leading medical journal The Lancet has attributed the high occurrence of child myopia in East Asian cities to rising educational pressures and lifestyle changes, which lead to children spending less time outdoors. 

Some of our successes include the Future School's 4Di Lab at Canberra primary school, Singapore, The immersive simulation lab at the 'Classroom of the Future' at the National Institute of Education, Singapore and the Mystery Matters online portal at the Centre for Learning Innovation, Department of Education and Training in New South Wales, Australia.

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library guides -- for both East and Dover campuses -- a place to find our virtual resources

Sarah Kay gave a keynote at the IB Asia Pacific conference in 2012. One of her main questions to us was "how will you react when you encounter a breakthrough?"

Hans Rosling spoke at the IB Asia Pacific conference in 2012. If you don't know his work, here's a short introduction to how he uses data to tell stories.

@jessmcculloch's getting started with Twitter page. Jess asked people in her PLN to make 20 second Twitter stories about why they use Twitter. She also asked people to share videos about different parts of Twitter & getting started. It's a great resource for those who are new!