Write About Asia: 2020 Freeman Award Winners

During this online workshop, teachers will study and write about the 2020 Freeman Award books for children and young adults. Educators will review the 2020 Freeman Award Winners for grades 2-8 classrooms, read and write about the texts, share responses with other writers, and receive free clock hours.

The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children’s 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: Children’s and Young Adult on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia.

This workshop will span multiple sessions. The first session will consist of an introduction to the 2020 Freeman Award Winners, and will be mandatory for all participants. The rest of the sessions will each focus on individual titles, and participants can attend whichever they prefer (at least one). Participants will receive three clock hours for each session attended. The workshop is open to K-12 teachers of all grades and subjects.

• • Starts:
  • July 20, 2021
• • Ends:
  • August 24, 2021
• • Audience:
  • Open to PNW first, national later as space allows.
• • Offered to:
  • All States
• • Registration and Info:

  • Click HERE for more information and to register.

    All participants attend:

    July 20, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Introduction to the 2020 Freeman Award Winners

    Participants pick one or more of the following sessions:

    • July 27, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Writer’s Workshop Sharing based upon A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story by Caren Stelson
    • August 3, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Writer’s Workshop Sharing based upon No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld
    • August 10, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Writer’s Workshop Sharing based upon All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
    • August 17, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Writer’s Workshop Sharing based upon The Silence of Bones by June Hur
    • August 24, 2020 (3:00 – 4:30 p.m PDT): Writer’s Workshop Sharing based upon Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes by Lun Zhang and Adrien Gombeaud

    Program benefits

    • 3 Washington State OSPI clock hours for each session
    • Free copies of the workshop texts