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ULKA ADIVREKAR Counseling (for all delegates) MS MEETING ROOM 10 Collaborative College Application to Empower Students to be Global Citizens, or Collaborative College Application to Empower Students for a Brighter Future - Empower students with confidence in making an informed decision. Guide, counsel, and inform about trends and changes taking place in college applications. Introduction to college research, identifying the best fit for each student with the art of reviewing applications, considering their academic, social, emotional, and financial needs. Importance and emphasis of requirements and timeline guiding their path for accomplishment and opportunities in higher education. Prepare students to be independent thinkers and open-minded with a view of compassion to develop into global citizens. VIRGINIA BLAIS / JON NORDMEYER ELL MS MEETING ROOM 3 WIDA English Language Development Standards: Academic Language in Content Areas - When is a table not a table? When it’s a times table or the periodic table. This hands-on workshop will look at the difference between learning English as a new language and learning IN English as an academic language. Understanding academic language allows teachers to scaffold learning for English language learners. We will define academic language and explore how the WIDA English Language Development standards can help both EAL and mainstream teachers to construct meaningful learning experiences for ELLs. JILL BROMENSCHENKEL ELL MS MEETING ROOM 6 Collaboration and Co-teaching: Starting Up and Scaling Up - The power of collaboration is in the conversation and co-creation of more than we can ever do alone, especially in our 21st century world! We’ll overview the three strands of effective professional collaboration: collaborative planning, collaborative instruction (co-teaching), and collaborative communication. We’ll explore tools for collaboration, to maximize the roles and goals of all in the room and connected to the room. Whether classroom teachers or EAL specialists, participants will gather tools and take-away strategies to increasingly support students’ language and content learning through a collaborative curricular approach.
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SHELLEE BURROUGHS Counseling (for all delegates) MS ROSE GARDEN The Use of Child Accelerated Trauma Therapy in International Schools - This workshop focuses upon the effects of trauma on children and adolescents. Child Accelerated Trauma Therapy (CATT) is an innovative CRT-based approach for the treatment and management of trauma related symptoms. Whether working with Rwandan refugees or international school students, CATT has a proven track record and is relevant to all walks of life. KATHY CASSIDY Early Childhood Education HIBISCUS (Pacific First Floor) Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Elementary Classroom - Students can be global learners and connect with people and classrooms outside of their building, city, or country. We’ll discuss why you would want to do this, curriculum connections, and the practicalities of how to make it work in your elementary classroom. Participants: Bringing your own laptop or iPad is suggested. DOUG GOODKIN Early Childhood Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Think of a Rhyme and Say it on Time: Language Arts and Music - This workshop will demonstrate the power of nursery rhymes to teach music, promote literacy, and unleash the imagination. Brush up on your Mother Goose and bring rhymes from other cultures to contribute. DOUG JOHNSON Library MS MEETING ROOM 5 Changed but Still Critical: Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age - Today’s reality is that readers and information seekers are having increasingly less need to visit a physical library to meet their basic information needs. Digital information sources, readily accessed from classroom, home or mobile computing devices, are the choice of many learners and teachers. The “net generation” student increasingly prefers the visual and the virtual rather than the printed text. Why, many educators are asking, does a school need a physical library when seemingly all resources can be obtained using an inexpensive netbook or tablet and a wireless network connection? How can these large physical spaces in our schools be re-purposed for greater educational impact? https://dougjohnson. wikispaces.com/bricks LORI LANGER DE RAMIREZ Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 All Work, No Play? The Imperative of Play in the Language Classroom - Play is crucial in the language learning process. Games help students feel excited on the affective level, while also reinforcing language acquisition on the cognitive and developmental level. Participants in this workshop will come away with ideas for incorporating fun (yet rigorous and effective) activities into existing world language and EAL curricula. GRAY MACKLIN Counseling (for all delegates) MS MEETING ROOM 1 Counseling, Coaching, and Promoting Strong Teacher-Student Relationships - Counselors play a vital role in supporting positive relationships between students and teachers. This workshop is designed to prepare counselors to hold short workshops with teachers or students on how to use instructional time to build stronger, more productive relationships. This workshop will include time for simulations and discussion and is open to teachers and counselors.
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EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2015
