EARCOS Teachers' Conference 2007 Bangkok, Thailand March 28-31, 2007

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NAME TOPIC/SUBJECT TITLE AUDIENCE Adams, Bob and Hannah, Richard Community and Service Progressing Towards Sustainability in Community and Service All grade levels Altemen, Jane Science Grades 3-8 Teaching Scientific Process Skills as Discrete Critical Thinking Skills Grades 3-8 teachers Auty, Ruth Theatre Sports Theatre Sports for Anyone, In / Out of Any Ordinary Multicultural Classroom K-12 Barlien, Andrea and Perry Differentiation for Middle Years ­ Grades 7-10 (specifically Humanities and English but Applies to all curriculum areas) Choosing to Succeed English and Humanities Teachers Grades 7-10 Bradshaw, Sheldon Teaching with Technology Breaking the Poster Paradigm: Sharing the Learning with Student Multimedia Grades 3-12 Teachers Briano, Cynthia Public Speaking/Acting/Poetry Recitation How to Die, How to Remember, and How to Boom Grades 6-11 Brown, Jessie and Mar, Sarah Introduce and Utilize Appropriate Strategies / Performance-Based Assessment for Chinese Class Effective Strategies and Assessments in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Classroom Grades 3-12 teaching Chinese as a Second Language teachers. The workshop will be conducted mostly in Chinese. Bugbee, Matt Best Instructional Practices; English Word Walls and Scaffolding: Tools that Help Students Build Bridge Upper Elementary through high school (Science-focused, but great for all disciplines) Burgghout, Lieke Teaching Boys Self-Confidence, Self-Control and Self-Respect. New and Innovative Youth Development Program "Rock and Water" MS, HS, P.E., Homeroom, Couseling, Youth Workers Carollo, David An Instructional Approach for Motivating Middle School Students. The Matrix ­ An Approach To Enhance Student Learning and Motivation. Focus on Middle School - can be modified for upper elementary and high school. Carpouzis, George and Lawson, Shane P.E.. Aquatics The Aquatics Program at the International School of Beijing K-12 Castellani, Michael Software Usage in MS/HS Mathematics & Sciences   MS and HS Mathematics & Science Departments. To all delegates attending teacher workshop presentation of Michael Castellani need to bring with them a TI series calculator and USB drive. Charles, Sarah and Thomas Pascale Counseling Classroom Guidance Activities on Bully Awareness K-12 Counselors, teachers and administrators Christy, Elysa and Hobbs, Molly K-5 Assessment Using Anecdotal Notes Using Assessment to Guide Instruction: Getting Started With Anecdotal Notes K-5 classroom teacher Côté, Réjean World Languages. (General presentation for any foreign language teacher.) From Content to Assessment: UbD, Stage 2 Authentic Performance Tasks Especially for HS classes (including IB) but can also be applied to MS as well. Davis, Robert Arts Education: Social Engagement; Citizenship Art, Local Community and International School Interactions: A Model at Shanghai American School Teachers/Administrators Day, Marilyn and Rosendorff, Imogen Synthetic Phonics Synthetic phonics: the answer to literacy intervention for early learners? Kindergarten/Grade 1 level Dean, Julie and Hayakawa, Linda English / Library Collaboration Information Literacy and the I-Search Idol Grade 7-10 Dewhurst, Leah and Stine, Lisa Reading Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies Through Literature Grades 1-3 Friedman, Tricia Radio Theatre Crosses Over into Science, Literature, Humanities, and Intercultural Awareness Radio GooGoo Radio GaGa. Linking MYP Subjects with Radio Theatre Grades 9-11 Greenstone, Dan How We Can Get Boys to Read More Want Boys to Read More? Give Them Blood and Thunder Primary and Middle School Teacher Interested in Children's Literature and/or Getting Boys to Read Mor Griffiths, Neil PE Post Conference Crossing the Midline ES/MS/HS Hahn, Sandrah Visible Thinking None All Hauhouot Diambra Odi Science (Nutrition) Using "Eat Right Analysis" Software to Promote Healthy eating Habits.   Heil, Darren Counter Top Science in MYP Schools Countertop Chemistry All grade levels Herrera, Edmundo I Need a Mentor Mentors and Proteges K-12 Holman, Deboarh Critical friends Groups: What is this Malarkey? None Teachers/counselors or administrators, K-12 Hudson, Marshall Language Arts/Reading Book Clubs: A Class Program Utilizing Small Group Reading Strategies Upper Elementary/Middle School Hulse, Robert Workshop ­ Differentiation “Barriers to Differentiation: Identify, Strategize, Overcome!” All levels Hutchinson, Dale Teaching and Assessing Academic Skills Using Political Cartoons (Social Studies, but ideas can be applied to other suubject areas as well.) Incorporating Political Cartoons into the Classroom Middle and High School Teachers Jordan, William Coaching Soccer Soccer Coaches Workshop: Kickin’ it Up A Notch All levels of school/youth soccer coaches and PE teachers. (Anyone with an interest in soccer) Kalis, Barbara, Everett, Laura, Mongno, Diane and Steklova, Olga English as a Second Language ­ "ESL Strategies for the Mainstream Classroom ESL STRATEGIES FOR THE MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM All teachers and special support services- all grade levels Kett, James MS and HS Mathematics Math, Clubs, Math Competition, and The Greatest Unsolved Problem. HsS and MS Mathematics teachers Krauth, Kathleen Visual Literacy Visual Literacy: A Must for the 21st Century MS, HS, Art, English, Social Studies Kucharski, Mark Photography and Graphic Design How to Improve Your Photography and Graphic Design All teachers Kumar, Santha Technology Impact of the Mobile Lab on Classroom Practice K-12 teachers Lambert, Michael Workshop ­ Critical Thinking How to Get Students to Think Critically Grades 3-8 Laura Arnow, Laura Elementary Mathematics Download Handout Every Day Counts: Critical Thinking Skills through Calendar Routines K-6 Lewis-Moreno, Betsy Strategies to Develop Academic Language for Linguistically Diverse Students in Mainstream Download Handout Connections: Developing Academic Language in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms Grades 3-12, teachers of all subjects Li Juan Du, Nancy / Xiaoxiao, Ariel Assessment for Learning Assessment for Learning - Mandarin K-12 Foreign language teachers Lindeman, Terry Speech Communication Simply Speaking Middle and High School Speech or English Teachers Magierowicz, Jennifer and Fidler, Jim Literacy The 4 Roles Reading Framework ­ a literacy/reading framework across the curriculum Middle School (focus) Grades 5 ­ 12 (suitable for) Maiquez, P. Roland and Nazareno, M. Cecilia Using Handheld Computers and Their Integration into the K-12 Curriculum "Just Beam It: Handheld Across the Curriculum More of K-8 Massiah, Stephen Bereavement and Children Yes, Childfren Grieve All grade levels McElroy, Shaun Counseling Becoming a Strengths Quest HS, Counselors, and Administrators Mulligan, M. Dee Science Field Trip Plan A Field Trip To Ecological Destinations in Asia 9-12 grade science students Nicholas, Vern P.E. Progressive Athletic Dev't, Based on the New Nike SPARQ Dynamic Warm Up and Progressive Athletic Dev't Program for your Team and Classroom SPARQ Approach to Progressive Athletic Dev't and Achievement Grade 1-12 Physical Activity, teachers of P.E. / Health and coaches of all sports (Soccr, Basketball, Rugby, Track and Field, Cross Country, Swimming, Baseball, etc……) Nitta, Jodi Introducing a ‘Good Living’ Children’s Book Series that Supports the PYP/ Interactive Activities/ Idea Sharing/ Reflection & Vocabulary Use with Young Children Good Living Early Years Plus Oldfield, Christine and York, Pam ES-ESL The Development of Oral Language Through the Use of Classroom Based Games and Activites ES teachers and educators O'Reilly, Breen Media Studies / Theory of Knowledge / Film / Science / Humanities Interpreting Evidence: Critical Thinking for Students Grades 6-12 Oxley, Heidi Polar Technology in PE Technology in PE ­ how to maximize students performances MS and HS PE and coaches Perez, Ericson and Vaughan, Jessica ESL / Science Co-teaching and Collaboration Co-Teaching in the Everyday Classroom K-12 teachers who are currently in or will be in co-teaching partnerships Peters, Kimberlee The Arts The Power of the Arts K-12 Pickering, Betsy Information Technology; Cross Curricular Applications with Music, Art and/or Language Arts Claymation Music Video Festival with MS Movie Maker Upper School: Grades 7 through 10 Pitt-Kennedy, Anne and Suarez, Dave Differentiation and Assessment (presentation will be done through the lens of mathematics, but the content of the presentation will be applicable to other subject areas). Differentiating for Student Readiness Through the Use of Tiered Assessments Middle School Rabine, Bari and Wang-Fang Cheng, Vivian Electronic Portfolios for Middle School Modern Language Classes Electronic Portfolios: Making It Happen Applicable to all grade levels and all subject areas Rainbow, Leanne Science, Humanities Thinking Globally, Acting Locally Grades 4-10 Reason, Laraine A Programme That is Designed to Empower Parents On Board Programme Secondary school ­ or grades 5 ­ 12 and indeed any educator who may be interested in setting up a parent programme Revelle, Kathleen, Rubis, Rob and Wallis, Stephanie Laptop Initiatives and the International School Library None Librarians (aka: Media Specialists; Teacher/Librarians) all levels, but particularly Secondary School. Also, administrators and teachers involved in planning or implementing laptop initiatives. Reyes, Elmer P.E. Post Conference Traditional Philippine Stick Dance P.E. Post Conference Rich, Danielle Narrative and Expository Writing "ABRACADABRA" Writing Ideas That ES teachers, ELL teachers, Enrichment teachers Rosenbaum, Karen and Sheridan, Andy The Explicit Teaching of English Pronunciation in the High School None All Santilli, Tina English Language Learners with Differences in Learning Supporting English Language Learners with Learning Differences: A Problem Solving Approach K-12 educators concerned with meeting the needs of English Language Learners with differences in learning Swarstad, Mark Counseling Random Acts - Raising Awareness, Self- Esteem and Community Involvement Middle School- High School Trappman, Sara Setting up and running an effective classroom volunteer program. Effective Classroom Volunteer Programs Kindergarten ­ Grade 3 Utech, Jeff Technology Podcastiing, How to Get Started K-12 educators, technology teachers Wargo, Elizabeth Aquatics Creating Safe, Measurable and Enjoyable Experiences in the Pool P.E. teacherts pre-K-12 Watson, Ruth and Wong, Ivy Teaching and Learning in Two Languages in a Collaborative Model Dual Language Learning and Teaching and It Can Be Done! K ­ 8 teachers; language coordinators Whitman, Jen and Nat Literacy-Storytelling Tell A Tale or Two: Storytelling in the Classroom K-8 Wiebe, Charity and Pellum, Anna Integrating Elementary Music Infusing and Using Music in the Genearl Elemnatry Classroom K-5 general classroom teacher Wissman, Cynthia Natural Helpers Natural Helpers: How to Create a Support Network in Your School Counselors, homerrom teachers, advisors, and coaches. Yi Zhou, Rain Chinese as a Foreign Language (Intermediate ~ Advanced Level) Apply Authentic Materials in Teaching Languages Second/Foreign Language Instructors Grades 8 ­ 12 Young, Christopher Staff Morale Got Aloha? How to Boost Staff Morale on Aloha Friday! All grade levels, secretaries, administrators, worldwide friends and family members Zigmund, Ronna Sports Stacking Sponsored by "Speed Stacks" On the Move with Speed Stacks All levels of P.E. teachers, ( ES classroom teachers may also be interested.

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