Research on motivation and engagement has been synthesized to highlight four elements of a motivating learning environment
These elements will be explored and ideas for integrating them into multiple disciplines will be provided. The Reading Workshop will be utilized as an example context for how these elements can effectively encourage motivation in the K-12 classroom. During this session, research data collected by the presenter displaying how the Reading Workshop increases student motivation by incorporating the four elements will be shared.
Participants will learn how one school has implemented a reading workshop approach and how this learner-centered approach naturally differentiates and moves students through increasingly complex text.
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Family literacy programs raise student achievement and help bring parents and children closer together. Participants will learn the reasoning behind family literacy programs, different ways to get programs started at their schools, and details to consider while launching a family literacy program. Participants will also be provided with a list of resources for further study. Join us in discussing how schools, teachers and parents can effectively collaborate to help their children.
Oscar will provide a hands-on practical walkthrough for creating content in and for the classroom, how to share that to students and allow them to edit and enhance. This session is relevant to all areas of the curriculum and is a great introduction to classroom activities using the iPad as ‘just another tool’ available to teachers and students.
In this experiential workshop, participants will learn ways to focus student listening so as to enhance comprehension, cultural awareness and interpersonal communication in the ML classroom. World Language teacher, Valerie Navarro and MS principal, Kevin Hawkins, of the International School of Prague, will provide background in the art of "grounding" students prior to deep immersion listening experiences. In addition to learning ways to access the enhanced potential of the brain through deep listening, participants will be shown ways to embed Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities through authentic sound-based performance assessments in the language of instruction.
This workshop will explore how teachers can engage, empower and inspire (ISP School Mission) students in mathematics by looking at the pathways that can follow as they inquire into patterns together. Ways in which teaching patterns can vary from level to level within and across grades will be addressed. This workshop will involve sharing examples of inquiries into pattern and patterning and resulting work. It will also engage participants in hands-on activities, with the intention of empowering them to explore patterns further with their students.
Hosted by AISZ’s Amy McLean and Erika Saravanja, we will begin with an interactive activity to get to know one another and share experiences with Service Learning. After the activity, we will have a chance to talk about some of the successes and challenges of integrating Service Learning into a school. Discussions will revolve around the needs of the participants however, some suggested topics might be:
This session is open to anyone regardless of experience with SL or grade level.
Many, many educators are in agreement that developing the value of global citizenship in children is an important endeavor. However, the challenge for many is how to do so in a meaningful manner. With pressure of implementing a very robust curriculum the question for many is where they can find the time to "teach" global citizenship in the school day. The design of this approach allows for the full integration of the teaching of the principles and the concepts of global citizenship across the curriculum. This design has been successfully replicated in a number of schools.
In this presentation participants will be presented with a model they can replicate in their own schools. With this framework they will be able to teach and promote global citizenship without compromising academic excellence. A template will be provided to all participants that illustrate how to carry out this integration.
“Bullying Prevention Program”, by Fran Prolman / Room Berlin
This one-hour introductory session highlights the need for a proactive Anti-Bullying program at your school, and how to institute one. Practical materials and nine pro-active strategies to specifically counteract bullying will be provided for immediate application when you return home. Join us for this hands-on, high energy and thought provoking workshop.
"CEESA Rep Meeting" by Kathy Stetson / Room Belvedere V
Join other CEESA Representatives to discuss how we can work better as a team. We will focus on new regional programs and generate topics for regional Professional Development for 2013-14. The selection of the TieCare Community Service Award will be finalized.