Scope

The purpose of this workshop is to address the problems encountered during and after writing a research paper or PhD thesis. While every effort has been made to proof read and to make sure that there are no unexpected errors. This workshop will engage participants in discussion.

Charles A. Shoniregun
Infonomics Society, UK and Ireland

Scope

To share best practices and new ways to bring excitement into the classroom while covering STEM subjects; integration of technology and problem solving through simulations will be discussed.

Kathleen Frank
Challenger Learning Center
Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, USA

Scope

The workshop is designed to be dynamic and interactive, drawing on personal experiences, international research, practical evidence and theoretical reflections. Participants will: scribe a systematic strategy for preparing movie clips for teaching including:

• Learn about best practices in the process of theatre-making and how these can be incorporated into their classroom,

• Explore the celebration of ambiguity in order to promote creative risk-taking,

• Explore the combined educational impact of reading, observing and performing Shakespeare literature,

• Learn ways of incorporating technology to make Shakespeare accessible to young adults, and

• Contextualize the workshop content, as it applies to their own classroom practice.

As a result of the discussions generated in the workshop, a website will be created, through which participants can continue to share, discuss and collaborate once the conference has culminated.

Alex Sarian
Cultural and Arts Education Management Consultant
Urban Arts Partnership, USA

Scope

While the goal of learning a second language is to speak it and comprehend others speaking it, a concomitant goal is also to master the written forms of that language.  Most second language learners today are engaged in various educational and business endeavors that require “academic” or formal writing skills, often a challenging task for native speakers, and even more challenging for the language newcomer.

In this workshop there will be four presenters, skilled in teaching English as a second language and having specific knowledge in TEACHING WRITING in contrast to “assigning” writing.  The specifics of this approach include learning and knowing:

•  the format or pattern of the genre in which one is writing – business, essay, academic paper, biography, and more.

• the specific voice of different genres—highly formal, business friendly, sales pitch, political, humor, and more.

• the vocabulary related to the genres—economic, historic, mathematic, sports, and more.

• the process of writing from draft to self-editing, to peer-editing, to professional editing and knowing the four improvers of writing: adding, deleting, substituting, and moving and rearranging.

With this focus on TEACHING WRITING, the goals of the presenters will be to introduce writing strategies that build Fluency + Organization, the two essential ingredients for mastering writing. 

Evelyn Rothstein
Maryanne Maisano
Ivan Diaz
Reza Vahdani

Scope

This will be a very interactive and hands on workshop. Demonstrations will include classes taught by the organizers and the effective use of technology to assess learning. Attendees of this workshop will be able to;

• Understand the learning theories and pedagogies related to active learning.

• Develop strategies to employ active learning to increase student participation.

• Learn practical applications of different web 2.0 technologies to increase student engagement.

• Develop strategies to assess learning using web 2.0 technologies.

• Use technology for formative assessment rather than summative assessment.

All materials from the workshop will be disseminated in the form of a CD and materials will also be available online through our website. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops to this session.

Durga Suresh, Cristina Maldonado                                                                
Department of Computer Science
Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA

Scope

Growth means change, and change can sometimes challenge our comfort levels. Equity work requires planning, commitment, and continual reflection. Participants will learn about three strands of equity work - Programs, Workshops, and Initiatives; Curriculum and Program Resources; and Funds Available to Members and Locals.

• Participants will review and explore specific examples of each of the three strands of equity initiatives listed above.

• Through discussion, participants will determine ways to modify or adapt particular examples that may be relevant to their own work, study, or interest.

• Participants will share examples from their own study or work that may be relevant to social justice education.

It is multifaceted and, to be effective, involves "walking the talk", changing the self, as well as the world.

Sherry Ramrattan Smith
Equity and Women's Services                            
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, Canada

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Neuro-Semantics (meaning making) allow us to uncover how people’s minds are "programmed". It is a powerful tool for developing communication skills and supporting personal and professional development.

This workshop is about personal effectiveness. In a way it is about the space between you and your learners that you teach and the space within you when you are doing that. The type of knowledge NLP represents is therefore a "how to" rather than a "what". It can easily be described as a technology for your mind/brain.

This workshop covers a wide range of practical application of NLP that will enhance teachers personal effectiveness and improve classroom delivery.

The workshop will focus on:

• Brief historical context of NLP as a communication tool
• Accessing person powers as a pattern with NLP and Neuro-Semantics

Dan Ellappa
Neuro-Semanticist and Transformational Coach with Institute of Neuro-Semantics
Johannesburg, South Africa