English Leads the Way
Reali Hebrew High School in Haifa
Celebrating 100 years!
Schedule:12.00 – 14.00 Registration and browsing around the materials exhibition
12.45 – 13.30 Parallel Sessions I
13.30 – 14.00 Coffee / Lunch Break and Book Browsing
14.00 – 16.00 Greetings
Plenary I – Dr. Elisheva Barkon
Plenary II - Dr. Judy Steiner - Chief Inspector for English
16:00 – 16.45 Second Registration (for those only able to arrive later)
16.00 – 16.45 Coffee / Donuts Break and Book Browsing
16.45 – 17.45 Parallel Sessions II
18.00 – 19.00 Plenary III - Penny Ur
RAFFLE
Closing Remarks / Materials exhibition open all day.
Don’t miss it.
Food and drink available at Greg's on school campus
Light refreshments provided by ETAI
Registration and conference fees
ETAI members: 35 shekels
Non-members: 75 shekels
Students: 30 shekels
Presenters: 25 shekels
Arrival after 16:00 :
ETAI members: 20 shekels
Non- members: 40 shekels / Groups of 10 or more students must contact the ETAI Office by Dec 1st 2012 (02-5001844) in order to get a group discount.
/ You are kindly requested to wear your name tags throughout the day; people without tags will be denied entrance to sessions.
ETAI does not take responsibility for the content of the presentations or materials presented at the conference.
Something for the soul - Don't miss the ETAI Book Swap for teachers' pleasure (not school related). Bring a book from home to swap at our special table. Happy Reading !! / 100 Ideas That Work – Here is your chance to contribute – LOOK for the box at the Registration Table ..
Program
12:00 – 14:00 Registration, Browsing around the materials exhibition
Session I 12:45 – 13:30All the sessions will be held in the Wolfson building / Room
Dr. Leah Kirshenberg
Grammar is Back!!!
The Grammar battles are over. The question is no longer IF, but HOW. How can we teach Grammar in a meaningful, interesting, efficient way? / ELEM
JHS
HS / 211
Kara Aharon
English is Fun on the Stage
Any child can get up on stage and sing a song or say a few words in English. Being in a show improves children's ability to communicate and their confidence. I'll show you how to put together anything from a short play to a large production for elementary school. / ELEM / 212
Talila Kaiser
Leading with English? Pave The Way With Hebrew!
The positive approach to using Ivrit in the English classroom. Helping students overcome word floods without drowning. It's easy and it works! / ELEM
JHS / 232
Joan Orkin
Individual and Mob: extended literature project on The Wave.
The Wave offers an exciting opportunity for students to explore the psychology of social behavior whilst fulfilling the requirements of Bagrut. This talk will also demonstrate how an online learning environment may facilitate such an exploration. It will suggest, too, how awareness of intertextuality may enrich the process. / HS / 214
Neti Susman
Fun Activities to Start or End your Lesson
How do we get the class to settle down so we can start the lesson? How do we keep the class quiet 5 minutes before the bell rings? In this talk I’ll give you practical ideas to do just that! / ELEM
JHS / 221
Tamar Novick
Quizlet - Virtual Flashcards - Learning vocabulary in a fun, interactive way
Looking for a new and engaging way to teach vocabulary? Join millions of Quizlet users to easily create virtual flashcard sets with images and automated voice. Word sets can be used to introduce new vocabulary in class and studied through games and automatically generated quizzes on the computer or smartphone. / ELEM
JHS
HS / 222
Allison Sarnow-Guri
Real World Writing_
In this workshop, we’ll look at the openings of real-world articles from magazines and newspapers and discuss the features students can use in their own writing. We’ll learn how to help students at different levels write engaging introductory paragraphs in their compositions. / HS / 231
Clare Gilboa – British Council
Talk Teens Talk Now!
Homework usually involves reading or writing. But how can we get our learners to practice speaking outside the classroom? With the help of simple web tools, this session will demonstrate how you can get students speaking in English while talking about topics they find interesting and relevant. / JHS
HS / 223
Leonid Shtramel
Ambiguity in Shakespeare: Ways to Avoid Censorship
Shakespeare is a recognized master of elusiveness. The aim of this lecture is to introduce teachers to the world of ambiguity in Shakespeare's plays. Teaching students how Shakespeare experimented with English may shed more light on his life as a playwright whose major challenge was to confront the institute of censorship. / HS / 224
Sarah Horovitz
What is a game?
This workshop will discuss how essential language and learning skills can be achieved through games. We will analyze game characteristics and templates and brain storm new ideas for games that even pupils can create for each other. / ELEM
JHS / 213
13:30 - 14:00 Coffee / Lunch Break – (Greg’s Café On Campus)
14.00 - 16:00 Greetings / Plenary I / Plenary II
Plenary I – Dr. Elisheva Barkon
Vocabulary Knowledge: Learners’ Passport for Functioning in a Second Language
Language learners need vocabulary for spoken discourse as well as reading/writing purposes. Important questions emerge when trying to determine and select the vocabulary items that will offer learners most functional mileage. Among these questions three prove pivotal: How many words do learners need for different functions in the language? How can we identify these words? What are the best instructional practices to teach them? The presentation will address these questions in the context of planning a sound vocabulary component in language teaching.
Plenary II – Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English Language Education
The Revised English Curriculum (Draft): What, When, Why
16:00 - 16:45 Coffee Break
Session II 16:45 – 17:45All sessions will be held in the Wolfson building / Room
Vera Ketsevich
"A proverb a day keeps a tutor away"
Teaching proverbs in Elementary School… Is it just appreciation of culture and language? What else can be gained by exposing young students to authentic language? Sharing a 5th grade experience which proved to be successful. / ELEM / 213
Sharon Fayerberger
Teaching Literature in Learning Environments
Learning environments enables the teacher to make a shift from frontal teaching to being a facilitator. This workshop will give tips on how to build both a physical and virtual learning environment in order to give pupils a richer experience in learning literature. / JHS
HS / 222
Dr. Rachel Segev Miller
Revisiting the HOTS and their implications to teaching all grades
The purpose of this workshop is to analyze the list of strategies in the teachers’ updated (April, 2011) version of Integrating the HOTS with the teaching of literature, and to discuss their implications to the teaching of reading comprehension strategies in general and higher-order (or metacognitive) strategies, in particular, to all grades. / GEN / 211
Hadar Peled
Game ON!
A workshop for teachers of all ages. We will explore the history of games, reasons to play games in class and challenges that an educator might face while planning and presenting a game in class. At the end of the workshop each teacher will create a game to use in class. / ELEM
JHS, HS
TE, GEN / 212
Amanda Caplan
Lead your pupils into poetry the painless way!
Many pupils assume poetry is beyond their grasp or boring. Come and meet some poems that put a smile on the face of even the most anti-poem pupil. Learn ways to get those same pupils to enjoy writing their own poems. / JHS
HS / 223
Ellyn Marciano
Using Games in the EFL Classroom – Hands On!
Pedagogical expert and game producer will present rationale and guidance on why, when and how to use games effectively in EFL classes and present an original game that reflects these values. Teachers will leave with practical ideas and hands on experience. / ELEM / 214
Judi Granit
Using Power Point in the classroom:some tips and ideas
After becoming hooked on the wonders of power point presentations, I began to enthusiastically use the media in my English classroom with mixed and often surprising results. I will share my experiences, trials and errors with you. / JHS
HS / 221
Laurie Sapir
International Book Sharing Project on Holocaust Literature
The International Book Sharing Project provides an excellent age appropriate forum in which to introduce students to Holocaust literature (Elie Wiesel's "Night" for high school students, and Uri Orlev's "Island on Bird Street" for junior high schoolers). Our school, Amakim Tavor, had the pleasure of hosting the author himself, Uri Orlev, at our school. Madene Shachar, Israeli coordinator for the project, and I would like to share video clips, insights into reading the book together in class, and reactions of students with interested teachers. / JHS
HS / 224
Leo Selivan and Jane Cohen – British Council
Alternatives in Continuing Professional Development for 21st Century Teachers
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the cornerstone for developing teachers’ skills and competencies. However, teachers often regard hishtalmuyot as burdensome and out of touch with their individual needs. We will present new, in-school models for CPD for teachers which involve mentoring and an array of web tools available today. / TE
GEN / 231
Amy Rich – US State Department , Tel Aviv
Critical Thinking Counts
This presentation aims first to highlight the importance of incorporating critical thinking skills into the ESL/EFL classroom and second, to offer the audience some helpful activities that faciliate critical thinking. / GEN / 232
18:00 – 19:00 Plenary III / Closing Remarks / Raffle
Plenary III – Penny Ur
Teaching large heterogeneous classes
In this session I will discuss some practical teaching principles which can help solve some of the problems of teaching (large) mixed-ability groups at various levels, illustrated by examples of teaching procedures and activities.
We wish you an enjoyable and interesting conference!
Conference Conveners: / Sarah Cove, Aviva Shapiro, Fran Sokel, Jennifer Spigelman, Amalia Asadi, Jackie Teplitz, Elizabeth Vos - Amit, Francine Widerker, Tracy PiadaA special THANKS to Sharon Fayerburger the English coordinator of the REALI school
Abbreviation Key
ELEM = Elementary School / HS = High School / TE = Teacher EducationJHS = Junior High School / GEN = General
Directions to Hebrew Reali High School - 15 Aba Hushi Street, Haifa (Open University campus)
By bus: those coming from the South – any bus that goes towards Haifa University: 146 (from Haifa bus station), 24, 123, 37, 37a. From the North take any bus to Denya Junction (Oscar Schindler Street) from there take 24, 123, 37 or 37a in the opposite direction (away from the University)
By train: get off the train at Haifa Hof Hacarmel station and take the 146 bus.
By car: from the South take route 2 to the first turn off to Haifa (Matam area). There is a sign which directs to the Technion and Haifa University. Follow the road until it brings you opposite the Haifa mall. Take a left all the way up the mountain (Freud Street). At the very top of the mountain turn right into Horev Street which eventually becomes Aba Hushi Street. Pass two traffic lights and just before the third you will see Beit Biram on the left hand side. Turn left into the school – parking is limited so you may have to find parking on the main road.
Those coming from the North: from Yagur Junction go past two traffic lights on route 752 (Derech Bar Yehuda) and at the third traffic light, turn left into Derech Moshe. Follow the road until the very top (Oscar Schindler St.) and then turn right into Aba Hushi Street. Go past two sets of traffic lights and Beit Biram will be on your right.