ETAI Regional Mini-Conference in Maghar (at Eshkol Hapayis)
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Program
14.45-15.30 Registration: ETAI members-free, non-members:30 sh
Browsing around the book exhibition
15.35 – 15.45 Greetings Mr. Farid Ghanim – Mayor of Maghar,
Mr. Mohana Faris- General Inspector for Druze Education,
A representative of ETAI
15.45 – 16.30 Opening lecture: Professor Mike Liebler from Wayne State University, Detroit
Poetry Reading and Writings from the African American Experience
16.30-17.00 Break Refreshments and more browsing
17:05-17.50 Parallel Sessions:
· Elementary School
Jackie Teplitz: Learning Disabilities in the Classroom: What does it mean for you as a teacher?
Teachers will gain insight into the nature of learning disabilities and what that means for classroom teaching, but, most importantly, they will receive ideas for practical application in the classroom.
· Elementary/Junior High
Dana Poole Word Walls: A Communicative Approach to Promote L2 Vocabulary Learning
· Junior High/ High School
The British Council: Live Listening
We will explore the role of the teacher as the source of linguistic input in the listening lesson, putting the teacher back in the classroom. By the end of this interactive workshop you'll have at your fingertips a task based listening activity incorporating elements of "the lexcial approach".
· General
The British Council: Global Products
This practical session will take a look at 2 exciting new resources for English teachers developed by the British Council. We'll explore the new global home for teachers on the web that brings together everything busy teachers need for the classroom and staffroom and we'll discover how British Council podcasts can get kids learning outside the classroom.
17.55-18.40 Closing lecture: Elisheva Barkon: Bark on about reading fluency
Research has established fluency as one of several critical factors necessary for reading comprehension. Unfortunately, however, it is a neglected component ofreading instruction. In this presentation I will clarify what this aspect of proficient reading refers to, address conditions for its development and suggest activities for its promotion.
18.40–18.50 Feedback and summing up
For further information please contact:
Jennifer Spigelman - Yosef Daghash -
How to get to Eshkol Hapayis,Maghar:
From Tzomet Golani/Tzomet Kadarim road: Turn into Maghar (left if coming from Tzomet Golani, right if coming from Tsomet Kadarim). You will see the prison on your left. Continue along the main road. Take the 3rd turning on the left (at the bottom of the valley) and continue until you see the very big Eshkol Hapayis building on the left (in the same complex as the Pisga).
From the direction of Karmiel along the Akko/Tsfat road: Turn right into Maghar after Tsomet Hananya, and continue through the center of Maghar on the main road. Turn left at the traffic circle in the village, and
drive downhill. Then take the first right (at the bottom of the valley). Continue until you see the very big Eshkol Hapayis building on the left (in the same complex as the Pisga).