Session 4

10:00-10:30

10:30-12:00

friday, March 30, 2007 coffee break

workshop session 4

Fr. WIRACH AMONPATTANA / WAYNE BEYER / PETER ANTHONY

Title: Will 1:1 Wireless Computing Work For You? 1:1 wireless computing is now a viable option for many schools. Representatives from Ruamrudee International School will present an historical perspective of their school’s laptop program with practical information for schools considering such a transition. The workshop will include resources to help teachers in analyzing their current situation and preparing for implementation of a 1:1 computing program.

KAREN BOYES

Title: The Many Ways the Brain Learns and Remembers “If your students don’t remember what you taught, maybe they didn’t learn it - and if they never learned it - maybe - just maybe - you didn’t teach it.” Rich Allen You’ll learn the 7 keys to memory and how to retain new information once learned. Understand the power of the memory and how to make information stand out. Learn how the brain learns and how to ensure your messages are memorable.

NAOMI FUNAHASHI / STEFANIE LAMB / RYLAN SEKIGUCHI

Title: Strategies for Teaching World Religions This interactive workshop will focus on teaching about Confucianism and Islam. Participants will engage in several activities from two SPICE curriculum units, Religions and Philosophies in China and Islamic Civilizations and the Arts. This workshop is appropriate for middle school Social Studies teachers, and participants will receive complimentary curriculum from SPICE.

JACK GANTOS

Title: Writing Picture Book: Today’s Student Journals are Tomorrow’s Literature! Join Jack as he takes you from his childhood journals to the writing of the “Jack Henry” series of autobiographical stories. If he can do it, you can do it, and so can your students. Find out how to bring content and structure together to create interesting, well written stories. Come to learn and laugh.

ROGER GREENAWAY

Title: How to ask questions that help students learn from experience When you want to draw on students’ own experiences, this active learning cycle will help you to ask well sequenced and productive questions. The cycle will be applied to Guided Reflection, Success-Focussed Learning, Action Replay, Sentence Completion and Metaphor Making as well as to the art of asking good questions.

BORIS KORSUNSKY

Title: Gender Issues in Mathematics and Science Education I use latest research findings and my own experience to delve into this politically charged aspect of education and present strategies that are based on sound empirical data and allow the teacher to effectively engage the students of either gender in mathematics and science classes.

ROSEBETH MARCOU

Title: Attention Deficits- Effective Tools for Classroom Management This is a continuation of workshop 1. In this workshop an array of management approaches for the behavioral, cognitive and social impacts of attention deficits will be discussed. Strategies for fine tuning existing management plans and extending management beyond the classroom will be covered. In addition, there will be discussion of non-classroom management topics such as medication and alternative therapies. It is recommended that participants will have come to the workshop session 1 on this topic.

IAN MCCUAIG

Title: Exploration of rhythm using South & North Indian counting methods Using percussion instruments we will experiment with South and North Indian Rhythm counting sequences. We will then apply the rhythms to different percussion instruments. The goal of the session is to have a group rhythm experience while creating an original composition. The group will perform at the gala event on Saturday evening. No previous music experience or musical knowledge necessary! (Limited to 20 participants only)

JORGE NELSON / ANDREW KERR

Title: Preparing the 21st Century Learner While preparing the 21st Century Learner is a new U.S. initiative, it contains the same skills we want for all students: critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creative, information and media literacy, and contextual learning. How to do we make the balance between educating students and preparing students for the workforce? It should not be a conflict as the end result is the same, creating a life-long learner.

JEAN-FRANCOIS RISCHARD

Title: Inconvenient Solution: “what we would have to do to solve the dangerous climate change problem once and for all”

Philippines

Ballroom 3

Ratanakosin

Ballroom 1

Indonesia 2

Myanmar 2

Ayuthaya 1, 2

Pimai

Malaysia

Ballroom 2

10:30-12:00

12:00-12:30

workshop session 4 - continued

DAVID OTTAVIANO

Title: How No Child Left Behind will Affect You As a result of the Federal legislation, No child left behind, American public schools are on the path to becoming more competitive with International schools in the quality of the education being received by students. How will this affect the future demands of your constituents, the parents? What can you do to meet this challenge head on? What are the new licensing requirements for teachers and administrators? This workshop will explore challenges and solutions.

DIANE PAYNTER

Title: Institutionalizing Effective Instruction Long-term serious school reform is not easy. One aspect of this reform involves institutionalizing effective instruction, as the use of effective instruction and classroom management is the life-blood of a well-functioning school or district. This session will focus on three phases of implementation that will help ensure that effective strategies are used and reinforced in every classroom using a professional learning community approach. Additionally, it will present an instructional model that focuses on both the art and science of teaching that can be used within these phases of implementation.

BARRIE JO PRICE / ANNA MCFADDEN

Title: Cyber or Online Bullying The session will specifically define this term and give examples of its existence, both in school and in the online communities beyond school. The existence of this as a parent-teacher issue that goes beyond the school walls and its control, into the students’ homes, documents the seamless nature of today’s world, and with that acknowledgement comes the reality of how difficult it is to identify such bullying and even more difficult to intervene. This session will focus on policies and procedures from schools as well as suggestions for teachers and parents gleaned from the literature and on-site interviews.

RUSSELL ROBINSON

Title: Creative Rehearsal Techniques for Today’s Choral Classroom: Maintaining Student Interest and Maximizing Their Musicianship!! In this session, Dr. Robinson will demonstrate his proven techniques for teaching today’s students. How are students different in the 21st century? How are they the same? What are the uses and abuses of positive reinforcement? What is reinforcement error? Is what students see and hear what you’ll get? How do we know students have learned in choral music? All of these questions and more will be explored by Dr. Robinson in an interactive setting with the participants. This will utilize his video/DVD by the same title, and complimentary materials will be provided.

STEVE SOBONYA

Title: Application of Nutrition for Fitness and Performance. Learn a simple approach to nutrition that can be used for young, novice and even very advanced athletes. This simple method can be a very positive educational tool because it teaches the student WHY we need to eat certain foods and the functions that different foods play in terms of contributing to the function of the muscles and systems of the body. This simple method has proven to be a very effective educational tool in helping people of all ages learn a balanced approach to eating a diet for weight management, weight loss, and sports performance.

OSCAR SOULE

Title: Collaborative Learning The speaker will draw on his experience of working with small groups to achieve greater success in the environmental studies classroom. Emphasis will be placed on what works and why. People attending will have the opportunity to share experiences. Application of classroom activities to community issues for the natural and physical sciences will be examined. The information presented should be useful to teachers in all disciplines.

Performance:

Sukhotai

Chiangmai 1

Thonburi 1, 2

Indonesia 1

Singapore

Brunei 1, 2

lunch compliments of earcos

ASB Meistersingers, American School Bangkok

Exhibitirs’ Area