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SESSION 1 THuRSDAY | 28 MARCH 2013

10:00 - 11:30 AMANDA ABEL / DAVID LARSON Strand: MS Counseling P203 Social Media and Your Child The focus will be adolescent development, brain research, and the use of the laptop. Considerations will given to the factors and how to navigate as a teacher or parent. (Sponsored by The College Board)

MICHELLE ANDERSON Strand: Visual Arts R401

Social Media in the Art Classroom This interactive workshop will explore the use of social media to support and become a part of your art curriculum. Various examples will be shared to get participants started in their own classrooms using social media. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in the use of social media in their classrooms and engage in a discussion of ideas. Some of the social media discussed will include Behance, Pinterest, Facebook, DeviantART, and Twitter.

LIV ARNESEN Strand: Global Issues HS Gym

Dare to Dream This session is a follow up to the keynote address and will explore the connections between the upcoming international expedition to the South Pole and the arts and physical education.

LOuIS BERGONZI Strand: Strings R302

An Approach to Contemporary Music for School String Orchestras (Trust Me on This!) How might we teach students a piece of contemporary music when we don’t have the expectation of “how it goes?” that we have for pieces in more familiar styles. Bergonzi will demonstrate an approach to teaching contemporary string orchestra music. Pieces by American composers suitable for school groups will be read; so bring your instrument!

DEBRA BERKEY Strand: Physical Education MS Gym Supervision and Mentoring Techniques for Interns and Colleagues Effective teacher assessment techniques utilize variables that both the observer and performer (teacher) recognize and understand. A systematic approach to live and taped observation will be presented focusing on planning, presentation, management, feedback and student performance. The system supports self-reflection as well as supervision and mentoring specific to the content area of physical education.

THERESA CHAO / CHuNMAN GISSING Strand: Chinese Language Wittenberg H316, H318 Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) This workshop will focus on why, what, and how to implement IPA in assessing communicative skills acquisition and proficiency building in a Chinese program. Participants will take away a repertoire of IPA schemes to use after having engaged in step-by-step hands on activities.

KENDRA FARRELL Strand: Visual Arts Theater R101

Light Painting with Our Art Class, School, and Globe! Want to learn a technique that every student will love and at the same time be given resources to be able to collaborate within and beyond your school? Light painting is one way to begin sharing what you do beyond your classroom encouraging greater richness, relevance, and relationships. It is a fun, simple, and imaginative photography technique that can be easily created with a point and shoot camera, tripod, flashlights, and a dark space. This workshop is hands on, for all grade levels, and will include its own wikispace to reference before and after the conference. The workshop will be “flipped” with the expectation that participants will have a good look at the wiki http://goingglobalwithlightpainting.wikispaces.com/home I have just begun. It will contain all the resources for creating light paintings and for uploading their work onto a variety of sites suitable for sharing and collaborations.

THERESA GOETZ Strand: Dance Dance Studio H041

Dance Games for Fostering Creativity Dance provides an unparalleled opportunity to develop and nurture creativity in our students. Terry Goetz will share dance games and structures you can use to encourage, support, and excite your students to reach their own creative potential. We will explore dance concepts through improvisation and learn how these games support problem solving, reflection, recuperation, and social/emotional intelligence. Structures will be shared that can stand alone as movement moments in the classroom or be incorporated into a more traditional dance class format. Workshop will be a fun blend of discussion and dance. You’ll leave with ideas you can use with your students immediately!

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SESSION 1 THuRSDAY | 28 MARCH 2013

10:00 - 11:30 DAVID GRAN / BREEN O’REILLY Strand: Visual Arts-Film Luther Hall H216, H217 Asia through Film The vast scope and history of Asian cinema would be impossible to cover in a short period, but in this presentation, we’ll take a look at both some of the more important and lesser-known films that are exceptional not only for their cinematic quality, but their use in the classroom. We’ll discuss films that are historically relevant, culturally significant, and have made an important impact on their societies and politics. We’ll also not forget to look at films that stand on their own for pure enjoyment of the cinematic experience.

JuLIE HARTLEY Strand: Drama P135

Teaching Shakespeare and Other Texts: Ways in through Drama Introducing drama games and activities is an excellent way to bring Shakespeare and other works of literature alive for students, whatever their grade. Exploring plot, examining character, and engaging with theme—all these can be accomplished interactively through the introduction of carefully chosen drama activities; the key is to use these activities to progressively deepen the students’ appreciation of a text and encourage them to relate it to their own lives. In this workshop, we will explore a wealth of drama techniques that can be applied by teachers of English and drama looking for new ways to bring texts to life in the classroom.

BRIAN HARTMAN Strand: Counseling P233

Trends in Student Mobility and Resources for Preparing Global Students International school administrators are seeking effective ways to prepare students for an increasingly global and interconnected world in university and beyond. This session will provide an update on international student mobility and admission trends, focusing on international schools in East Asia. Participants will view rich trend data and discuss how these impact school communities. The College Board’s mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Students benefit from the College Board’s myriad resources, such as the Advanced Placement Program, ReadiStep, PSAT, and SAT, as well as data-driven reports and college counseling tools such as MyRoad and BigFuture. (Sponsored by COLLEGE BOARD)

JOHN JACOBSON Strand: Music M250

Riser Choreography I want my musical groups to look good but I don’t really want them to dance! This workshop would focus on adding visual impact to choral groups in a more traditional “concert” setting. Stuck on risers? No problem. This workshop will demonstrate how you can still make a huge contribution to the visual end of your student’s performances without sacrificing your musical priority.

KENDEL LEET / ANGIE MACHACEK Strand: MS Counseling P204 Middle School Advisory Program—Establishing an Advisory Program, the Good, the Bad, and the ugly Have an advisory program that is just ‘ok’ but is not meeting the needs of your students? Looking to implement an advisory program but don’t know where to begin? Trying to get teachers and administration on board, but not sure how to proceed? Through a threeyear process, the middle school counselors at Jakarta International School have identified the fundamental aspects that are key to sustaining a successful advisory program. Aspects that will be addressed include: pre-implementation phase, program audit, establishing goals, identifying who needs to be ‘on-board’, content and evaluation.

uRKO MASSE Strand: Technology H204

Break Down Barriers with Open Source Software Come learn about the advantages of Open Source Software in education, no matter what platform you use (Windows, Mac, Linux). We will look at how Open Source improves availability and flexibility for you and your students. We will discuss how you can start using it right away, across different subjects. With thousands of “free” applications out there, how can you separate the good from the bad? You will get useful websites and tips to find more great options in the future.

DOuG MCQuEEN Strand: Counseling (High School) P202 Career Experiences: Starting an Internship Program from Scratch Based on the presenter’s own experience, you will be shown a step by step process of how to begin developing an internship program that is both relevant and purposeful for your high school student body. Complete with ready-made template, interviews from student participants, and discussions regarding the “dos and don’ts,” the presentation is designed to get you started in the right direction.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Needs / Music P234 Including Students with Disabilities in Music: Playing an Instrument This presentation focuses on teaching and socially based inclusionary strategies for educating children with autism and other disabilities in the general music class. While the primary goals of learning about music are often performance or appreciation oriented, the secondary benefits of using music as THE means of communication, to help organize the verbal communication skills, and for working with challenges in the motoric, social, representation, and other areas shall be considered as well. Participants will gain practical solutions for educating students with disabilities in general music (or even for those just having a hard time learning) for meaningful inclusion.

SESSION 1 THuRSDAY | 28 MARCH 2013

10:00 - 11:30 NATHAN SMITH / ABIGAIL CHEN Strand: Technology H206

Audiograding: using Technology to Make the Most of Teacher Feedback This workshop will describe and demonstrate the processes of audiograding, with some brief attention also to paperless essay writing. Specifically, presenters will explain and demonstrate the use of digital recordings and software to provide extensive feedback on written papers in a very short period of time. The presenters will also show examples of student work and student responses to the process.

JEFF STEuRNAGEL Strand: Counselors K-12 P232 Implementing the Global Perspective Domain of the International Model for School This workshop aims to present the development of the Global Perspective Domain and offer strategies to implement the standards and competencies into school guidance programs. The interactive workshop will model activities for cultural learning appropriate for use in guidance programs.

SALOME TAM Strand: Visual Arts R407

Book Arts This session is for ES teachers and those interested in bookmaking for storytelling, collecting, and sharing ideas.

CAROLYN TEMERTZOGLOu Strand: Physical Education PC Ford Gym

Active Start for Life This active workshop will explore how to develop quality movement patterns for elementary students in PE. Teaching strategies that focus on fundamental movement and skill progressions for run, jump, throw, and catch will be explored to help more students be active for life.

ZOE WEIL Strand: Global Issues M173 True Price: The Impact of our Choices on Ourselves, Other People, Animals, and the Environment In this workshop you’ll learn to bring the True Price activity to middle and high school students (through whatever subject you teach) to enable them to examine their daily choices with the goal of doing the most good and least harm to themselves, other people, animals, and the environment and learn critical and creative thinking, research, and investigation in the process.

11:30 - 12:30 LUNCH at the PHOENIX COMMONS & CAFE / ELEMENTARY COMMONS

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