SESSION 4

SESSION 4 FRIDAY | 29 MARCH 2013

10:00 - 11:20 LISA ADAMS / STEVE COLLINS Strand: Counseling (K-8) P203 Bringing Character Alive – One School’s Journey Join us as we share our journey from initial ideas to implementation. We will share practical ideas that are ready to use tomorrow. Discussions include classroom approach as well as school-wide and parent involvement. Handouts will include ideas that can be put into practice immediately as well as book lists and other character education related forms.

SARAH BAILEY Strand: Dance Dance Studio H041

Brain-Based Dance Class Sarah will take participants through a dance class modeled on Anne Green Gilbert’s 5-part brain-compatible lesson plan format. We will warm up with the BrainDance, explore dance concepts, develop skills, create, and cool down. This methodology alternates teacherdirected activities with student-centered activities and developing skills with improvisation. The 5-part lesson plan allows students to develop self-discipline and focus, while providing the opportunity for positive social interaction with peers. Brain-based dance challenges students to problem-solve, collaborate, and communicate. Students develop dance technique and creativity as they learn to dance and dance to learn.

LISA BALL Strand: HS Counseling P202 Letting Go: Helping Parents With the Transition to College This workshop will lead attendees through a transitions program for parents, providing materials and suggestions for how to implement this in their own schools.

LOuIS BERGONZI Strand: Strings R302

Rounds and Canons for Strings: Shaping Musical Independence Rounds and canons can be one of the earliest experiences students have with chamber music, which contributes to musical independence. In addition, round/canons are appropriate vehicles for moving students from method book “songs” to orchestra parts. As a bonus, all students learn the same part, so all parts are “interesting.” These sessions showcase a collection of rounds/canons and teaching strategies published by Neil A. Kjos Music Publishers. Bring your instruments.

DEBRA BERKEY Strand: Physical Education PC Ford Gym Developing Standards-Based Physical Education Curriculum The session will provide a systematic plan leading to the development of standards-based curriculum in local settings. The theory of motor development and the most current NASPE standards will be presented as a basis for the system. Practical instructional design tools will be included in the presentation intended to facilitate curriculum development among groups of teachers.

PETER BOONSHAFT Strand: Band Band Room R102 Teaching Music with Purpose: 25 Things You Can Do Tomorrow to Improve Your Ensemble This session offers 25 simple things you can do to improve the quality of your ensemble, make any rehearsal more productive, and energize the power of your teaching. Useful for conductors of any level and type of ensemble.

MEGAN CAMPISI Strand: Drama Theather R101

Physical Characters Legendary theater director Robert Wilson once said: “A good actor can command an audience by moving a finger.” In this workshop, we look at how to move acting from the face and voice into the rest of the body to create dynamic, physical characters. Using observations of animals as a jumping off point, participants learn accessible exercises to bring out the physical elements of a character and give students confidence when using their bodies onstage. We will also look at how the same techniques can be used in directing to enrich and electrify staging of performance.

CLANDESTINE CLARO Strand: Technology P232

Games Design: Developing Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Language Skills Integration Games, in any form, engage participants in learning, starting from how the game works, strategizing, up to actually playing the game. Participants are keen to instructions in order to win and get rewarded. The process of designing, creating, and playing a game is a holistic approach to learning while taking into account the creative process, critical thinking development, and language skills integration in the forms of storyline, plot of a game, and instructions. Download Kodu Gamelab Application Software for designing/creating 3D games. http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=10056

MICHAEL FuRDYK Strand: Global Issues HS Gym

Imagining Future Friendly Schools: Keynote Discussion and Q & A If you’ve got questions or ideas to share following Michael’s keynote, he would love to meet you and discuss! Join this interactive session which will provide all participants with an opportunity to share their reflections from the keynote and have their questions answered, and examples shared.

CHuMAN GISSING Strand: Chinese Language H205 Standard Aligned Lesson, Assessment and Grade Assignment What does an A, a B, a C in Chinese say about students’ Chinese skills? How do we assign a grade for student acquisition and

SESSION 4 FRIDAY | 29 MARCH 2013

10:00 - 11:20 performance? How does this practice reflect alignment with the Standards in language Learning? This workshop is designed for partici pants to engage in hands on lesson delivery, assessment measure design, grading criteria and grade awarding practice that reflect a standard aligned practice. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of student work to the workshop. Pls print 5 copies each if bringing copies of print work.

JuLIE HARTLEY Strand: Drama P135 The Think / Feel Continuum - Teaching students about contrasting theatre styles can be a challenge if they lack regular access to live performance. What is Absurdism? What did Brecht mean by ‘Epic Theatre’? How effective is Invisible Theatre? What did Stanislavsky mean by ‘truthful’ acting? The Think/Feel Continuum is a practical project that demonstrates to middle grade, high school, and collegelevel drama and English students the impact of different theatre styles upon an audience. Performance groups receive identical source material, with different constraints. This project has been applied successfully at schools and universities across Canada and England. Participants will leave with the tools necessary to try this theatrical experiment with their students.

JOHN JACOBSON Strand: Music Activity Center (HS LL) It’s A Musical World - Join composer/choreographer and music educator John Jacobson on an exciting musical journey of folk songs and dance traditions from all corners of the world. You’ll learn games and dances from Brazil, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Africa, and everyplace in between in a workshop you’ll never forget.

CHRIS MELLER Strand: Physical Education Climbing Wall Area An Introduction to Bouldering Key Stage 2 (7-11 year olds) - Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad so that a fall will not result in serious injury. In this workshop, participants will be given an introduction to bouldering which will look at basic climbing techniques and activities that can be used to reinforce them.

SHIRLEY PENG / VICKY HSu / DONNA CREWE Strand: HS Counseling P202 TAS Mentoring Programs Plus Reseach / Summary of Student Leadership Programs - Student leadership group helps both mentor and mentee. Schools worldwide promote many such programs. A survey of programs will be discussed including research relating to effectiveness. Taipei American School counselors sponsor two mentoring programs: Big Brother/Big Sister: upper school students mentor lower school students; Reach-Out Mentors: 10-12 graders mentor new students including on-going follow-up. Trainee materials, program development, and implementation will be shared. Demonstration of training activities will promote audience participation. Audience program-sharing will be encouraged.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Needs / Music P234 Including Students with Disabilities in Music: Engaging in General Music - 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.

TED TEMERTZOGLOu Strand: Physical Education MS Gym Circuit City - This active session uses different types of circuits to increase student engagement in PE. Learn new circuit designs to increase physical literacy and athletic performance. Discover how circuits are used to assess students’ fitness levels. Dice, music, pedometers, and various equipment help students of all abilities stay active and motivated.

SuE TOMS Strand: Technology P233 Literacy on the Move: using Downloadable Audiobooks to Improve Student Literacy outside the Classroom - This workshop will be a presentation of action research already conducted as part of the presenter’s doctorate of education. The aim of the workshop is to encourage other K-12 librarians, technology, and literacy teachers to conduct similar action research to introduce the widespread use of downloadable audiobooks in their schools and to share the results of research with a network of educators in the future.

SuYI WANG Strand: Chinese Language Wittenberg H316, H318 Effective Instruction for Teaching the IBDP Mandarin B Course (Part 1) - DP Mandarin B is designed to help students develop cultural awareness and also to provide them with the skills to communicate such awareness in Chinese. Through the study of authentic texts, students are challenged to go beyond the confines of the classroom, gaining an awareness of the world and fostering respect for cultural diversity. This workshop will explore the key elements of the syllabus, the range of contexts, purposes, language skills, and texts to be taught. Teachers will learn instructional strategies to engage all students to focus on clearly articulated learning objectives in an enjoyable learning environment.

ZOE WEIL Strand: Global Issues Luther Hall H216, H217 Media Literacy through a Humane Education Lens - In this workshop we’ll explore the effects of advertising and commercial messages on our beliefs, desires and behaviors. You’ll learn to bring engaging media literacy activities to middle and high school students that provide them with the tools to bring their critical thinking capacities to media messages and resist the manipulations of commercial messages.