SESSION 5

SESSION 5 Teacher Workshops FRIDAY | 29 MARCH 2013

11:30 - 12:30 JENNIFER ANDERSON Strand: Music Technology Luther Hall H216, H217

Target Audience: Middle and high school, music teachers, technology coordinators To Tech or Not to Tech – Music Technology with Purpose Have you ever wondered, “Are we doing the right thing by infusing technology in the performing arts classroom?” Together we will explore tech integration strategies and activities that are purposeful for music learning. This workshop will provide examples of specific technology implementations that have been beneficial in the band classroom, enhancing the learning and music that happens in our band. Examples are applicable to other performing arts disciplines.

BECKI BISHOP Strand: Physical Education Spining Room H015B

Target Audience: All levels Get Spinning! A New Challenge for Your PE Curriculum This workshop will introduce physical educators to the rapidly growing fitness craze of spinning. Participants will be strapped into heart rate monitors while cycling through a themed workout that emphasizes various components of fitness, introduces ideas for cooperative learning, and shares ways to bring creativity to the PE classroom using i-movie. (Limited to 20 participants)

MICHAEL CLANCY Strand: Counseling (K-12) P203

Target Audience: All school (pre-K to 12), counselors, admin Responding to Crisis in Schools: Creating an Effective Crisis Response Plan Targeted toward those involved with updating or creating crisis intervention plans at their school, this workshop will share what needs to be considered when formulating an effective crisis response plan. Traumatic events that affect a school community can range from natural disasters and civil unrest to more localized events such as the death of a student. While no two events are exactly the same, this workshop will look at the challenges and stakeholders that are common to all events and communities, and also consider responses that are appropriate for specific types of traumatic events. Each participant will leave the workshop with an action plan to put into place in their schools immediately.

STEVE DODD Strand: Physical Education P234 Target Audience: HS physical education and anyone interested in using collaborative technology in the flipped classroom IB Sports Science – The Flipped Classroom Approach This will be an interactive demonstration of how the flipped classroom can be applied to IB sports science (or other science based courses). From curriculum information to student presentations, it will show how students and teachers can work collaboratively and use technology to enhance their preferred teaching and learning styles respectively. Attendees will become part of the collaborative learning process for this session.

LILY FAN / JACKIE GAO Strand: Chinese Language Wittenberg H316, H318

Target Audience: K-12 Chinese language The Application of Task-based Language Teaching Approach in a Chinese Classroom This presentation is designed to provide the participants with the principles and practices involved in Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) approach. Topics include the results of ten-week action research projects that focused on how to integrate the TBLT approach into two kinds of language learning classrooms where the students are respectively near-native and second language speakers of Chinese. The strategies and methods for designing different kinds of pedagogical tasks, which can be directly used in the classroom, will also be discussed and shared in the presentation.

CRAIG FuLLERTON Strand: Music M173

Target Audience: Class music MS/HS The Plague and Other Catastrophes – Make Music Come Alive – Live It! Blood and guts, knights, alchemy, war, good and evil. Its what music is about; make it come alive! Encouraging students to explore music appreciation and history through experiencing and living it. I will enjoy sharing some different ways of teaching musical perception, appreciation and history through social and cultural immersion and interactive activities; to experience social and cultural influences in music, as if they were there. Your students should walk out of the classroom listening to music, and thinking, “ Wow, I can understand how this music came out of this era, and I connect it to the events of the time.”

ANDREW FuLO Strand: General Education H203

Target Audience: HS teachers Death by Powerepoint (Effective use of Visual Cues in Multimedia Presentation) It’s time we rethink how we create multimedia presentations. Veering away from old presentation techniques, teachers need to utilize the power of visual/audio media and combining storytelling, to produce a blend of images, narration, evidence and interaction within the classroom.

SESSION 5 Teacher Workshops FRIDAY | 29 MARCH 2013

11:30 - 12:30 SCOTT HOSSACK / JuLIAN THORNBuRY Strand: Physical Education HS Gym Target Audience: All grade levels but especially elementary physical education The Digital Gym This session will involve the practical application of iPads and iTouches in physical education. Participants will use and learn how mobile technology can help in the enhancement of student-feedback, engagement, assessment, and recording of their students. Though this workshop focuses on physical education, the principles can be applied in many other subject areas.

BRYAN KEITH / STEPHANIE MITCHELL Strand: Physical Education PC Ford Gym Target Audience: MS and HS PE teachers (could be adapted for ES) Knock, Capture, Catch: A Rainy Day Activity for All K.C.C. is the perfect rainy day, multi-class activity. It’s a game that involves multiple game strategies, tactics, and skills such as throwing, dodging, catching, defending, and decision-making. Knock, Capture, Catch is a combination of Capture the Treasure, Dodge Ball, and Cricket. Come to this workshop ready to run.

MARY KLINGELHOFER Strand: Drama R101

Target Audience: Kindergarten – grade 5 Integrating the Arts for Awesome Active Engagement In this workshop, teachers will explore the benefits of integrating drama, music, art and movement into their daily lessons to boost student engagement and increase student achievement. Participants will walk away with simple, practical methods for incorporating the arts into their content areas.

VIVIAN LIN Strand: Chinese Language H206 Target Audience: Middle school and high school – Chinese language teachers Sing Your Way to Chinese Fluency with C-Pop! In this workshop teachers will learn how to use modern Chinese pop songs and other Chinese songs to teach students about culture and language. Connecting songs to enduring understandings and essential questions for a unit will also be a focus.

JOHN KONCKI Strand: MS Counseling P202

Target Audience: MS counselors Helping Kids Set the Stage for Success utilizing Executive Functioning Strategies Learning is a multifaceted enterprise for kids in school. Building a repertoire of consistent protocols and strategies is essential for managing academic responsibilities in an efficient and effective manner. This presentation/workshop provides the rationale and the tools for empowering our students with the functional tools for navigating their academic day successfully. Features include: Big Picture Time Management, Thoughtful Planning, the Power of A.S.K. ing for Help, Anchors, Bins and Consistency: The ABCs of Getting Things Done Well, Using Data to Monitor and Plan.

DEBBIE MCDOWELL / JEMISON FOSTER Strand: College Counseling P204 Target Audience: Year 10-13 students; tutors; heads of years; career counselors university Advising This workshop will be an interactive presentation and dialogue about selective admissions at some of the top US universities where competition is fierce. We will be looking at the reading process from an insider’s perspective and considering the implications of how to best support all US-bound student applications throughout the entire secondary school experience.

ALAN MCLEAN Strand: General Education M179

Target Audience: High school teachers Learning and New Developments in Neurobiology Recent findings in neurobiology, particularly the success of the ‘somatic marker hypothesis’ indicate that emotion is an essential component of learning. In this problem-setting session, we will list some of the challenges associated with ‘executive function’ that our students seem to face, and re-conceive them in the context of current research in neurobiology. For teachers, it is an opportunity to enrich the connections they make between their daily practice and new insights into learning.

GENEVIEVE MuRPHY / LISA PETRO Strand: Global Issues P232

Target Audience: K-12 Call To Action: “A Global Citizen’s Guide to Global Issues” It can be overwhelming to get students to connect with global issues, as they often feel displaced and distant from the situations. This workshop will focus on a four-column approach to help bring awareness to current issues and empower students to effectively take on global ownership and be called into action for social change. Teachers will receive resources to help students become aware of current issues and a project plan to guide them through.

SESSION 5 Teacher Workshops FRIDAY | 29 MARCH 2013

11:30 - 12:30 STEVE NORTHCOTT Strand: Music Dance Studio H041 Target Audience: MS/HS music/humanities/dance teachers who live a passion outside of the classroom On The Beat and Path: World Music in the Classroom Introduction: What is “On The Beat and Path?” Workshop: Presentation and discussion about how OTBAP can be used in your classroom. Discussion: Questions & Discussion. Attending Teachers will receive:: 2 OTBAP in the CLASSROOM units; Free music.

LIAM O’SHEA Strand: Physical Education M172

Target Audience: Any elementary/middle school teacher or administrator Is John Hattie Crazy? Changing Schools through Elementary Sports – E.I.E.I.O’ The workshop tells a story and shows how to build a strong elementary sports program to suit your school’s purposes, including striving for excellence, more involvement with the parent community, cross-program links, improving English of elementary school students, providing leadership opportunities for teachers and students. Workshop includes tips on honest reflection, how to build bridges and coalitions, opportunities for Data-Driven Decision Making and Action Research, and furthering the IB mission with local and international schools.

MARTIN ROBINSON Strand: Music E122

Target Audience: Music teachers, 3-5 classroom teachers From Here to There, the Orff Way Any subject matter can be approached using speech, body percussion, movement, or instruments and then proceed through any of these modalities in a natural progression leading to success. Participants will use speech, movement, body percussion, and drums while experiencing several examples of Orff-Schulwerk teaching process. The skillful use of Orff process to get from “here” to “there” not only makes for a highly motivating experience, but is also the most effective way to teach.

ANDREW TATAM Strand: Dance Activity Center (HS LL)

Target Audience: Primary KS1 and KS2 (5- 11 year olds) Primary Dance Ideas for Those Who Can’t Dance! I will be introducing many basic dance ideas and concepts that teachers who may not be very confident with dance can do with their primary aged students. I am not promising that you will gain rhythm or be able to dance like a young John Travolta, but we should have some fun and hopefully come away with a few ideas to try with your own students.

BEN WAGOR Room: P233

Strand: Global Issues Target Audience: Middle school or high school Integrating a Model united Nation’s Program into a School This workshop will provide educators with an understanding of Model United Nations and explore the levels of integration in which MUN can be incorporated into a school. Depending on the knowledge base of the attendees, the workshop can be tailored to beginner, intermediate, or advanced MUN experienced teachers. The workshop will introduce the basic structure of MUN and provide strategies for creating, implementing, or improving an MUN program, as well as exploring MUN and the curriculum.

12:30 - 1:45 LUNCH at the PHOENIX COMMONS & CAFE / ELEMENTARY COMMONS