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Teacher Skills Forum 2019

Teacher Skills Forum 2019

10:30am EET

ART in English language learning – using art to generate language in the Primary Classroom Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorHannah Norwood - هانا نوروود Critical Literacy in the Digital Age Petra 1 - Sea FloorLulu AlFadel DP sciences review Harranah 6 - First FloorOksana Jajecznyk - أوكسانا جاجيكزنيك Fake News in the Modern Classroom Mount Nebo 2 - Sea FloorYousef Shuwayhat Hands on Science and Creative Science Teaching with the Scientific Method Yarmuk - Ground FloorHuda Abdo • Rene’ Claassen Music and Language Learning Mount Nebo 1 - Sea FloorAyman Ammari • Melanie Billings MYP Implementation and Development Harranah 2 - First FloorSarah Phillips Parents as partners Harranah 1 - First FloorGhada Malouf - غادة معلوف Practitioner Inquiry for Professional Development Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorSarah Worton - سارة وورتون THE ART OF GEOMETRY: using interdisciplinary learning approaches to foster deep learning Harranah 4 - First FloorMaram Haddad • Joanna Tutinji Three levers that drive fundamental shifts in school culture, practices and achievement Petra 2 - Sea FloorJason Culbertson - جيسون كلبرتسون

12:30pm EET

Better Teaching Through Better Behaviour Management Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorRama Almasri • Owen Gleeson Developing a DP and CP pathway in your school Harranah 5 - First FloorPeter Fidczuk - بيتر فيدزوك • Jon Halligan - جون هاليجان Hello Design Thinking! Petra 2 - Sea FloorSahar Darwazeh It’s all in the Interpretation: Tackling the Problem of Interpretation in the Literature Classroom and Encouraging Student Driven Discourse Dead Sea 2 - Sea FloorDalal Hammoudeh Let’s Play Maths: An interactive, hands-on approach to teaching and learning Maths Yarmuk - Ground FloorIona Sherwood • Preeti Singh Modeling and inquiry based learning in the chemistry class Mutah - Ground FloorLara Masri My Conversation Dead Sea 1 - Sea FloorPaul Harvey - بول هارفي New Age Teacher Training: Preparing teachers for the 21st Century classroom Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorKalpita Sarkar - كالبيتا ساركار New Roles for Teachers in a 21st Century, Transformed Classroom Harranah 1 - First FloorDiane Ullman Pilot a History lesson: “What made Baghdad so remarkable"? Mount Nebo 2 - Sea FloorKariman Mango Practical strategies for teaching social and emotional learning and fostering positive student behaviors Harranah 6 - First FloorNathan Levenson - نات ليفنسون

3:00pm EET

Active Learning in the Early Years Mount Nebo 2 - Sea FloorAnna Baldwin • Anna Burgess An introduction to IB approaches to teaching and Learning in the Diploma Program for school leaders. Harranah 2 - First FloorDina Khalaf - دينا خلف Growing a growth mindset Amra - Ground FloorSherin Hanania • Rasha Malas MYP Update Harranah 5 - First FloorSarah Phillips Service Learning: Bringing learning to life! Petra 2 - Sea FloorFarah Saad Student-Centered Cooperative Learning Strategies Mutah - Ground FloorRola Jaber • Mayyada Tawasha The How of Learning: Executive Function Harranah 1 - First FloorHeidi Wheeler The Quest for Engagement: Gamification in the Classroom Harranah 4 - First FloorGeorge Morganis Thriving Schools: Cultivating Happiness through Positive School Culture Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorLeslie Davis - ليزلي ديفيس Why concepts? Where is the content? Mount Nebo 1 - Sea FloorTala Al Massarweh Anecdotes: how are they helpful for speaking skills? Aqaba - Sea FloorAudai Ababneh

4:30pm EET

Design Thinking Mindset Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorDima Hijazin Developing Intrinsic Motivation in Students Using Growth Mindset and Social Learning Mutah - Ground FloorNadine Cunningham Effective Video-Based Coaching Petra 2 - Sea FloorJason Stricker - جيسون ستريكر • Jason Culbertson - جيسون كلبرتسون Formative Assessment Strategies: Tools for identifying misconceptions and learning gaps Harranah 4 - First FloorRene’ Claassen • Zaina Kamal IB Diploma Programme update Harranah 1 - First FloorPeter Fidczuk - بيتر فيدزوك Mind Matters Mount Nebo 2 - Sea FloorMira Abumaizar Play is Learning: understanding its importance in the Early Years classroom Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorLouise Westman - لويز ويستمان Transitioning to PYP: From principles into practice Harranah 5 - First FloorNicole Bien - نيكول بين • Jan Mills - يان ميلز

9:30am EET

A measurable, low cost, and ongoing professional development cycle from educators to educators Harranah 4 - First FloorDiana Dib Atallah -ديانا عطاالله Best practices for teaching struggling students Harranah 6 - First FloorNathan Levenson - نات ليفنسون Cat Management: Creative approaches to leadership in Education Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorDuncan Mothersill Development of Gross and Fine Motor skills for Recording Readiness in Early Years Mount Nebo 1 - Sea FloorAnna Baldwin • Anna Burgess Disruptive designs: creating a digital society curriculum for global youth Harranah 2 - First FloorJoel Adams - جويل آدامز IB Recognition Update Harranah 5 - First FloorPeter Fidczuk - بيتر فيدزوك • Jon Halligan - جون هاليجان Inside-Out: how teachers can enable students’ mindfulness, leading to a harmonious self and the overall community Dead Sea 2 - Sea FloorHelena Sayegh - هيلينا صايغ Looking out for each other: Developing and Implementing Good Child Protection Practices Mutah - Ground FloorAndrew Powell • Lois Warner PLCs that Work: Activating Teacher-Driven, Asset-Based Instructional Change Petra 2 - Sea FloorJason Stricker - جيسون ستريكر Poetry for Middle Primary: Similes, Metaphors & Personification Yarmuk - Ground FloorGordon Hamilton Transforming Schools for 21st Century Learners using the NEASC “ACE” Accreditation Protocol Harranah 1 - First FloorDiane Ullman Writing To Think: Fostering An Engaged Classroom Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorRana Surkhi • Rebecca Granato

11:30am EET

Creating performance task in Math Aqaba - Sea FloorNancy Hakooz • Rana Al Kasaji Diploma Programme curriculum update Harranah 5 - First FloorOksana Jajecznyk - أوكسانا جاجيكزنيك Executive Functions: Teaching students to focus, organize and strategize Mount Nebo 1 - Sea FloorRawan Abu Saleh Making the most of MYP eAssessment Harranah 2 - First FloorSarah Phillips Pedagogical leadership for the Early Years Harranah 1 - First FloorGhada Malouf - غادة معلوف Playact Early Years to success! Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorNadya Mezeli - ناديا ميزلي PLCs that Work: Activating Teacher-Driven, Asset-Based Instructional Change Petra 2 - Sea FloorJason Stricker - جيسون ستريكر Putting it together and taking it apart: Using inquiry in the study of literature Mutah - Ground FloorLois Warner Rotation Stations: Using student centers to make learning more engaging and challenging Harranah 4 - First FloorRene’ Claassen • Zaina Kamal

3:00pm EET

Building Capacity: Becoming a Teacher Leader Petra 2 - Sea FloorMelinda Martin • Andrew Powell Delivering a concept- based curriculum in Social Studies Petra 1 - Sea FloorMuna Darwish Developing the IB Middle Years Programme within an iGCSE setting Harranah 2 - First FloorPeter Fidczuk - بيتر فيدزوك Early Years: Happy Children Learn Best Wadi Rum 1 - Ground FloorSheona From imagination to "virtual" reality, integrating technologies..enhancing agency Mount Nebo 2 - Sea Floorrania • Nour Jallad IMPROVISATION IN THE CLASSROOM: DEVELOPING A FEELING OF FLUENCY Dead Sea 1 - Sea FloorPaul Harvey - بول هارفي Inquiry-based learning to create an engaged classroom Harranah 4 - First FloorJessy Matta Integrating Critical Thinking Across the IB Continuum Harranah 6 - First FloorShane Horn Literature Circles: Languages and Beyond Jerash - Ground FloorTamara Faouri Maximizing Learning in Large Classrooms Aqaba - Sea FloorCodie Chaudoin • رندة داود Positive School Culture: Fostering Positive Relationships and Increasing Teacher Effectiveness in the 21st Century Classroom Dead Sea 2 - Sea FloorElizabeth Shuler • Joanne Walker Professional Networking: Building a Spirit of Growth among School Staff Mutah - Ground FloorLois Warner Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties and Their Impact on Learning Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorEliane Abdel-Malek • Dima AlMasri

4:30pm EET

A Positive Classroom Learning Environment to Create Positive Student Behavior. Harranah 4 - First FloorDiana Dib Atallah -ديانا عطاالله Implementing Number Talks in the Primary Classroom Petra 2 - Sea FloorAndrew Powell Media Literacy … How to Understand and Produce Media Harranah 5 - First FloorBayan Al Tal - بيان التل More than lists and dates: developing analytical and persuasive skills in the study of history Yarmuk - Ground FloorRuba Sha’ath MYP Service as Action in the Classroom Mutah - Ground FloorZeina Zananiri Teaching towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Beyond Wadi Rum 2 - Ground FloorAlia Nusseibeh