INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CENTER

Ras Beirut Campus - Bliss Street

     International College is happy to offer a professional development program for teachers of Lebanese public and private schools, consisting of a wide variety of workshops conducted by I.C. teachers and administrators.

     The program is in line with the commitment of International College and its Educational Resources Center to high quality education which it seeks to share with schools throughout Lebanon.

These workshops are supported by a generous grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

REGISTRATION

Participants may register upon completion of an application form and payment of fees at the Educational Resources Center office in Beirut. 

 The ERC office is open on school days from 7:30 to 15:00.  Since places are limited in each workshop, interested teachers are advised to register as early as possible.

 The ERC reserves the right to cancel or postpone workshops in case of emergency or low attendance.

 Venue

 The workshops will be held at International College, Ras Beirut campus.

 Fees

 LL 30,000 per participant for a five-hour workshop

LL 15,000 per participant for a 2½ hour workshop

Program of the Day

                   Session I         8:30 – 11:00

                   Break            11:00 – 11:30

                   Session II      11:30 – 14:00

For more information, please contact:

          Mrs. Zeina Dayya

          Educational Resources Center

          International College

          Tel: (01) 364016

          (01) 350000 – ext.7824      

Fax: (01) 361448

Email: zdayya@ic.edu.lb

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

ADMINISTRATION

1. Guidance Steps for College and University Applicants: Majors, Colleges, and Careers Exploration and Choices

 Mrs. Mona Shbaklo, Dean of Students and Mr. Paul Thompson, Counselor, Secondary School

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

 Members of the IC Secondary School Guidance Department will share access to resources available on the Internet to explore careers, majors, and university selection. Participants

 will be oriented, step by step, to valuable college research sites.

They will also take a personality profile (up to a $300 value through some websites- free at this workshop), receive immediate results, and consider the implications of personality in major and career choices. The presenters will demonstrate priceless online college research, efficient compilation of information, the online college application option, and online storage of the CV and essays in progress.

International College's Student and Parent Guide will be offered as one model for communicating the process to students and parents. Finally aspects of the Secondary School's annual Milestone essay assignments will be explained, and participants will be led to the fun of writing a College Application Essay themselves. Yes, we will make it fun.  If you don’t laugh in our presentation, we will refund your fees !

  Audience: Administrators, Counselors, Advisors, and Interested Teachers

2. Leadership in Schools

Mrs. Marie-Christine Mojabber Mourani, Senior Vice President

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

This workshop will:

·                     Outline the attributes and characteristics of effective leaders.

·                     Examine eight leadership actions that are necessary to bring about change in our schools.

·                     Analyze the concept of school culture and how to define it.

·                     Identify three most pressing issues or problems facing our schools.

Audience:  Administrators and  Interested Teachers

3. L'apprentissage de la démocratie à l'école.

M. Antoine Boulad, Director, Lower Elementary and Middle Schools, Ain Aar

21 février,  8:30 – 11:00 

Peut-on parler d'éducation à la démocratie dans le cadre scolaire?

Ce stage a pour objectif de réfléchir sur cette problématique en rapportant deux expériences:

1- l'une vécue au niveau d'une classe qui a systématiquement adopté une méthodologie de travail de groupes.

2- l'autre au niveau d'une école qui a accordé à la mise en place d'une structure de délégués de classe une importance particulière.

 De ce stage bénéficierait tout personne occupant un poste de responsabilité dans un établissement scolaire mais surtout les professeurs, les premiers décideurs.

 Public visé: Administrateurs et professeurs

 ART & MUSIC

4.Games for Teaching Art:How to Learn and Create Art while Having Fun

 Mrs. Samia Boulad, Head of Art

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

The art curriculum is introduced in interesting and active ways :  motivational art games relevant to each of the art domains – art history, art criticism, aesthetics and art production.

N.B.: Handouts will  also be  available in French .

Audience: Art and Classroom Teachers

5. Analysis of a Work of Art

 Mrs.Samia Boulad, Head of Art

January 24, 11:30 – 14:00

The participants will learn about the different components that constitute a work of art and will learn how to use them to analyze a painting, an advertisement, a cartoon story,...

N.B.: Handouts will  also be available in French .

Audience: Art Teachers and Elementary and Middle School Language Teachers

6. Aimer la musique au préscolaire

Mme Patricia Isaac, école maternelle

24 janvier, 8:30 – 14:00

 L'atelier de musique sera adressé aux institutrices du cycle 1 et cycle 2. Les sujets traités sont:
   - Comment intégrer la musique dans différentes activités  suivies en classe.
   - Différentes façons d'introduire les différents concepts de la musique.
   - Apprendre à apprécier la musique dès le plus jeune âge! 

Public visé: Enseignants de la maternelle et du cycle 1

7.  Managing a Music Classroom:A Survival Guide – Choir, Instruments, Movements

 Mrs. Randa Sabbah, Head of Music

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00 

Discipline and management in a music classroom are very different from a normal classroom. Learn about organizational tips, fun activities, ways and means of how to keep the student's attention span going. Orchestra organization and choir management will also be tackled. 

Audience: Preschool, Elementary and Middle School Music Teachers

8. "Why Did My Art Teacher Give Me This Grade?" – Assessment in Art

Mrs. Samia Boulad, Head of Art

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00 

This workshop will introduce participants to key concepts of assessment strategies in art education such as performance-based assessment, portfolios and formative and summative assessment.

Audience: Art Teachers and Administrators

9.  Comment amener les élèves à apprécier l'heure de musique

Mme Arlette Akl, département de musique, Ain Aar

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00

 Le but de cette session est de faire de l'heure de musique un vrai plaisir éducatif et artistique. Cette session comportera des activités vocales avec accompagnement sur xylophones, petites percussions et des percussions corporelles. Une activité mettant en valeur la communication non verbale. Des activités d'improvisations dirigées sur instruments ou par la danse expressive.

Audience: Professeurs de musique du cycle primaire et complémentaire

10. Creative Dancing: Teaching Music through Movement

Mrs. Randa Sabbah, Head of Music, Elementary & Middle Schools

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

This workshop will deal with using movement as a way of knowing.  Focus will be on teaching music, language arts, math and science, and art through movement experiences.  Participants will learn how to make simple and complex choreographies from simple dance elements.

Audience: Elementary and Middle School Teachers of All Subjects

 ENGLISH

11.Essential Picture Books for Children

Ms. Colleen MacDonell, Head Librarian

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00 

What makes a good picture book? What are some of the classics of  children's English literature which every child should know? What new books are appearing which are destined to become classics? Find out about the best children's books in English for ages 3 to 7 and learn to critique a picture for your colleagues.

Audience: Preschool and Elementary School Teachers

 12.The Magic of Poetry

Mrs. Diana Dabliz Kaaki, Elementary School

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00 

During this workshop participants will be exposed to different forms of poetry to stimulate their creative interests. The presenter will show them ways to apply poetry in their classrooms to expand on literacy skills.

Participants will have hands-on training on how to create their own poems.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

13. Teaching and Integrating Language across the Curriculum

Mr. Andrew Etheridge, Elementary School, Ain Aar

January 24,  8:30 – 14:00

During this workshop, teachers will learn how to integrate meaningful language activities across the curriculum thematically. Strategies for applying purposeful talk, spelling, writing and reading in the classroom will be demonstrated and supported with a booklet of ready-to-use activities and charts. Throughout this workshop, participants will also explore the use of assessment rubrics as an alternative to percentage grades and will learn how this can help set expectations for student achievement.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

14.The A to Z of Writing

Mrs. Nawal Haddad, English Chairperson, Upper Elementary and Middle Schools, Ain Aar

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00 

The workshop will deal with almost every important aspect of writing at the upper Elementary and Middle school levels. The process of writing paragraphs and various types of essays will be introduced (including the sharing of various graphic organizers for the planning phase of the different writing genres). Journal and poetry writing will be made more interesting. Ways to link writing to themes and real life experiences will also be tackled. Throughout the workshop, cooperative learning structures to help manage group work will be dealt with.

Teachers are encouraged to bring their course books with them.

Audience: Upper Elementary and Middle School English Teachers

15. Psychosis in Literature

Mrs. Hanan Al-Shawaf, English Department, Secondary School

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

Mental disturbance has provided literature with some fascinating characters. This workshop examines, among others, lady Macbeth, Esther Greenwood of the Bell Jar, Holden Caulfield of the Catcher in the Rye, Blanche Dubois of A Streetcar Named Desire and finally, the unforgettable Antoinette Cosway of A Wide Sargasso Sea, alias the mad woman in Jane Eyre. Participants will examine psychosis and its contribution to literature and will propose troubled literary characters for discussion.

Audience: Secondary School English Teachers

16.The ABC of Reading

Miss Lama Khayr, Director, Preschool and Lower Elementary, Ain Aar

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

This workshop will focus on effective ways to help students become literate within a balanced literacy framework that provides for reading, writing, and language development. It will present specific instructional approaches, including shared,  guided and independent reading, interactive writing, writing as a process, and word study.

The workshop stresses the importance of teaching students strategies to use during and after reading as well as vocabulary building strategies. It will also touch upon assessment tools in reading.

Audience: KGII and Elementary School Teachers

17.The Teaching Power of Poetry

Mrs. Roula Haj-Ismail and Mrs. Rola Ayache, Elementary School

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

Can I use poetry to teach English? Can I use poetry to teach Math? Can I use poetry to teach Science? Can I use poetry to teach Technology? Can I use poetry to teach my students to love learning? Can I use poetry to teach differentiated instruction? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and yes! This is what the workshop is about.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

18.Acting Out in the Classroom

Mrs. Roula Haj-Ismail and Mr. Ravi Jeyachandran, Elementary School

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

We have discovered that our students’ learning was greatly enhanced by performance (drama, poetry, dance, role-play).

Performance can be used as a method of teaching as well as a form of learning and it's lots of fun too. Ideas in this workshop can be applied in all subject areas (English, Math, Science).

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

19.A Student's Best Friend: The Dictionary – How to Use It Effectively

Mrs. Randa Azkoul Soubaih, English Chair, Elementary School, and Library Program Coordinator, Middle School

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

In this workshop, teachers will explore activities designed to help students get full benefit from a dictionary, including how to pronounce words, how to choose the correct definition from multiple meanings, how to create context sentences, and much more. 

Participants are asked to bring a desk dictionary with them.

Audience: Upper Elementary and Middle School English Teachers

20.Fun While Learning: Language Games - Part II

Mrs. Randa Azkoul Soubaih, English Chair, Elementary School, and Library Program Coordinator, Middle School

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

This workshop introduces teachers to a diversity of learning games and activities that can be used in their own classrooms. The materials to be used can easily be teacher-made. These hands-on activities tackle a variety of skills.

N.B.: Part One is not a prerequisite.

Audience: Upper Elementary Middle School English Teachers

21.Teaching the Research Essay in Middle and High School

Ms. Colleen MacDonell, Head Librarian

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

One of the most complex tasks we ask of middle and high school students is that they write independent research papers. Drawing on previous experience with these levels in Canada and current work here in Lebanon, the presenter will take you through the process using recognized educational models. All teachers can benefit from these field-tested techniques to help students produce thoughtful, original research papers.

Audience: Middle and Secondary Schools Teachers

FRANÇAIS

22.Comment exploiter un texte de lecture, une leçon de vocabulaire, de conjugaison, à partir d'une activité

Mme Samia Rocho, départment de français, école élémentaire

24 janvier, 8:30 – 14:00

L'objectif de ce stage est d'inciter les enseignants à exploiter un texte de lecture d'une manière active en utilisant la pédagogie différenciée:

- Pousser les élèves à découvrir le texte en utilisant les

   indices extérieurs

-  Travailler le vocabulaire et les outils de la langue d'une

    manière active : activités pratiques et ludiques.

Public visé : Professeurs de français du cycle primaire

23.Les diverses étapes de la production d'écrits

Mme Hana Bekdach, assistante à la directrice, école élémentaire

24 janvier, 8:30 – 11:00

Pourquoi l'élève doit-il écrire ?

Quelles sont les étapes par lesquelles il va passer pour arriver à la production d’écrits ?

Quels sont les outils nécessaires pour les différents types d’écrits ?

Public visé : Professeurs  de français du cycle primaire

24.Comment relier son enseignement à la vie réelle

Mme Amal Charara, assistante à la directrice, école complémentaire

Mme Jocelyne Kobeissy, chef du départment de français, école complémentaire

24 janvier, 8:30 – 11:00

Le soucis de tout professeur étant de varier les supports afin d'atteindre toutes les compétences des élèves et de relier son enseignement à la vie réelle, le "PT" ou "Tâche à accomplir" est une activité conçue et orientée dans ce sens. En effet, à travers une approche systématique, l'élève apprend à appliquer les connaissances acquises dans un domaine particulier à une situation réelle. Cette tâche peut être accomplie de manière individuelle grâce à une grille d'évaluation détaillée, l'élève apprend aussi à corriger, améliorer puis évaluer ou noter son produit final. Ce type de tâche peut être utiliser en évaluation formative ou somative, à l'oral ou à l'écrit. 

Public visé: Professeurs de français du cycle complémentaire

25.Vers une maîtrise progressive de l'étude et de la production du discours narratif

Mlle Loubna Nahas, department de français, école complémentaire

24 janvier, 11:30 – 14:00

Comment initier l'élève à la maîtrise des outils de  la langue et des techniques narratives dans les activités d'écriture.

Public visé : Professeurs de français du cycle complémentaire

26.Comment formuler un objectif pédagogique

M. Roger Naba'a, coordinateur de français

24 janvier, 8:30 – 14:00

Un objectif est un énoncé d'intention décrivant le résultat attendu à la suite d'une action: ce que l'élève saura ou saura faire après apprentissage.

Ce stage abordera les questions suivantes:

A quoi sert-il de concevoir un "cours" en termes d'objectif pédagogique?

Comment choisir un objectif pédagogique?

Comment "mettre en cours" un objectif pédagogique?

Public visé: Professeurs de français du cycle secondaire

27.Lecteurs et producteurs de textes à la maternelle

Mme Peggy Kindargi, école maternelle, Ain Aar

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00

Le but de cet atelier est de revoir le processus d'apprentissage de la lecture chez les enfants de 3 à 5 ans à la lumière des objectifs de la maternelle et de donner des activités servant le mieux ces objectifs.

Public visé:  Enseignants de la maternelle

28.Les malheurs de l'orthographe

M. Charles Tabet, école  élémentaire

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00

L'enseignement de l'orthographe a pour objectif de faire acquérir à l'élève des compétences d'ordre phonologique, lexical et grammatical et de l'initier à l'autocorrection afin qu'il soit capable à l'aide d'instruments d'écrire correctement un texte.

Public visé : Professeurs de français du cycle primaire

29. Argumentation, modes de raisonnement et stratégies

M. Roger Naba'a, coordinateur de français

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00

Il est indispensable, pour cerner le champ de la notion de « stratégie argumentative » de la distinguer des modes de raisonnement qui relèvent de la « tactique argumentative » plutôt que de sa stratégie. On pourrait définir la « stratégie argumentative » comme l'ensemble des « actions » et « moyens » successifs tendant à obtenir l’adhésion de l’autre. Ces « actions » procèdent de la « logique naturelle » (les modes de raisonnement), de la « typologie » des arguments (d'autorité, d'analogie, de causalité, de comparaison, de concession …) et des « genres intercalaires » convoqués. Enfin, cette notion implique que l’on s’intéresse davantage à la mise en scène textuelle de l'entièreté de ces actions : à leur disposition, plutôt qu’à leur structure même.

(Les participants sont priés de venir avec manuels CRDP, Premières et Terminales Scientifiques)

Public visé: Professeurs de français du cycle secondaire

Pour d’autres stages en français, veuillez consultez les stages # 3,6,9,33,42,43

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

30.Creating Power Point Presentations to Support Teaching

Mrs. Jinane Masri, IT Department, Elementary School

January 24, 11:30 – 14:00

Using PowerPoint will enable the teacher to present his/her lesson through a series of slides.

Audience: Teachers of All Levels

31. Creating Interactive Maps for History and Geography Lessons Using MS PowerPoint XP

Mr. Mahmud Shihab, IT Coordinator and Webmaster

January 24, 11:30 – 14:00

In this workshop, the participants will be involved in hands-on activities to convert static maps used in history or geography classes into maps that contain highlights, hotspots, and hyperlinks. Complex demographic or war-related maps will be divided over several slides which will be linked with hyperlinks, to establish meaningful learning through interactivity. Wherever possible, animation will be used to clarify the progress of events in a certain map. Although this workshop is designed for Social Studies teachers, teachers from all subjects can attend, as the idea can also be used in other  subjects.

Audience: Social Studies and Computer Teachers of All Levels

32.Integrating IT into the Curriculum

Miss Nadia Farah, IT Department, Elementary School

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

The workshop shows how IT can support all subjects taught in the classroom including: French, English, Math and Science.

We will also be discussing how IT can be a learning tool for students with learning disabilities.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

33. Présenter la physique avec des animations sous "PowerPoint"

Mme Chaza Baba Kalach, département de technologie, école secondaire

21 février, 8:30 – 11:00

Production d'une présentation par PowerPoint qui aidera les élèves du Collège à mieux comprendre quelques notions et principes physiques à l'aide des animations.

Public visé : Professeurs de science au complémentaire

34.Managing Your Grades on Excel

Mr. George Hanna, IT Department, Middle School

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00 

·                     A simple introduction to Excel features needed by teachers

·                     Preparing a Grade Book with Excel

·                     Excel as the only powerful graphic teaching tool for any function

Audience: Teachers of All Levels and Subjects

 35.Inspiration: A Mind Mapping Tool for Visual Learning and Curriculum Integration

Mr. Mahmud Shihab, IT Coordinator and Webmaster

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

Inspiration is a powerful brainstorming and mind-mapping tool, a must-have package in every teacher’s PC. It allows us to create graphic organizers, webs, concept maps and even websites. Participants will work with several examples showing the capabilities of such a tool and will be involved in hands-on activities. Teachers from all levels and all subjects are welcome. 

Audience: Teacher of All Levels and Subjects

 LIBRARY

 36.Teaching Research Skills in the Library

Mrs. Zeina Douba, Librarian, Elementary School

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

 More and more, school libraries are becoming centers for inquiry and research. Librarians play a major role in guiding students towards the best research processes. This workshop provides instructional plans and techniques for teaching research in the library.

 Audience: Elementary and Lower Middle School Librarians and Teachers

37.Libraries and Technology: Challenges and Needs

Mrs. Zeina Douba, Librarian, Elementary School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

Libraries in the Information Age are facing many challenges: electronic resources, electronic books, electronic researching and digital information.

How can we continuously update the library? This is a question that we will address in this workshop.  We will also discuss library automation, designing library web pages and developing readers in a technological age.

Audience: Elementary and Middle School Librarians and Interested Teachers

See also workshop # 21

MATHEMATICS

38.Teaching Math Using Manipulatives

Miss Lama Khayr, Preschool and Lower Elementary Director, Ain Aar

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

Manipulatives in the teaching of mathematics promote understanding of important mathematical ideas as well as provide learning experiences intended to let students practice and refine their skills.  This workshop will focus on the five strands in math - number, shape and space(geometry), pattern and functions, measurement, and data handling. There will be hands-on activities to integrate manilpulatives in the teaching of these strands. The workshop will also stress elements of the thinking process involved in the teaching of mathematics such as strategies, communication and problem solving.

Audience: Preschool and Elementary School Teachers

39.Help Students Succeed in Geometry:  Grades 7 to 9

Mrs. Rola Younes Sleiman, Math Instructor, Middle School

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

The presenter will discuss different approaches to teaching new topics in geometry such as "translation and symmetry”,  and their advantages in solving different problems. Participants will also be involved in an activity summarizing all the geometric skills learned from grade 7 to grade 9.

Audience: Middle School Math Teachers

40. Cabri Software

Mrs. Ghina Srouji, Math Chairperson, Middle School and Math Department, Secondary School

Mrs. Laudy Fadel, Math Chairperson, Middle School, Ain Aar

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

Bring geometry to life with this comprehensive program that is easy to learn and easy to use. Intuitive features let you build figures using the same principles as manual construction. It’s as simple as drawing with a pencil, protractor and compass, only faster - and more fun.    Work in Euclidian, transformational and analytic geometry - it’s all there. Cutting-edge technology lets students alter figures on the screen, allowing them to see patterns, make conjectures and draw their own conclusions.

Audience: Middle and Secondary Schools Math Teachers

41.Exploring Math Concepts Through Sharing and Investigating

Mrs. Yola Sowan, Math Instructor, Elementary School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00 

Basic Math concepts such as  number and operation  through building connections, and using communication and  reasoning in problem solving will be explored. Connections will be made  between these concepts through group work.

Participants will be encouraged to share ideas and communicate them through oral presentations of hands-on activities.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

42.OUI pour les maths : nombres, opérations et problèmes

Mme Hyam Chamaa, école maternelle, Ain Aar

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00 

L'objectif de ce stage est de rendre à travers des activités pratiques les concepts  mathématiques tels que les nombres et la valeur de position, les suites logiques, les opérations et les problèmes plus accessibles aux élèves du cycle élémentaire à travers des activités pratiques.

Public visé: Professeurs de math du cycle élémentaire

43.Comment aider les élèves du troisième cycle à réussir en géométrie

Mme Rola Younes Sleiman, département de maths, école complémentaire

21 février, 8:30 – 14:00 

Durant cet atelier de travail, l'animatrice discutera des différentes méthodes d'aborder les nouveaux sujets en géométrie tels que "la translation et la symétrie: axiale et centrale" et de montrer leurs avantages dans la résolution de différents problèmes.

Les participants seront ensuite impliqués dans une activité qui résumera toutes les propriétés géométriques apprises de la classe de 5^ème (7^ème année de base) jusqu'à la 3^ème (9^ème année de base).  

Public visé: Professeurs de maths du cycle complémentaire

44. Strategies for Problem Solving

Mrs. Sahar Bokosmaty Zaarour, Math Department, Middle School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

 This session will introduce different strategies for solving mathematical problems.  Participants will learn how to plan their solution in order to reach desired results. 

A series of problems will be solved and discussed following the procedure learned.

 Audience: Middle School Math Teachers

 PHYSICAL EDUCATION

45.Small Sided Team Games for Developing Physical Education Skills

Mr. Ross Muir, P.E. Instructor, Ain Aar

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

 The presenter will demonstrate many small sided games (4 or 5 players per team) and explain how they can be incorporated into the P.E. curriculum.  Small-sided games enable children to make progress in the important skills associated with team games such as basketball, football, hockey, softball and cricket. They are also vital for developing teamwork, tactics, fair play and understanding the organization of a tournament. Developing small-sided games is also an excellent way to overcome a lack of space or equipment in your school and keep a whole class active at the same time.  This workshop will also demonstrate a comprehensive selection of warm-up activities.

NOTE: All workshop participants must be prepared to physically take part in the games and activities being demonstrated.

Audience: Elementary and Middle School P.E. Teachers

46.Preschool P.E. – “I can do, I have fun, and I work with my friends”

Miss Jaana Lundholm, Assistant to the Director, Elementary and Middle Schools, Ain Aar

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

In this workshop the presenter will share her experience of working with preschool students and their teachers and go over parts of the P.E. program that was developed over the past two years.  Participants are encouraged to be dressed for physical activity as the last part of the workshop is practical. 

Audience: Preschool Teachers

PRESCHOOL

47.The Use of Print at the Preschool

Mrs. Assil Hachem and Mrs. Nadine Habre, Preschool

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

Print is everywhere; it is in our everyday environment. This workshop will explore how to use print in the environment to promote reading and writing. Through hands-on activities, participants will discover how print provides us with information, evokes feelings and help us express an idea.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

48.What Can We Do With Stories Beyond Reading?

Mrs. Mona Ghanem and Mrs. Nina Jeyachandran, Preschool

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

This workshop will provide participants with different strategies for storytelling other than just reading the text.  Participants will practice designing and preparing activities that will help reinforce concepts and extend the students' learning experiences.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

49.Working with Parents

Mrs. Randa Khoury, Director, Preschool

January 24,  8:30 – 11:00

Because parents are such a vital and dominant part of the lives of students, they are likely to become a big part of our professional life. Communicating with parents is as important, if not more important, than setting up a reading program or taking attendance. Our behavior with parents will influence their attitude toward and involvement with us, our class, and the school. This workshop will focus on sound techniques for communicating and dealing with parents.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

50.Time and Calendar

Mrs. Dania Baghdadi and Mrs. May Adada, Preschool

January 24,  11:30 – 14:00

The concept of time is not tangible. Students find difficulties in grasping and applying it. During this workshop, participants will be exposed to different ways of introducing and working on the time concept at the Preschool level.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

51.Transition Magician: Activities for a Smooth Transition from One Center to the Other

Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Assistant to the Director, Preschool

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

Teaching and guiding children through daily transitions requires a little magic. During this workshop, activities will be presented to help participants move their days more smoothly. Behavior problems will decrease and they will stimulate the students' brains. The workshop presents attention-grabbing, creative activities that are sure to become classroom favorites.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

52.The Use of Stories in the Classroom

Mrs. Rula Abdallah and Miss Rand Tabbara, Preschool

February 21, 8:30 – 11:00

There are many ways to bring a story to life and captivate your listeners whether you are reading a picture book, sharing a folktale or telling personal stories. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to the use of stories (both English and French) to promote developmental skills  relevant to language, social development and critical thinking. They will also be introduced to the various ways of presenting stories.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

53.Using the Newspaper at the Preschool

Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Assistant to the Director and Mrs. Nada Bekdache,  Preschool

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

The newspaper is a resourceful means to help students acquire reading skills. During this workshop, the participants will be exposed to a variety of tried activities to enhance the learning of reading using the newspaper. They will also prepare a proposal of a project to launch their own school newspaper.

Audience: Preschool and Lower Elementary Teachers

54.Creative Dramatics for Young Children

Mrs. Sana Kaedbey and Miss Rand Tabbara, Preschool

February 21, 11:30 – 14:00

This workshop is designed to foster children's imagination and creativity through dramatics while reinforcing subject areas such as math, science, and language arts. Participants will be exposed to different types of activities which meet children's needs, interests, and abilities while addressing all the other areas of development such as social/emotional, cognitive, and physical development.

Audience: Preschool Teachers

 For other preschool workshops, please check workshops # 4, 6, 8, 11, 16, 27, 38, 46, 60,61,63,70,71,78

 SCIENCE

55.Science Teaching and Evaluation

Miss Maya Karam, Science and Technology Chairperson, Ain Aar

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00 

Science activities require the use of different teaching methods which will be introduced in this workshop. Participants will be shown how to help students avoid misconceptions and how to use different ways for evaluating students.

 Audience: Elementary School Science Teachers

56.The Learning Cycle as a Tool for Planning Science Instruction

Miss Rima Khishen and Mrs. Nahla Jamaleddine, Science Department, Middle School

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

Research shows that learning is based on motivation, active involvement in the learning process, linking new concepts with familiar information and applying new information to the real world. The learning cycle strategy creates such opportunities to learn science.

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce the "5E-Learning Cycle", to actively involve participants in designing some hands-on activities and to discuss performance tasks used as an alternative assessment technique.

Audience: Middle Schools Physics and Chemistry Teachers

57.Bringing to Life the Concepts, Structures and Processes in Plants

Mrs. Ghada Feghali, Biology Department, Secondary School

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00 

What are plants? Are they really new? Plants have been on earth for millions of years; what has changed then is our understanding of plant life from descriptive morphological research to the functional physiological methods of today. This session will focus on teaching principles that give meaningful opportunities to study plants.

Audience: Secondary School Biology Teachers

58.Alternative Methods of Evaluation in Science

Mrs. Samar Noueihed and Mrs. Hoda Tarraf, Science Department, Middle School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

This workshop consists of two sessions:

1.  An interactive session where participants will carry out the dissection of two animals the squid and the fish. This activity will enhance the learners’ science skills and provide teachers with an alternative tool for evaluation.

2. Performance-Based Learning and Assessment where participants will learn how to write a performance task that relates the unit learned to real life. In addition, the construction of an assessment list will provide teachers and students with an alternative tool for evaluation.

 Audience: Middle School Science Teachers

59. The Use of Concepts and Key Questions in Teaching the Chemistry Curriculum

Mr. Yusuf Korfali, Director, Secondary School

Mr. Nizar El-Mehtar, Chemistry Department, Secondary School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

Curriculum writing at I.C. is part of the school's commitment to excellence and diversity. The college, that offers a variety of programs, aims to establish a curriculum framework emphasizing a common approach to education in the light of I.C.'s mission and objectives. This workshop addresses three main questions regarding curriculum writing:

-    How does curriculum writing enhance our school's identity?

-   How does the use of concepts and key questions in curriculum writing satisfy the main objectives of the Lebanese curriculum?

- How does the use of concepts and focus questions promote inquiry and interest in chemistry among students?

Audience: Middle and Secondary School Chemistry Teachers and Administrators

 SPECIAL TOPICS

60.Graphic Organizers: Powerful Tools to Organize Teaching and Learning

Mrs. Doha Berjawi, Preschool

January 24, 8:30 – 11:00

Graphic Organizers are powerful tools for organizing learning and knowledge. In this workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate this strategy in their planning and teaching throughout the curriculum. They will have a hands- on experience, and class examples and ideas will be shared.

Audience: Preschool and Lower Elementary School Teachers

61.Differentiated Instruction: How to Reach All Your Students

Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Assistant to the Director, Preschool

Mrs. Lina Ghandour, Elementary School

January 24, 8:30 – 14:00

During this workshop, participants will experience how flexible and responsive differentiated classrooms enable them to diagnose varied student learning needs and prescribe varied avenues to sound learning for all students in the class. They will be led to realize that their understanding of how students learn will cause them to modify, or differentiate instruction in response to their varied readiness levels, interests and learning profiles.

Audience: Preschool and Elementary School Teachers

62.Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom

Mrs. Joan French, Special Needs Coordinator, Middle School

January 24, 11:30 – 14:00

Participants will learn about the Multiple-Criterion Identification Process, psychological and emotional aspects of gifted students, and strategies to support their learning needs within the classroom.

Audience: Elementary and Middle School Teachers

 63. Problem Solving Tools and Strategies Across the Curriculum in the Lower Grades

Mrs. Doha Berjawi and Miss Lina Mouchantaf, Preschool

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

Preschoolers can be powerful problem solvers. Participants will be exposed in this workshop to different problem solving tools and strategies that are used across the curriculum in all areas. They will be involved in activities that can be directly applied in the classroom.

Audience: Preschool and Lower Elementary Teachers

64.Using Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

Mrs. Diana Dabliz Kaaki, Elementary School

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

The objective of this workshop is to introduce teachers to a diversity of learning activities that can be used in the classroom to enhance learning, keeping in mind the different types of learning styles. The focus will be on applying the center approach to build on cooperative learning, knowledge, skills, and self-assessment, to enable participants to create activities which they could take back with them.

Audience: Elementary School Teachers

65.Developing the Thinking Skills of Our Students: The Six Thinking Hats Method

Mrs. Ghada Yared, Social Studies Department, Middle School, Ain Aar

February 21, 8:30 – 14:00

This workshop, addressed to all educators, will advocate the Six Thinking Hats method in teaching thinking skills. In this method, thinking is divided into six different modes which help develop thinking skills. Irrespective of the fundamental difficulties in teaching thinking, it is time to teach these skills directly and deliberately, distinct from any subject matter. The effect on our students' academic, social, and emotional performance will be explored.

Audience: Elementary and Middle School Teachers

مشاغل في الاجتماعيات واللغة العربية

 الإجتماعيات

 66. تكنولوجيا التعليم وأهميتها في الإجتماعيات

الاستاذ هكتور بدران، دائرة العلوم الإجتماعية، المدرسة الثانوية

24 كانون الثاني،8:30 – 14:00

 يتناول المشغل المزايا التي يمكن أن يحققها الإستخدام السليم لتكنولوجيا التعليم في الإجتماعيات ويتضمن عرضا:

· للوسائل وكيف تم تطويرها.

· للمشكلات التي يواجهها أستاذ الإجتماعيات في استخدام هذه الوسائل.

 موجّه الى أساتذة الاجتماعيات في الحلقة الثالثة (المتوسطة) والمرحلة الثانوية

 67. حول آلية القياس لنماذج مستندات الإمتحانات الرسمية في مادة التربية

السيدة فاطمة طه، دائرة العلوم الإجتماعية، المدرسة الثانوية

24 كانون الثاني،8:30 – 11:00

 عرض تفصيلي لإستعمال المستند في مادة التربية:

· أنواع المستندات والتعريف بها.

· سبل استخدام المستند وطرائق دراسته.

· كيف تنمي المهارة عند الطالب.

· نماذج لإختبارات مدرسية ونماذج لإمتحانات الشهادات الرسمية.

موجّه الى أساتذة التربية في صفوف البروفيه والبكالوريا اللبنانية

 68. حول آلية القياس لنماذج مستندات الإمتحانات الرسمية في مادة الجغرافيا

السيدة فاطمة طه، دائرة العلوم الإجتماعية، المدرسة الثانوية

24 كانون الثاني،11:30 – 14:00

 عرض تفصيلي لإستعمال المستند في مادة الجغرافيا:

· أنواع المستندات والتعريف بها.

· سبل استخدام المستند وطرائق دراسته.

· كيف تنمي المهارة عند الطالب.

· نماذج لإختبارات مدرسية ونماذج لإمتحانات الشهادات الرسمية.

موجّه الى أساتذة الجغرافيا في صفوف البروفيه والبكالوريا اللبنانية

 69. مزايا استخدام الفيلم السينمائي في تعليم الإجتماعيات

الاستاذ هكتور بدران، دائرة العلوم الإجتماعية، المدرسة الثانوية

21 شباط، 8:30 – 14:00

 من خلال عرض لفيلمين سينمائيين في الجغرافيا والتربية وربما التاريخ يعلم الطالب كيفية أحياء الماضي، وتسجيل الأحداث، وتقريب الأماني بالإضافة إلى تنمية التفكير العلمي واكتساب المهارات بالإضافة إلى التعلم من كيفية استخدام النماذج والأجهزة.

 موجّه الى أساتذة الاجتماعيات في الحلقة الثالثة (المتوسطة) والمرحلة الثانوية

 اللّغة العربيّة

 70. أدب الأطفال في مرحلة الرّوضات

السّيدة سمر سالم، مدرسة الرّوضات، عين عار

السّيدة فلك رنو، مدرسة الرّوضات، رأس بيروت

24 كانون الثاني،8:30 – 14:00

 الهدف من هذه الورشة هو تحبيب الأطفال بالّلغة العربيّة من خلال القراءة. نسلّط الضّوء على أهميّة استخدام القصّة كوسيلة لذلك بالإضافة إلى الأشعار والأغاني وكافة المطبوعات. تتضمّن الورشة عرض أنشطة عمليّة تطبيقيّة والعمل ضمن فرق صغيرة لتأليف قصّة.

 موجّه الى مدرّسات الرّوضات

71. منهج اللغة العربية في الروضات: تهجئة أم قراءة كلية؟

السيدة فاطمة كمون والسيدة حنان الخنساء، مدرسة الروضات

24 كانون الثاني،8:30 – 14:00

 تستعرض هذه الورشة أحدث الأساليب في تعليم اللغة العربية انطلاقاً من النظريات الحديثة حول مراحل تعلم القراءة والكتابة.

 موجّه الى مدرّسات الروضات

 72. إستراتيجيات القراءة في مرحلة التّعليم الأساسي

السيدة أليسار أبي حيدر، المدرسة الابتدائية والمتوسّطة، عين عار

24 كانون الثاني، 8:30 – 14:00 

يتناول المشغل في القسم الأول تحديد القراءة وعرض ستّة سلوكات في القراءة الجهريّة وكيفيّة معالجة مشاكلها. أمّا في القسم الثاني فيطرح إستراتيجيات لقراءة النّص وفهمه وإستخراج معلومات وتصنيفها. 

موجه الى أساتدة اللغة العربية في الحلقتين الاولى والثانية )الابتدائيتين(

 73. المقالة العلميّة: منهجية تفكير وأسلوب كتابة في قالب فني ترفيهي

الآنسة سناء حركة والسيدة شافية فران، المدرسة الابتدائية

24 كانون الثاني، 8:30 – 14:00 

كيف ننتقل بأولادنا خطوة خطوة وصولاً إلى كتابة مقالة علميّة؟ لتحقيق ذلك لا بدّ من التّأكد من:

- حُسن استيعاب المعلومات العلميّة الموضوعة بين أيدي الطلاب.

- حُسن اتّباع خطوات التّصميم الموضوع.

- حُسن صياغة المعلومات بأسلوب واضح ومباشر.

- حُسن استخدام المهارات المكتسبة.

 موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في الحلقة الثانية (الابتدائية)

 74. تدريس الكفايات  والمهارات من خلال كتاب المطالعة

السيدة كلود خليل، المدرسة الابتدائية والمتوسطة، عين عار

24 كانون الثاني، 8:30 – 14:00

 · الإعتماد على كتاب المطالعة في تعليم كافة الأنماط والكفايات المطلوبة في المنهج:

الوصف، السرد، الرسالة، القصة وعناصرها، دراسة شخصية، تلخيص...

· عرض عمل نموذجي.

· أعمال تطبيقية ضمن مجموعات.

· عرض الأعمال ومناقشتها.

· تقييم.

 موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في الحلقتين الثانية (الابتدائية) والثالثة (المتوسطة)

 75. تخطيط تدريس وحدة: خطوات تفصيلية عملية

الأستاذ حمدي حولا، منسّق اللّغة العربيّة

24 كانون الثاني، 8:30 – 14:00

 يتوّجه المشغل في جزئه الاول صوب  تصميم وحدة ما في نصوصها واهدافها وكفاياتها ونشاطاتها .

ثم يعنى في جزئه الثاني بتدريب المعلّمين  على عمليّة:

1-  تحديد أهداف الوحدة

2-  اختيار النّصوص العائدة لها

3-   تصميم نشاطات التّدريس المتعلّقة بالوحدة

4-  تعيين وسائل التّقويم: امتحان + عناصر اجابة

(يرجى من المشترك  في هذا المشغل احضار كتابه المدرسي المقرّر)

موجه الى أساتذة اللّغة العربيّة في المرحلة الثّانويّة

 76. مختبر اللغة العربية: تنقية التعبير وترقيته

الدّكتور سهيل  سليمان، رئيس دائرة اللّغة العربيّة، المدرسة الثّانويّة

24 كانون الثاني،8:30 – 11:00

 كيفيّة إعداد "مختبر لغة عربيّة" مدرسيّ يكون عوناً للمعلمين في ترقية أساليب التعبير لدى التّلامذة.

نحدّد في المختبر ميادينه الأربعة، وأساليبه الثلاثة (مبدئياً)، ومرحليّة تطبيقها، وغايات المختبر العملانيّة والمتكاملة.

 موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في صفوف الشهادة المتوسطة والمرحلة الثانية

77.إعداد امتحان رسمي بين المثال والواقع

الدّكتور سهيل  سليمان، رئيس دائرة اللّغة العربيّة، المدرسة الثّانويّة

24 كانون الثاني،11:30 – 14:00

كيفيّة اختيار النّص، وخصائصه العامّة، ووضع الأسئلة عليه وفاقاً لآليّة منهجيّة، ثمّ الإجابة عنها وتوزيع علاماتها. التّطبيق على نصّ علمي/ اجتماعي، ونصّ أدبيّ 

موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في صفوف الشهادة المتوسطة والمرحلة الثانية

78. أقرأ – أفهم – أحلل

السّيدة سمر سالم، مدرسة الرّوضات، عين عار

21 شباط ، 8:30 – 14:00

 يهدف هذا المشغل إلى عرض أنشطة مختلفة حول تطوير الفهم عند قراءة أي نص بحيث يقرأ المتعلّم بمساعدة أو بمفرده ثم ينتقل إلى تحليل الأحداث الواردة في النّص وربطها بحياته الشّخصيّة ثم يتّخذ موقفاً نقدياًّ منها. يتخلّل الورشة عدّة أنشطة عمليّة حول كل خطوة. 

 موجّه الى مدرّسات الرّوضات و الحلقة الأولى (الابتدائية)

 79. الشّعر في مرحلة التّعليم الأساسي

السيدة أليسار أبي حيدر، المدرسة الابتدائية والمتوسّطة، عين عار

21 شباط ، 8:30 – 14:00

 يتناول المشغل عرض نماذج شعريّة منوّعة تحاكي إهتمامات الأولاد ومشاعرهم وتشكّل حافزا لهم في التّعبيرين الشّفوي والكتابي، ودعما للمعلّم في تنويع مناهل المعرفة والإطّلاع.

 موجه الى أساتدة اللغة العربية في الحلقتين الاولى والثانية )الابتدائيتين(

 80. استثمار الوسائل السّمعية والبصريّة في تدريس بعض الكفايات في اللغة العربية

الأستاذ نبيل حداد، المدرسة المتوسطة، عين عار

21 شباط ، 8:30 – 14:00

 تهدف ورشة العمل الى مساعدة المعلّم في كيفيّة استثمار الوسائل السّمعية (شريط مصوّر، أغنية، حوار) والبصريّة (لوحة فنيّة، شريط مصوّر، مقابلة تلفزيونيّة) لتدريس بعض الكفايات المقررة في المنهج الجديد (تدوين رؤوس الأقلام، كتابة محضر، كتابة تقرير، السّرد القصصي، الوصف بنوعيه، الرّسائل).

 موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في الحلقة الثالثة (المتوسطة)

81. وسائل تدريس كفايات متنوعة في اللغة العربية

الأستاذ حمدي حولا، منسّق اللّغة العربيّة

21 شباط،8:30 – 14:00

 من المصطلحات الرائجة في مناهجنا الحديثة: أدوات الربط، قراءة الحواشي، قواعد وظيفية، بلاغة وظيفية، النسق الطباعي...

وهي ان جاز التعبير، كُفيات مستحدثة تلعب دوراً أساسياً في عملية فهم النص. فما هي هذه الكُفيات؟ وما دورها؟ وكيف تدرس؟ وهل لنا بنماذج عما سبق كلّه؟ هذا ما سيحاول المشغل أن يجيب عنه.

 موجه الى أساتذة اللّغة العربيّة في المرحلة الثّانويّة

82. التّنويع في طرائق التّعليم، وتعليم درس متكامل

الدّكتور سهيل  سليمان، رئيس دائرة اللّغة العربيّة، المدرسة الثّانويّة

21 شباط،8:30 – 14:00

 الإطلاع على سبع طرائق تعليم مختلفة، وتطبيقها كلها على نصوص في المنهاج المقرّر، أو على نصوص من خارجه. والغاية هي إدماج بعض هذه الطرائق، أو تطبيقها مفردةً بحسب النصوص والمراحل.

 موجّه الى أساتذة اللغة العربية في صفوف الشهادة المتوسطة والمرحلة الثانوية

 For more information, please contact:

          Mrs. Zeina Dayya

          Educational Resources Center

          International College

          Tel: (01) 364016

          (01) 350000 – ext.7824      

Fax: (01) 361448

Email: zdayya@ic.edu.lb