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.
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, Bliss Street.
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
ADMINISTRATION
ART & MUSIC
ENGLISH
FRANÇAIS
La place et le rôle de l'oral pour introduction l'écrit – 1ère Partie
La place et le rôle de l'oral pour introduction l'écrit – 2ème Partie
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LIBRARY
Comment localiser des livres de qualité (fictions et documentaires) destinés aux élèves
Using a Variety of Information Sources in the Elementary School Library
MATHEMATICS
PHILOSOPHIE
Comment enseigner la philosophie aujourd’hui au Liban – 1ère partie
Comment enseigner la philosophie aujourd’hui au Liban – 2ème partie
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P.E.)
PRESCHOOL
SCIENCE
Teaching Concepts, Skills and Processes in Plant and Animal Biology
Investigations on Students' Assimilation of Scientific Concepts
Inquiry-Based Demonstrations and Laboratory Work in Chemistry
SPECIAL TOPICS
الذكاء المتعدد والتعليم المنسجم مع أبحاث الدماغ: بين النظرية والتطبيق
Authentic Assessment: The Use of Rubrics and Performance Tasks in Language Arts, Math and Science
اللّغة العربيّة
المرونة في القراءة: أتعلم اللغة وعن اللغة ومن خلال اللغة - الجزء الأول
المرونة في القراءة: أتعلم اللغة وعن اللغة ومن خلال اللغة - الجزء الثاني
أدب الأطفال: بوابة العبور الى المشاعر ومنها الى الكلمات - الجزء الثاني
الإجتماعيات
ADMINISTRATION
1. What’s a Coordinator’s Job, Anyway? – Part I
Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Assistant to the Director, Preschool
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
The responsibility of a coordinator is to manage the team's work and cohesiveness, to prepare meetings, to set discussion groups as well as to observe teachers and discuss teaching-learning situations. But how to manage all this? Organization and planning is the key to proper leadership skills. This workshop will equip participants with tools and ideas for better planning and cues for running more focused meetings and classroom observations.
Audience: Administrators, Coordinators and Interested Teachers
2. What’s a Coordinator’s Job, Anyway? – Part II
Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Assistant to the Director, Preschool
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Please refer to the description of Part I.
This workshop is open only for those who attended part I.
Audience: Administrators, Coordinators and Interested Teachers
ART & MUSIC
Mrs. Lamia Muhtar, Art Department, Elementary School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
During this workshop, participants will learn how to make various objects from cardboard and paper such as hats, flowers and many others. Such items can be useful in classroom presentations, drama and other subjects.
Audience: Preschool and Elementary Teachers
4. Music Appreciation at the Preschool and Elementary Levels
Mrs. Patricia Isaac, Music Department, Preschool
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
Music is very important for a child’s development. In this workshop, we will explore the questions of why, what, when and how to teach music at the Pre-School and Elementary levels. Participants will be provided with a number of activities that foster children’s musical creativity.
Audience: Preschool and Elementary Music and Classroom Teachers
5. Music and Dance for All – Part I
Mrs. Randa Sabbah, Head of Music
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
This is a comprehensive workshop that shows music and non specialist teachers:
What to teach in music and how to teach it.
How to integrate music to subjects studied in the classroom
How to use music to explain other subjects
How to develop creative classroom projects including composing and dramatization.
How to manage a music class
Audience: Preschool and Elementary Teachers
6. Music and Dance for All – Part II
Mrs. Randa Sabbah, Head of Music
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Please refer to the description of Part I.
This workshop is open only for those who attended Part I.
Audience: Preschool and Elementary Teachers
7. Reach Learners through Art Activities
Mrs. Lama Muhtar, Art Department, Elementary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
This workshop will feature a variety of hands-on art activities which will be useful in the teaching of different subject areas. Participants will experience how those activities will enhance learning and add fun to a child’s education.
Audience: Preschool and Elementary Teachers
8. Learning about Cultures through Art Activities and Games
Mrs. Samia Boulad, Head of Art
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
To teach multicultural education is starting to be a must. To tackle problems in this world, we need to work together. The workshop will display art activities and games that will take students on a trip around the world.
Audience: Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Teachers
ENGLISH
9. Using Informational Texts at the Preschool and Lower Elementary Levels
Ms. Colleen MacDonell, Head Librarian
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
Emergent and beginner readers can learn from informational texts. The presenter will focus on strategies for helping children to have successful experiences with nonfiction in the early years. She will discuss examples of recently published nonfiction suitable for children of ages 3 through 8. The workshop will conclude with examples of projects for nursery, KGI, KGII, and grades 1, 2, and 3.
Audience: Preschool and Lower Elementary Teachers
10. The ABC of Reading and Assessment – Part I
Miss Lama Khayr, Director, Preschool and Lower Elementary, Ain Aar
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
This two-day workshop will focus on effective ways to help students become literate within a balanced literacy framework that provides for reading, writing, and language development. The presenter will introduce 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.
Part I: Literacy Elements
Part II: Assessment in a Literacy Classroom
Audience: Elementary School Teachers
Mrs. Nawal Haddad, English Chairperson, Upper Elementary and Middle Schools, Ain Aar
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
The workshop will tackle 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
12. Language Teaching in Early Childhood
Mrs. Doha Berjawi, Preschool
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
This workshop will present different strategies and tools to use in teaching English at the early childhood level. The presenter will elaborate on the skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking and will suggest ideas to make learning fun and easy. Participants will have hands-on experience; examples from classes, games, and ideas will be shared.
Audience: Preschool and Lower Elementary Teachers
13. The ABC of Reading and Assessment – Part II
Miss Lama Khayr, Director, Preschool and Lower Elementary, Ain Aar
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Please refer to the description of Part I
(workshop # 10).
This workshop is open only for those who attended Part I.
Audience: Elementary School Teachers
Miss Lucinda Doucet and Mrs. Nora Hamzeh, Elementary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
The objective of this workshop is to introduce strategies and methodologies for teaching writing that are based on current research and everyday practice with an emphasis on integration and differentiated instruction.
Focusing on the reading and writing connection, participants will explore some simple ways to incorporate writing into everyday learning such as journal writing, etc. Participants will also look at the importance of self-assessment to improve writing skills. This will be a full day workshop with lots of opportunities for involvement - group work and cooperative group structures such as jig saw - many of which can be used in the classroom the very next day.
Audience: Elementary School Teachers
Mrs. Hanan Al-Shawaf, Chair of the English Department, Secondary School
February 25, 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
FRANÇAIS
16. Lire et écrire à travers les albums!
Mme Zeina Abou Khalil, école élémentaire, Ain Aar
4 février, 8:30 – 14:00
L’objectif de ce stage est de proposer diverses techniques pour apprendre la lecture au CP à travers :
des albums de lecture.
plusieurs petites histoires amusantes avec des fiches d’application pour apprendre la lecture, la phonétique, l’orthographe et la grammaire (implicitement).
plusieurs petits albums qui remplaceront le livre traditionnel de la lecture.
Public visé: Enseignants du CP, CE1 et CE2
17. La place et le rôle de l'oral pour introduire l'écrit – 1ère partie
Mme Arlette Tabet, école élémentaire, Ain Aar
4 février, 8:30 – 14:00
L’apprentissage d’une langue repose sur des activités qui impliquent le domaine de l'intellect aussi bien que celui des sentiments et de l'imaginaire. Il sera proposé:
des techniques d'animation qui prennent le mieux en compte ces implications.
des activités concrètes pour définir le rôle et la place de l'oral par rapport à l'écrit.
des moyens pour varier les canaux d'expression afin de tenir compte des capacités et des intelligences sollicitées en diversifiant le rythme à l'intérieur d'une leçon.
des tâches personnalisées qui s'appuient sur le vécu et la contribution des élèves.
Au cours de cette formation, une participation active sera requise pendant les mises en situation.
N.B.: Les participants à cet atelier devront apporter un objet qui les représente.
Public visé: Professeurs du CP, CE1, CE2
18. Lire/écrire, quel beau couple!
M. Antoine Boulad, Directeur du français et des affaires culturelles
4 février, 8:30 – 11:00
Au terme de l’atelier, les stagiaires auront expérimenté quelques stratégies d'enseignement de la lecture qui forme avec l'écriture un couple inséparable! Durant cette formation pratique, les participants devront jouer le jeu en écrivant et dessinant - comme en classe ! Ils découvriront des textes de niveau de CM2 qu’ils analyseront selon des techniques et des activités aussi simples qu'efficaces, de nature à motiver les élèves.
Public visé: Enseignants de français du CM1, CM2, 6ème et coordinateurs du primaire
19. La place et le rôle de l'oral par rapport à l'introduction de l'écrit – 2ème partie
Mme Arlette Tabet, école élémentaire, Ain Aar
25 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Prière de se reporter à la
description de la 1ère partie (stage # 17)
Cet atelier est adressé aux participants qui ont assisté à la 1ère partie
Public visé: Enseignants du CP, CE1, CE2
M. Charles Tabet, département de français, école élémentaire
25 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Eprouver le désir de développer des compétences et de réinstaurer l’usage de certains jeux pédagogiques dans l’enseignement.
Le but de ce stage est d'abord de guider l'enfant dans l'apprentissage par des moyens de communication et des jeux de société dans toutes les disciplines.
Public visé: Enseignants du cycle primaire
21. Quels types d’activités exploiter en classe de FLE?
Mme Amal Charara, assistante de la directrice et Mme Jocelyne Kobeissy, chef du département de français, école complémentaire
25 février, 8:30 – 11:00
Le but de ce stage est de proposer aux participants des activités d’oral et d’écrit qu’ils pourront exploiter dans leurs classes.
Public visé: Professeurs de français du cycle complémentaire et secondaire
22. Activités orales au collège
M. Elie Hayek, département de français, école complémentaire
25 février, 11:30 – 14:00
Le stage comporte deux volets:
Les activités: présentation et visionnement de 2 activités: la présentation d’un article de presse et le résumé oral d’un roman.
L’évaluation : méthode de construction de grilles d’évaluation adaptées aux activités orales.
Public visé: Enseignants de français du cycle complémentaire
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
23. Using Inspiration and Timeliner as Visual Learning Tools
Mr. Mahmud Shihab, Head of IT and Webmaster
February 4, 8:30 -11:00
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. Timeliner is visual tool that helps us create the sequential flow of events across a timeline. Teachers will participate in hands-on activities to experience the potential and capabilities of both of these tools. Teachers from all levels and all subjects are welcome.
Audience: Teachers of All Levels
24. Digital Microscopy and Virtual Reality Imaging in Science and Social Studies
Mr. Mahmud Shihab, Head of IT and Webmaster
February 4, 11:30 – 14:00
This workshop offers science and social studies teachers hands-on activities to explore the various ways of using the digital microscope, the 360VROne mirror, and the Pixi turntable. The digital microscope is a USB-based microscope that allows us to capture digital photos and videos of slides and small objects. The 360VROne mirror allows us to create 360° panoramic QuickTime VR movies for open air areas which can be very useful to create virtual tours of historical places and school campuses. The Pixi turntable allows us to create 3D QuickTime VR movies of small historical artifacts as well as insects. This device can be very useful for science as well as social studies field research. All three devices can help integrate IT across the science and social studies curricula.
Audience: Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Science and Social Studies Teachers
25. Scanning and Digital Camera
Mrs. Nadia Marchi, IT Department, Elementary School
February 4, 8:30 – 11:00
During this workshop, participants will learn to scan pictures or text from a document. The scanned and photographed pictures can be inserted into any office document.
The following activities will be covered:
Scanning pictures
Scanning text
Taking pictures with the digital camera
Opening and editing pictures from the computer
Inserting digital camera pictures into documents
Audience: General
Mr. Georges Hanna, IT Department, Middle School
February 4, 11:30 – 14:00
Windows Movie Maker is user-friendly software that helps digital video camera users to add a professional touch to their home/school videos. This workshop is addressed to any person interested in Digital Video film making.
Audience: General
27. Easy PowerPoint Presentations!
Mrs. Nadia Marchi, IT Department, Elementary School
February 25, 8:30 – 11:00
During this workshop, participants will learn to create an effective PowerPoint presentation that includes animations, sounds, and pictures.
Audience: General
28. Creating Gif Animations with JASC Animation Shop
Mr. Georges Hanna, IT Department, Middle School
February 25, 11:30 – 14:00
In this workshop, participants will use JASC Animation Shop to create their own gif animations from digital photos and computer drawings. Participants will also learn to add these animations to electronic classroom presentations or personal web pages.
Audience: General
29. Creating a Class Website to Support Teaching
Mrs. Chaza Kalach, IT Department, Secondary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
This workshop will introduce teachers to the advantages of constructing a class website as a class support tool and as a medium of communication among students, parents, and class teachers. Participants will design and publish a class website using MS FrontPage and Tripod. Internet access will be available to all participants throughout the workshop.
Audience: Teachers of All Levels
LIBRARY
30. Comment localiser des livres de qualité (fictions et documentaires) destinés aux élèves
Mme Zeina Douba, bibliothécaire à l’école élémentaire
4 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Dans cet atelier de travail, les sites Web et les revues essentielles seront examinées pour pouvoir offrir aux enfants « les meilleurs des meilleurs » livres disponibles. Une importance sera donnée à l’application pratique et à l’utilisation idéale de ces ressources dans la formation des élèves en tant que lecteurs et chercheurs d’information.
Public visé: Professeurs et documentalistes du cycle primaire
31. Using a Variety of Information Sources in the Elementary School Library
Mrs. Zeina Douba, Librarian, Elementary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Although research and longstanding tradition support reading and using fiction books with elementary students, there is also good reason to include informational resources in the Library program. Informational books offer rich potential for inspiring curiosity and learning. Non-fiction books are a great vehicle for teaching comprehension strategies and content knowledge. This workshop will focus on using a variety of information sources and will present examples of projects done in the Library.
Audience: Elementary School Teachers
32. Les six étapes d’un projet de recherche
Mme Nouhad Chalita, bibliothécaire, Ain Aar
25 février, 8:30 – 11:00
Comment initier les élèves à la recherche documentaire et les étapes à suivre, pour réussir un projet de recherche au CDI ou en classe.
Public visé: Professeurs et documentalistes du cycle primaire et complémentaire
33. How to Find Great Fiction and Nonfiction for Students
Ms. Colleen MacDonell, Head Librarian
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
During this workshop, participants will examine major online and print sources offering reviews and "best of the best" lists of fiction and nonfiction for children. Practical activities using both print and online sources will be offered.
Audience: Teachers of All Levels
MATHEMATICS
34. How to Make your Math Class Interactive
Mrs. Sahar Zaarour, Math department, Middle School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
The workshop will be divided into two parts; in the first session, participants will be actively engaged in using Algebra tiles with a variety of concepts including integers operations, combining like terms, distributive property, multiplication and factoring polynomials. The second part, teachers will be exposed to activities that enhance the mental Math skills of the students.
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Math Teachers
35. L'apprentissage par groupe de travail en mathématiques.
Mme Rola Younes Sleiman, département de maths, cycle complémentaire
4 février, 8:30 – 14 :00
Qu'est-ce que l'apprentissage par groupes de travail? Comment pouvons-nous l'appliquer en Maths?
Le stage présente quelques approches pour l'apprentissage par groupes et leurs applications en Mathématiques. Ces méthodes engagent l'apprenant et font appel à des compétences sociales ancrées en lui tels que: l'acceptation de l'autre, l'enthousiasme du travail en groupe, la motivation....etc.
Joignez-vous à nous et essayer ces activités qui mènent à la réussite!!
Public visé : Professeurs de math du cycle complémentaire
36. "Mathgraph 32" Software as a Teaching Tool
Mrs. Ghina Srouji, Head of Math Department, Middle School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
Mathgraph 32 is one more dynamic math software that can be used by students individually and by the teacher, through the creation of Macros. In this workshop, participants will learn about Mathgraph 32, including its specific functions and how to use it as a pedagogical tool to enhance their teaching and student learning.
Audience: Middle and Secondary School Math Teachers
37. Cooperative Learning and Mathematics
Mrs. Rola Younes Sleiman, Math Department, Middle School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
What is cooperative learning? How can we apply it in Math? The workshop presents some structures for cooperative learning and their applications in mathematics. The structures engage the learner and have some embedded social skills which touch upon students’ emotions.
Join us and experience the structure for success!!
Audience: Middle School Math Teachers
38. Le logiciel "Mathgraph 32" comme outil d’enseignement
Mme Ghina Srouji, chef de département de math, école complémentaire
25 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Mathgraph 32 est un autre logiciel mathématique dynamique qui pourra être utilisé individuellement par les élèves et par le professeur à travers la création des Macros. Durant ce stage, les participants découvriront Mathgraph 32 : ses fonctions et son utilisation comme outil pédagogique dans leur enseignement.
Public visé: Professeurs de math du cycle complémentaire et secondaire
PHILOSOPHIE
39. Comment enseigner la philosophie aujourd’hui au Liban – 1ère partie
M. Roger Naba’a, coordinateur de français et professeur de philosophie
4 février, 8:30 – 14:00
On peut enseigner la philosophie par cours magistral ou par compétence. Le premier mode ne développe que la mémoire de l’élève. Seul le second lui apprend a réfléchir. Dans cette seconde perspective, les compétences à développer sont :
Définir les concepts pour les maîtriser
Reformuler les thèses des auteurs
Problématiser
Les compétences de l’argumentation
Pour développer ces compétences durant le cours, il faut faire travailler les élèves sur les manuels ou les cours magistraux en leur demandant d’identifier définition, thèse et problématique et de les reformuler. Prière de venir avec les manuels ou cours magistral.
Public visé : professeurs de philosophie du bac français et libanais
40. Comment enseigner la philosophie aujourd’hui au Liban – 2ème partie
M. Roger Naba’a, coordinateur de français et professeur de philosophie
25 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Prière de se reporter à la
description de la 1ère partie (stage # 39 )
Cet atelier est adressé aux participants qui ont assisté à la 1ère partie
Public visé : professeurs de philosophie du bac français et libanais
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
41. Incorporating Music into PE
Mrs. Jaana Lundholm, Assistant to the Director and P.E. Chairperson, Ain Aar
Mr. Rabih AbouJaoude, P.E. Teacher, Ain Aar
February 25, 8:30 – 11:00
This action packed workshop aims at demonstrating a variety of ways to incorporate music into the PE program. The presenters will share the ways we use music in our warm ups and concluding activities. In addition lessons of movement to music and dance will be demonstrated.
This is a practical session, and all participants are expected to be dressed in PE suit and gym shoes.
Audience: Preschool and Elementary P.E. Teachers
42. Planning your P.E. Lesson: Idea Exchange
Mr. Elie Aswad, P.E. Department, Ain Aar
February 25, 11:30 – 14:00
Are you willing to share your ideas, unit plans and lesson plans?
Are you satisfied with the way you are planning your units of work?
Are your lesson plans applicable and targeted towards your students’ needs?
Are your resources sufficient to meet your expectations?
Are you facing obstacles while planning?
This workshop is about sharing expertise, experiences and learning from each other. Please bring your own documents!
Audience: Middle School P.E. Teachers
PRESCHOOL
43. L'évaluation à la maternelle
Mlle Lina Mouchantaf, école maternelle
4 février, 8:30 – 14:00
Pourquoi évalue-t-on? Quand et comment? Est-ce pour rectifier? Mesurer? Remédier?...Comment utiliser des outils et des stratégies variés afin de faire un diagnostic précis des acquis de nos élèves, de leurs points forts et de leurs points faibles? Est-il possible d'impliquer l'élève dans l'évaluation? Et comment? L'objectif de ce stage est de répondre à ces questions.
Public visé: enseignants à la maternelle
44. Assessment in the Preschool
Miss Lina Mouchantaf, Preschool
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Why do we assess? When? and How? Do we assess to correct, measure, or judge…? What strategies, tools can be used to provide an accurate diagnosis of the students' learning, strengths and weaknesses?
Those and other questions regarding assessment will be explored and reflected upon during this workshop.
Audience: Preschool Teachers
45. L’importance de la psychomotricité en maternelle
Melle Carla el Oud, école maternelle
25 février, 8:30 – 11:00
Entre l’âge de 3 à 6 ans, l’enfant apprend à travers son corps. La psychomotricité permet à l’enfant de mieux connaître son corps dans ses aspects physique et sensoriel. En plus, elle l’aide à s’orienter dans l’espace environnant ainsi que celui de sa feuille.
L’enfant apprend à utiliser son corps dans un aspect ludique pour faire du graphisme, pour écrire et pour comprendre certaines notions mathématiques.
Public visé: enseignants à la maternelle
SCIENCE
46. Classroom and School Science Projects and Activities
Mrs. Samar Noueihed and Mrs. Hoda Tarraf, Science Department, Middle School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
This workshop will provide teachers with various science activities that can be carried out in the classroom or lab to enhance content knowledge of the subject, process skills, and communication, including writing skills.
In addition, the workshop will show how school projects, science fairs and interdisciplinary projects raise students' awareness of their global community. Participants will experience how projects and activities encourage students to use scientific methods to solve problems as well as enable students to apply and relate what they learn in class to real life situations.
Audience: Upper Elementary and Middle School Science Teachers
47. Teaching Concepts, Skills and Processes in Plant and Animal Biology
Mrs. Ghada Feghali, Biology Department, Secondary School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
If a concept, skill, process, etc. is to be tested, then it most probably will be taught. In this workshop, participants will explore ways to help students develop problem solving skills which can be used in real life situations beyond the classroom. Participants will be looking at methods of assessment to help create scientifically literate individuals capable of informed decision-making and can apply scientific concepts to daily life problems.
Audience: Middle and Secondary School Biology Teachers
48. Performance Tasks: Efficient Tools for Teaching Chemistry
Mr. Nizar El-Mehtar, Chairperson of the Chemistry Department, Secondary School
February 4, 8:30 – 14:00
The purpose of this session is to acquaint participants with performance tasks as efficient tools for engaging students in constructive learning of chemistry and for promoting their problem solving skills. Participants will be trained to construct a performance task and to align it with specific objectives. The proper technique for writing all the sections (background, task, purpose, procedure, and assessment) will be thoroughly discussed, but the assessment list will be given special attention as it reflects the alignment with well defined objectives and addresses multiple intelligences.
Audience: Middle and Secondary School Chemistry Teachers
49. Investigations on Students' Assimilation of Scientific Concepts
Dr. Wassim Zoubeir, Physics Department, Secondary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
This video workshop examines current research on how students learn science. The program is structured as an experiment that investigates how a student's ideas change or do not change in response to a given teaching strategy. .In addition to the above, the workshop consists of the following components:
Video clips of student and teacher interviews as well as examples of classroom teaching
Explanations of the specific science concept being explored
Activities to be completed either during or prior to the workshop
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Science Teachers
50. Tools for Authentic Student Assessment in Biology
Mrs. Ghada Feghali, Biology Department, Secondary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Authentic assessment of student understanding and skills to apply scientific knowledge should be a part of the learning process. Planning materials and activities are the first steps in developing authentic assessment for science classrooms. In this workshop, participants will explore the following types of assessment and compare their effectiveness for student learning:
Traditional tests answer: Do I know it?
Performance tasks answer: How well can I use what I know?
Future wheels answer: What will happen if?
Audience: Middle and Secondary School Biology Teachers
51. Inquiry Based Demonstrations and Laboratory Work in Chemistry
Mr. Nizar El-Mehtar, Chairperson of the Chemistry Department, Secondary School
February 25, 8:30 – 14:00
Demonstrations and laboratory work are key instruments in chemical education. This workshop aims to show how inquiry based approaches can enhance the efficiency of these instruments and their contribution to students’
appreciation of the spirit, methods, and nature of science, and
development of higher levels of learning - those requiring critical thinking, conceptual understanding, problem solving, and creativity.
Audien