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Annual National Conference

TEACHERS = LEARNERS = TEACHERS Tuesday, July 7 – Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The Academy High School Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus,

Jerusalem

www.etai.org.il Like us on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/ETAI.org

Annual National Conference

TEACHERS = LEARNERS = TEACHERS Tuesday, July 7 – Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The Academy High School Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus,

Jerusalem

www.etai.org.il Like us on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/ETAI.org

Inquiry

Assessmentfor Learning

Big Ideas

Integration

Differentiation

Learning Teams

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About the Conference

We request that all participants wear their ETAI name tags throughout the conference! Participants will not be admitted to sessions without a name tag.

Academic credit (gmul) A gmul of 16 hours will be given for full two day participation. Registration Procedure for Gmul Tuesday, July 7, 2015 before 13:30 Attendance forms for validation will be

available at the registration desks at the entrance to the school until 13:30 only.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 17:30 Validation of forms for Tuesday Wednesday, July 8, 2015 16:15 Registration for gmul on presentation

of validated form. Great food at great prices Sandwiches, salads, baked goods and drinks provided by an outside kosher (mehadrin) caterer will be on sale in the teachers’ room, room 312, at the end of the third floor. Presenters Presenters must register at the presenters’ registration desk upon arrival in order to receive their name tag and entrance tickets along with a conference kit, and all information concerning their presentation. Conference kits Special thanks to ECB for donating the conference bags, UPP , Gamelish, AEL, and The American Center for donating the contents of the bags, WizKids for the name tags and all the exhibitors for enriching the conference. PLEASE NOTE: ETAI does not take responsibility for the contents of publications, materials, or presentations. Participants should not view the inclusion of materials at the conference as an endorsement or recommendation.

Acknowledgements and Thanks Mr. Tal Davara, Ms. Ruth Ben-Israel and the staff of the Academy High School

Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English Language Education, Ministry of Education, and The American Center

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From the Conference Conveners Henry Ford is believed to have once said, "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young".

I am sitting writing this on my birthday and I definitely do not feel old. Whether that is because I keep on learning I am not sure, but I strongly believe in the idea of continually learning to improve yourself and your mind.

ETAI provides a way for English teachers to be continually learning, in order to develop both as individuals and as members of the teaching profession. We learn by ourselves, we learn from our fellow teachers and we learn from our students. It was this idea of being able to learn from everyone that helped us develop the theme of this year's conference: Teachers = Learners = Teachers. Many of the wonderful presentations that you will be able to hear show us how we can learn, why we should learn, and how important this learning process is.

A new feature of this year's conference is a session entitled Focus Groups. Instead of choosing who you would like to hear speak on a particular topic, you will have the opportunity to contribute fully to a discussion and learning session focusing on a type of teaching situation that you are involved in. Choose wisely and you will be able to gain a lot from this new type of learning situation which embodies the precept of teachers = learners = teachers.

I hope you have an enjoyable and fruitful experience at this year's ETAI summer conference in Jerusalem.

Susan Bedein together with Eleanor Satlow

Conference Conveners

From the Chair Teachers=Learners=Teachers, this year’s conference theme, expresses what English teachers are about: constantly updating, improving, and developing our skills as ELT professionals. Once again the ETAI team has assembled a collage of varied lectures and workshops where colleagues can network, share and learn from each other across the different age levels that we teach and the different parts of Israel that we represent. Once again we are gathering in the rooms and halls of the Academy High School on the Givat Ram Campus to connect with old friends and make new professional and social contacts. ETAI is proud to present this summer’s roster of excellent presenters who will be enriching us with a broad range of topics over two jam-packed days. So whether you teach in elementary school, university or in-between, are high-tech or low, veteran or just starting out, there are sessions in this program geared for you to learn and teach from, to use in the classroom and to share with your colleagues and your students.

Enjoy every minute of the conference, and we look forward to getting together at ETAI events during the coming school year. And mark your calendars now:

ETAI International, Ashkelon, July 4-6, 2016

Welcome to ETAI Summer 2015!

Eleanor Satlow, ETAI Chair - 3 -

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Tuesday

8:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 10:15 Session I (45 minutes)

10:30 – 10:45 Greetings & Musical Welcome 10:45 – 11:30 Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English

Language Education - More from the Ministry

11:30 – 12:15 Opening Plenary: James Kennard Why Teachers Need to Be Learners

12:15 – 12:45 Break and Browsing – Gmul form handout

12:45 – 13:30 Session II (45 minutes)

13:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break and Browsing

14:00 – 15:00

Session III (60 minutes) NEW ! Focus Groups

15:15 – 16:00 Keynote Talks

16:00 – 17:30 17:30

Film: The Ron Clark Story Gmul Validation

Registration 8:00 – 9:30 Session I 9:30 – 10:15 210 TT

Amy Gelbart Empowering Student Teachers with Playback Theater I will describe the process that future English teachers experience while participating in one-semester playback theater workshops during their teacher training. I will share portions of their blog entries and my own insights that focus on the power of improvisation to enhance teacher identity and self-efficacy.

307 JH/HS ©

Naomi Geffen and Dana Prop - BrainPop Would You Like to Dance Unmute your classroom. Provide creative and interactive lessons that encourage students to use English in a realistic way. Drama, music and small group activities can be used to teach any unit, grammar pattern or literature piece. Possibilities are endless; think outside the 'teacher's book' to create real, manageable, and meaningful English lessons.

Computer room (323) G/TT

Eduardo Lina The Way We Learn: Moodle for Teachers with Pisga Holon Using Moodle and Virtual Classrooms, Pisga Centers in Israel have opened new windows of opportunity whereby teachers in Professional Development Workshops can learn and interact meaningfully both face-to-face and online. In this session, I will share my instructional experience with Pisga Holon, and look ahead for more opportunities.

July 7

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402 JH/HS

Lea Kirshenberg Language Teaching and Methodology and Practice Teaching Language in Context at different levels. How, When, How much, Why and mainly HOW. Turning Grammar into a pleasant, useful and efficient learning experience.

403 TT

Elizabeth Karvonen Novice English Teachers: Do Native Speakers Have an Advantage? Recent research into the experiences of novice English teachers in Israel showed that native English speakers often had more difficulty teaching than non-native speakers. This session will discuss the reasons for this and consider ways to improve their training, in order to prepare them better for the classroom and turn their potential advantage into a positive asset.

404 HS/U/AE

Laura Major Teaching Poetry as an Opportunity to Model Openness to Learning Poetry instruction is the perfect avenue to model an openness to learning from others. Because there are so many interpretive possibilities in poetry, the teacher can step back comfortably from having to provide THE correct answer or interpretation. This opens a door for students to come up with ideas and interpretations and for the teacher to accept new ideas and model this acceptance of student input. My presentation will include examples and tips for keeping poetry instruction interactive and productive.

405 E/JH

Pat Talshir and Elinor Karsagi The Amazing Race for Words Learn how to run the amazing race for words in your school! A fun and motivating vocabulary activity that involves the whole school. Pupils collaboratively perform a variety of vocabulary tasks while reinforcing their acquaintance with the lexical lists.

406 E/JH

Gaila Cohen Morrison How I Pay My Students to Learn We all work for reward - tangible or intangible, large or small. I will describe a technique that gets my students to do homework, listen and participate. Using feedback from students in 1st - 8th grades, this developed into a very simple and successful tool.

Greetings and Musical Welcome in the Auditorium 10:30 – 10:45

Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English Language Education More from the Ministry 10:45 – 11:30

Opening Plenary 11:30 – 12:15 Auditorium

James Kennard Why Teachers Need to be Learners

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Break and Browsing 12:15 – 12:45

Gmul form handout 12:15-12:45 Session II 12:45 – 13:30 210 E/JH

Michele Horowitz Project Based Learning Project Based Learning focuses on learning English through content. In this talk you will learn the basics for encouraging the creation of dynamic projects through essential questions and inquiry. It is an ideal way to conduct a differentiated (and collaborative) classroom.

307 JH/HS

Myriam Darmoni Charbit Building Bridges: Projects Worth Doing Building Bridges is a Center for Educational Technology open resource available on-line. It offers teachers a fully-guided worthwhile projects for 9th to 12th grade learners on Gender, Social Activism and Conflict Resolution & Peace Education. This session will provide a tour of the resources: www.educivic.cet.ac.il/projects/women-educators-build-bridges

Computer Room (323) JH

Ora Ben Shalom Around the World with Blended Learning Mixing English literature and geography - how a Junior High School class delved into the travels of Phileas Fogg and compared his world with our world today. This blended learning adventure included integrating two different fields of study, technology, research--based creativity and collaboration,

402 G ©

Ronit Betzalel English Grammar Box I would like to present a product which I have developed. The product holds a unique way to study the first five tenses through special navigation cards. It can have a great impact on the way of studying grammar and relating to it as it allows a friendlier and more efficient way to understand the material.

403 G

Lubna Musa Take Action I will focus on the benefits of investigating and evaluating the teaching learning process in EFL classes in three HOWs:1. How to investigate our EFL input2. How to motivate teachers to investigate their input3. How to evaluate the teaching learning process

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International ETAI Conference “Engage Enhance Energize”

JULY 4-6, 2016 Ashkelon Convention Centre

www.etai.org.il/international-2016

404 JH/HS

Rena Spolter Student Interactive Notebook - Lo-tech innovation in the EFL classroom Discover this new lo-tech innovation that has captivated students and teachers across America and will transform your classroom, making your teaching more effective, fun, organized, and interactive.

405 JH/HS

Julia Koifman Dyslexia and Final Exams This presentation is for those who teach students with learning disabilities and prepare them for the final exams. It will provide participants with methodology and tips for motivating pupils with learning disabilities, enhancing their reading, writing and general understanding and using modern technology in the classroom.

406 JH/HS

Nomi Nahmias Executive Function Guiding Students to Self-Regulated Learning Executive Functions are higher-level cognitive skills that allow us to manage our behavior in order to achieve goals. Attention; response inhibition; regulating emotions; task- initiation and working memory are essential components of EF. This workshop will explore the various EF skills and how they impact on self-regulated learning.

407 U/TT

Valerie Jakar, Devorah Amar, Nina Vazan, Dina Buzaglo, Odaya Arnon Volner Teachers studying their own teaching: becoming a community of learners Experienced EFL schoolteachers, in a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) study program - Teaching EFL in a Digital Age - are learning to research their own practice through collaboration, observation, and reflection. Students and graduates will share the results of their studies and projects in brief, informative, and entertaining presentations.

Lunch break and Browsing 13:30 – 14:00

Save the date!

International ETAI Conference “Engage Enhance Energize”

JULY 4-6, 2016 Ashkelon Convention Centre

www.etai.org.il/international-2016

404 JH/HS

Rena Spolter Student Interactive Notebook - Lo-tech innovation in the EFL classroom Discover this new lo-tech innovation that has captivated students and teachers across America and will transform your classroom, making your teaching more effective, fun, organized, and interactive.

405 JH/HS

Julia Koifman Dyslexia and Final Exams This presentation is for those who teach students with learning disabilities and prepare them for the final exams. It will provide participants with methodology and tips for motivating pupils with learning disabilities, enhancing their reading, writing and general understanding and using modern technology in the classroom.

406 JH/HS

Nomi Nahmias Executive Function Guiding Students to Self-Regulated Learning Executive Functions are higher-level cognitive skills that allow us to manage our behavior in order to achieve goals. Attention; response inhibition; regulating emotions; task- initiation and working memory are essential components of EF. This workshop will explore the various EF skills and how they impact on self-regulated learning.

407 U/TT

Valerie Jakar, Devorah Amar, Nina Vazan, Dina Buzaglo, Odaya Arnon Volner Teachers studying their own teaching: becoming a community of learners Experienced EFL schoolteachers, in a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) study program - Teaching EFL in a Digital Age - are learning to research their own practice through collaboration, observation, and reflection. Students and graduates will share the results of their studies and projects in brief, informative, and entertaining presentations.

Lunch break and Browsing 13:30 – 14:00

Save the date!

SAVE

THE

DATE

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Session III: Focus Groups 14:00 – 15:00 New at ETAI this summer! Interactive discussions and learning sessions focusing on

specific teaching situations, reaching across our students’ age and ability levels. 210

Drama Facilitator: Mitzi Geffen

307

Student Teachers, Host Teachers, Teacher Trainers: Maximizing Co-operation Facilitator: Nomi Isenberg

402

English Speakers Facilitator: Susan Bedein

403

Special Education Facilitator: Sharona Attiya

404

Literature Facilitator: Simone Duval

405

Emergent Readers Facilitator: Susie Secemski

406 Heterogeneous Classes Facilitator: Jennifer Spiegelman

Keynote Talks 15:15 – 16:15 Auditorium

Dr. Ruwaida Abu Rass Helping Student Teachers to Develop Their Autonomy Developing reflective thinking means helping student teachers think about their teaching experiences, analyze their beliefs, values or knowledge in relation to these experiences and consider options for future lessons. If they have the chance to do this constantly, they will develop professionally and act independently, thus fostering their autonomy.

210 Prof. James Banks Knowledge Construction and the Education of Citizens in Diverse Societies This talk will analyze the claims of assimilationists and multi-culturalists and their conflicting views on knowledge. What type of knowledge is essential for effective citizenship in multi-cultural societies? How can it be implemented in our education system?

Film – followed by gmul validation 16:00-17:30 Auditorium The Ron Clark Story (2006)

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Wednesday

8:00 – 9:15 Registration

9:15 – 10:00 Keynote Talks 10:00 – 10:30 Break & Browsing

10:30 – 12:00 Session I (90 minutes) 12:00 – 12:30 ETAI Annual General Meeting

12:30 – 13:00 Lunch Break and Browsing

13:00 – 14:00 Session II (60 minutes)

14:15 – 15:00 Session III (45 minutes)

15:15 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:15 16:15

Routes to Excellence – The British Council Closing Plenary: George Scholz The Big C With the Little Cs Inside Gmul registration with validated forms

Registration 8:00 – 9:15 Keynote talks 9:15 – 10:00 Auditorium

Bob Rosenschein Confessions of an English Speaking Israeli Entrepreneur Bob Rosenschein is an American-Israel high-tech entrepreneur who founded and ran Answers.com, a top-20 U.S. website, from Jerusalem. He will share his experiences across the English / Hebrew divide, concentrating on the overlapping and contrasting business culture and the effects of language on it.

210 Prof. Penny Ur Adapting Textbooks

Break and Browsing 10:00 – 10:30

Session I 10:30 – 12:00 210 G

Raya Stolyar Can Pre-reading Strategies Improve Reading Comprehension? How can teachers help learners cope with a text? How important is the stage of pre-reading? The workshop will demonstrate a range of pre-reading techniques that promote students involvement with reading, improve their reading comprehension and generate high-quality learning.

July 8

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Session I (cont.) 10:30 – 12:00 307 HS/U

Marti Leebhoff Unmute Your Classroom Unmute your classroom. Provide creative and interactive lessons that encourage students to use English in a realistic way. Drama, music and small group activities can be used to teach any unit, grammar pattern or literature piece. Possibilities are endless; think outside the 'teacher's book' to create real, manageable, and meaningful English lessons.

Computer Room (323) JH/HS

Leah Doryoseph and Gail Singer Create ‘n Collaborate in Kahoot Would you like a bank of Kahoot games with which to enrich your lessons? Join us for the best practice session of 'how to' and collaboration.

402 G

Lindsey Shapiro Steinberg Demand High in ELT Are our learners capable of much more? Are we trying to cover too much material instead of aiming for deep learning? Perhaps less (material) is more (learning).This presentation will show how very small tweaks and adjustments in our methodology can lead to a much richer learning experience for our students. The learners need to be working hard; not the teachers!

403 E/JH

Ella Ben Emanuel Unlocking the Secret Power of Google Interactive in the Classroom Many teachers have yet to unlock the magic of Google for classroom teaching. In this workshop I will show you how you can overcome your technological blocks and open up a whole new world of accessibility which will increase the effectiveness of your teaching. This workshop provides practical resources and great tips in how to give a clean and organized classroom environment, and say goodbye to unnecessary worksheets and disk-on-keys.

404 HS/AE ©

Debbie Sarussi and Sharon Sacks Teaching Gems A workshop to generate and inspire teaching ideas based on 'Teaching Gems' resource books, which include 30 easy to use lessons, extra fun activities and games, for teaching English Conversation to Adults. Our workshop covers different types of teaching and lesson styles, and games from our books.

405 HS

Jennifer Sternlicht Structured Conversation in Action Learn to use speech and debate activities that are fun, engaging, effective and also advance language development. Create a learning environment in which multiple perspectives are aired and examined. Activities can be adapted for use in the Literature Module and to other aspects of preparing students for Matriculation Exams and life.

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406 G

Stephen Byk A Classroom ‘Treasure’ Hunt A workshop demonstration of my teaching game as published in the latest issue of Forum. Teachers will be able to drop in at any time during the session to see the game set-up and try to solve the clues. I will be available to present and discuss creating clues for different class levels as well as other non-didactic projects and methodologies for teaching EFL.

407 HS/U

Amy Gelbart Acting Out in Class: Improvisational Arts in the English Classroom What are the benefits of educating teachers to become performance artists? Teaching is an improvisational art. This workshop will explore the premise that teachers can benefit from learning, practicing and implementing the art of acting and improvising. Participants will be introduced to the rudiments of Playback Theater and experience its potential for their own teaching and for the benefit of their students.

Lunch Break and Browsing 12:00 – 13:00 Auditorium

ETAI Annual General Meeting 12:00 – 12:30

Session II 13:00 – 14:00

210 HS

Rivka Lichtner Module B Literature Program: An Impossible Task? Many teachers of three-point classes dread the thought of doing the Module B literature program with their students. In reality, the program is not only doable but will hopefully even be enjoyable and help your students progress in their English. Together, we will go through the requirements and explore how they can be implemented most effectively while giving even our weakest students a taste of the beauty of real literature.

307 JH/HS ©

Naomi Geffen and Dana Prop - BrainPop Multicultural Calendar Open your classroom windows and let the world in! From New Year celebrations around the world to Diwali, Ramadan, the Olympics, Thanksgiving and worldwide winter holidays, BrainPOP's authentic, short animated movies take students on a multicultural yearly tour. In addition, these movies can aid students in their projects and bridging tasks.

Computer Room (323) E

Bruria Greenboim Getting Vocabulary Across with Video and Technology Due to the increasing awareness of how important vocabulary is in language acquisition, this is how I chose to enhance my students' vocabulary. We planned and created short video clips and used various digital tools. This initiative was also supported by the Keren L'idud Yozmot.

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Session II (cont.) 13:00 – 14:00 403 E/JH ©

Ellyn Marciano Enhancing Learning for SENs of All Ages Through Games Games can be a key factor for successful and positive language learning experiences, especially for SEN students. See how you can use simple games in a variety of ways to engage these learners and improve their self-esteem and attitudes toward learning through activities that will improve vocabulary, reading, memory and communication skills in English. Ellyn Marciano, M.A. - English Language Instruction, Owner - Sunfish English Games, Inc.

404 JH/HS

Yakov Levin Exceptions ==> Possible Boys in class are driving me crazy, they just don't get it! Last year, we tried to get some grammar into them, yet most asked, "But what about the exceptions?!" That is this year's challenge. Time allowing, discipline tips on surviving / taming tough boys in class. Material already available online.

405 G

Karen White One Piece of Paper and No Preparation Beforehand! In this workshop, we will look at a variety of activities that you can do to practice vocabulary, grammar, listening and speaking. All you need is one piece of paper per student. The activities can be used with all ages, levels and class sizes.

406 JH/HS

Aviva Shapiro Terrific Tips for Tired Teachers This talk will teach teachers how to recharge or reboot themselves after many years of teaching. I will talk about simple but effective methods to do what we have been doing but better ! I will also discuss ways to use technology and social media to help the teacher feel less exhausted.

Short Break 14:00 – 14:15

Session III 14:15 – 15:00

210 G

Leo Selivan Those Who Dare to Teach Never Cease to Learn - Online Continuing Professional Development has always played an important role in ELT but it is rapidly moving towards online platforms. Using real-life examples from social media, blogging and online software, the presenter takes a closer look at the role of technology in promoting professional growth and lifelong learning for educators.

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Computer Room (323) JH/HS

Eduardo Lina The Road Taken: Moodle for Special Education Pupils My session will share how I exploit Moodle to provide engaging materials in different formats (written text, audio, video, and images) for my Special Education students, both to teach English and prepare as many of them as possible for Bagrut I hope to demonstrate how using Moodle boosts pupils' self-confidence.

402 HS/U

Emmy Zitter Seventeen Syllables Towards Better English: Haiku in the TESOL Classroom The traditional Japanese Haiku poem is a terrific tool for second language learners. We’ll look at the theory and practice of using this style of creative writing to enhance pupils’ love for language and their understanding of its potential as we read—and write---examples of this fascinating poetic genre.

404 HS/G

Raviv Schwartz Israeli High School Youth at Risk and English: An Uneasy Link My presentation will address the following: 1) Do at-risk-youth relate to English differently than other curricular subjects? 2) Do the current methods of English instruction in Israeli high schools serve to further marginalize at-risk-youth? 3) How can English study be more accessible and relevant to at-risk-youth?

405 E

Charles Goodger Teaching Through Action Songs Songwriter and educationalist Charles Goodger will present the FunSongs Approach to language-learning. This makes use of original, highly catchy action songs designed to highlight key vocabulary in a way your students will never forget. Charles will show teachers how they can integrate action songs into their courses through the use of video and school performances.

Routes to Excellence – The British Council 15:15 – 15:30

Closing Plenary 15:30 – 16:15 Auditorium

George Scholz, American Embassy, Israel The Big C With the Little Cs Inside: Developing 21st Century Skills in Your Classroom

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Floor plan

KEY

Audience

E - Elementary JH – Junior High H – High School U – University AE – Adult Education TT – Teacher Training G – General Type of Presentation

Workshop © Commercial Lecture/ Talk

Icons designed by Joy Thomas and Gerald Wildmoser from the Noun Project

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Exhibitors’ Directory 2015

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AEL Publications Rivka Lichtner POB 34070 Jerusalem T - 02 - 622-1640 F - 02 - 622-3489 e-mail: [email protected]

English is Fun Kara Aharon Nahal Hatira 136, Yerucham T/F-08-658-9425 e-mail: [email protected]

Orly Karo D.N. Mizrach Binyomin, P.O.B. 1346 Beit El T-054-335-5509 email:[email protected]

American Center Jackie Stein 19 Keren Hayesod St., Jerusalem T-050-544-9617 e-mail: [email protected]

Eric Cohen Books Gay Bergman Hata'asia 27, Ra'anana T-09-747-8000 F-09-747-8001 e-mail: [email protected]

Ronit Betzalel 64 Hatefutzot, Ramat Gan T-050-2175149 email: [email protected]

American Drama Group Judy Kleiman 15 Hamada St., Zichron Yaakov T- 054-646-1688 e-mail: [email protected]

Gamelish Talila Kaiser P.O.B. 314, Herut T- 054-5488377 F- 09-796-4167 e-mail: [email protected]

Simplish Sharon Shenbaum 11/7 Rivka Gruber, Raanana T-050-236-8265 email: [email protected]

Bein Books Chaya Bein 4 Chazon Ish, Beit Shemesh T- 02-991-0561, 053-311-9813 Email: [email protected]

Jerusalem Post Irma Yaakobi Ha’achim Mislavita 15, Tel Aviv T-050-915-4455 F-03-561-0415 e-mail: [email protected]

Sunfish Educational Projects Ellyn Marciano 5 Shaldag St., Caeseria T-050-5917625 e-mail: [email protected]

Being Rita Dick 18 Kaplan St., Kiryat Ono T & F - 03- 635-9330 email: [email protected]

Joyous Learning Rechie Eisner Moshe Hess 7/5, Jerusalem T-054-925-0783 F- 074-704-0336 e-mail: [email protected]

Teaching Gems Sharon Sacks/Debbie Sarusi Borochov 10/1, Raanana T – 052-8320302 F – 09-7727529 e-mail: [email protected]

BrainPOP Israel Dana Prop 11 Meitav,Tel Aviv T-03-687-8989 F-03-688-5970 e-mail: [email protected]

Kamti Lmt. Sarah Feld P.O.B. 36, Beit El T-052-3114703 e-mail: [email protected]

The English Club Fern Levitt 57/4 Hechalutz St., Jerusalem T-050-7314843 F-02-6525987 e-mail: [email protected]

British Council Helen Sykes 12 Hahilazon, Ramat Gan T-054-4308170 F-03-611-3640 e-mail: [email protected]

Kirshenberg’s Textbooks & Workbooks

Lea Kirshenberg 3 Eli Cohen St., Tel Aviv T & F – 03-6990719 e-mail: [email protected]

University Publishing Projects Uzi Eden Zarchin 8, Ra’anana T-050-304-1948 F-09-745-9966 e-mail: [email protected]

Creative English Ashley Zucker Omer 59/6, Carmiel T-054-533-0143 F-04-988-4757 e-mail: [email protected]

Olami Dictionary Yenti Hofman 9 Sokolov, Bnei Brak T-03-6181927, 057-611-320 F-072-2618927 e-mail: [email protected]

Wiz Kids Deborah Berzan Hapalmach 8, Ra’anana T-09-746-4224 F-09-746-1433 e-mail: [email protected]

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Summ

er ETAI 2015

C

onference at a glance

TU

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Y 7 JULY

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8.00 –

9.30

9.30 – 10.15 Session I

10.45 –

11.30

11.30 -

12.15

12.15 -

12.45

12:45 – 13:30 Session II

13:30 –

14:00

14.00 – 15.00 Session III

Focus Groups

15.15 – 16.00 K

eynote 16.00

– 17.30

17.30

Auditorium

Registration

Greetings and Musical Welcome in the Auditorium Dr Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector

More from the Ministry

Opening Plenary: James Kennard Why Teachers Need to Be Learners

Break and Browsing

Lunch break & browsing

Film: The Ron Clark Story

Gmul Validation

210

Am

y Gelbart - E

mpow

ering S

tudent Teachers M

ichele Horow

itz P

roject Based Learning

Dram

a

307 N

aomi G

effen& D

ana Prop

Would Y

ou Like to Dance?

Myriam

Darm

oni Charbit

Building B

ridges Teacher Trainers

Com

puter R

oom/323

Eduardo Lina

The Way W

e Learn O

ra Ben S

halom

Around the W

orld

402 Lea K

irshenberg- Teaching &

Methodology

Ronit B

etzalel E

nglish Gram

mar B

ox E

nglish Speakers

403

Elizabeth K

arvonen N

ovice English Teachers

Lubna Musa

Take Action

Special E

ducation

404

Laura Major

Teaching Poetry

Rena S

polter Interactive N

otebook Literature

405

Pat Talshir &

Elinor

Karsagi – A

mazing R

ace Julia K

oifman

Dyslexia and Final E

xams

Em

ergent R

eaders 406

Gaila C

ohen Morrison

How

I Pay M

y Students

Nom

i Nahm

ias E

xecutive Function H

eterogeneous C

lasses 407

V

alerie Jakar – Teachers studying ow

n teaching

W

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ESDA

Y 8 JULY

R

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8.00 –

9.15

9.15 – 10.00 K

eynote 10.00

– 10.30

10.30 – 12.00 Session I

12.00 –

13.00

13.00 – 14.00 Session II

14:15 – 15:00 Session III

15.15 –

15.30

15.30 –

16.15 A

uditorium

Registration

Break & browsing

ETAI Annual General Meeting 12.00 – 12.30 Lunch break & browsing

Routes to Excellence The British Council

Closing plenary: George Scholz The Big C With the Little Cs Inside

210 R

aya Stolyar

Improve R

eading Com

p. R

ivka Lichtner M

odule B Literature

Leo Selivan

Those Who D

are Teach 307

Marti Leebhoff

Unm

ute Your C

lassroom

Naom

i Geffen&

Dana P

rop M

ulticultural Calendar

Com

puter R

oom/323

L. Doryoseph &

G. S

inger C

reate & C

ollaborate B

ruria Greenboim

G

etting Vocabulary

Eduardo Lina

The Road Taken

402

Lindsey Shapiro S

teinberg D

emand H

igh

Em

my Zitter

Seventeen S

yllables 403

Ella B

en Em

anuel S

ecret Pow

er of Google

Ellyn M

arciano -Enhancing

Learning Through Gam

es

404

D. S

arussi & S

. Sacks

Teaching Gem

s Y

akov Levin E

xceptions P

ossible R

aviv Schw

artz H

igh School Y

outh at Risk

405

Jennifer Sternlicht

Structured C

onversation K

aren White

One P

iece of Paper

Charles G

oodger A

ction Songs

406

Stephen B

yk Treasure H

unt A

viva Shapiro

Terrific Tips

407 Amy G

elbart A

cting Out in C

lass

Auditorium

R

uwaida A

bu Rass

Helping S

tudent Teachers D

evelop

210 Jam

es Banks

Know

ledge C

onstruction &

Education of

Diverse S

ocieties

Auditorium

B

ob Rosenschein

Confessions of an

English S

peaking Israeli E

ntrepeneur

210 P

enny Ur

Adapting Textbooks