I am re-posting since I understand that the attachment with the program did not go through. Please join us on Tuesday February 25th for an ETAI mini conference. *ETAI Regional Mini-Conference* *Tuesday February 25th, 2014 * *Wizo Nahalal High School, at the entrance to Moshav Nahalal, Emek Yizrael.* *"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!* *Program:* *15:45 - 16:25 Registration**: *ETAI members - free, non-members - 30 shekels * Browsing around the book exhibition* *16.25 - 16.40 Greetings and ETAI Update * *16:40 - 17:30 Plenary - **Fran Sokel* *Effective Teaching for Meaningful Learning * Engaging pupils in meaningful learning necessitates effective teaching practices. However, the relevant and extensive research is 'equivocal as to what effective teachers do that makes them more successful than others' (Gamoran 2011). This presentation will examine insights that emerged from my study into the practices of effective EFL teachers in our context. *17:30 - 17:40 Break* *17:40 - 18:30 Parallel Sessions* *Elementary* *Lori Roth - Who's afraid of the big bad ........Meitzav. **A HOT and fresh perspective on Meitzav preparation at the foundation level.* The emphasis of my presentation will be on meta-cognitive work with children regarding: 1) Raising awareness about text types, 2) Test items, 3) Coping independently with written instructions. *Carina Alexandrof Pinchas - Native speakers and their integration in the Elementary classroom.* An Elementary teacher needs to cater to many different levels, but while everybody talks about the Non Readers problem, less attention and effort is given to these Anglo-Saxon learners. I will be presenting a study plan. *Jr. High School* *Debbie Poplinger Katz - Ideas for working with weak learners in Junior High.* I will present a selection of user-friendly tools for you to use with your weak learners in class (B Level / non-readers). I will show you how I use these tools in the classroom to encourage and motivate these challenging students. *High School* *Judy Astary and Annette Ravivo (Kadoorie School / Bagrut Markers) - * *The tip of the iceberg on marking Bagrut literature exams.* A few tips about how best to train your students for Module D and F literature exams and how to grade their work in order to comply as closely as possible with Marvad standards. Less is most often more! For further information, please contact Tracy Piada: tracypiada@xxxxxxxxx, 054-4486598 *Directions*: Moshav Nahalal is on the main road between Haifa and Afula. -- Best regards, Jennifer Spigelman 04-9830899 054-6300176 jenspig@xxxxxxxxx ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************