[etni] ReminderL: ETAI Regional Mini-Conference - at Ohalo, Katzrin Jan 28, 3:00-6:15 PM

From: Dror Abend-David <d.abend.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:30:58 +0200

Dear all,

The mini-ETAI conference at Ohalo will take place next week on Thursday (Jan
28) at 3 PM. Following is the program. Please join us if you can.

Best. Dror.



ETAI Regional Mini-Conference - in Katzrin
Topic:   Innovations in Teaching English 
On:   Thursday 28th January, 2010      15.00 -18.15
At:  Ohalo College in Katzrin 

On the agenda:

15.00 -15.30 - Registration - ETAI members - no charge 
                                                       Non-ETAI members - 30
shekels 
                             - Browsing around the book exhibition

15.30 -15.45  - Greetings 
. Prof. Samuel Edelstein, President of Ohalo College 
. Dr. Dror Abend-David - Head of the English Department  
. Prof. Penny Ur - Chair of ETAI
. Fran Sokel- Inspector of the Northern Region for the Jewish Sector,
Israeli Ministry of Education.

15.45-16.45 - Opening Lecture: Prof. Penny Ur
Teaching Vocabulary: some insights from the research  

16.45- 17.15 - Break - light refreshments, browsing around the book
exhibition 

17.15- 17.40 - Parallel sessions:
              
. Problems facing Arab students learning English - Dr. Ruwaida Abu Rass
(General)
. The importance of the three levels of reading for developing reading
comprehension - Dr. Yehudit Od-Cohen (General)
. Integrating weak readers within the English lesson - Lea Nachmani
(Elementary)
. Teaching English to pupils having ADHD characteristics - Jackie Teplitz
(Elementary)
. Online video and audio - Nicola Crowley, British Council (WS - JHS, HS)

17:45-18:15  - Parallel sessions:

. The creation of a new B.Ed. program and its planned curriculum - Dr. Dror
Abend-David
. Using creative writing: a simple poem-writing and fun poem-reading
exercise for intermediate to advanced English pupils - Dr. Michael Dekel
(JH, HS)
. Resources at your fingertips - Nicola Crowley, British council (WS -
General)
. A Song for Every Occasion ~ Creating your own songs for the ELC, Michelle
Kinsbursky (Elementary)
. 'Art work: the discussion of various works of famous artists as a
pre-reading activity' - Dr. Elaine Gelber (HS)

Please let us know if you are planning to attend the conference.

Yehudit Od-Cohen yocg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0544621280
Michelle Kinsbusky kins@xxxxxxxxxxx 



Dr. Dror Abend-David
Chair, Program in English Education
Ohalo College
Lecturer: Tel Aviv Uni.; Bar Ilan; IDC
140 Derech Ramatayim, Apt. 8
Hod HaSharon, 45325
Israel

Phone: + (972) 54-8082246; + (972) 77-3211955
e-mail: d.abend.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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