30th annual elmle conference program

30th Annual ELMLE Conference

January 28 – January 30, 2016

EUROPEAN LEAGUE FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION

Conference Registration

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Welcome to Barcelona and ELMLE’s 30th anniversary. For the past three decades, ELMLE provided community and professional development for those who enjoy teaching middle school students. We are excited to Explore best practices, suggestions and ideas of how to best meet the needs of our students as well as the wonderful port city of Barcelona.

We are grateful to the American School of Barcelona for all their support and expertise, and we know their work has created a wonderful experience for you. Mike Murray performed extraordinarily as the Conference Chair, and we thank him for his many hours of hard work, dedication, and constant follow up. ELMLE Barcelona is set to be one of our best-planned and presented conferences yet.

This year the scheduled speakers and the variety of topics offered provide opportunities for exploring ideas, concepts and best practice from many different schools and teachers. These resources were collected and organized by our Presenter/Program Chair Yasmine Hashmi, and we are grateful for her work.

Many of you have heard from or will meet Catherine Dick who serves as the Treasurer and Registration Chair. Cheryl Zeigler continues to find great exhibitors and organizes with our graduate credit scheme through SUNY. You no doubt have enjoyed Tips for Teachers or Bridge in the Middle, compiled and edited by David Beaver or followed us on social media presented by last year’s conference host, Mark Gaspersich. Lenelle Davis continues to liaise with AMLE and our member schools to keep our members up-to-date, while Tami Canale keeps all of our records organized as the committee’s Secretary. Our guest speakers and pre-conference leaders have worked with Sarah Ellyson and Lauren Leahy to schedule travel and presentation needs. The committee continues to be a wonderfully professional group. As some of our team sets sites on new endeavors we do seek new members to join us to lead middle school professional development in Europe. If you would like to be involved with the Steering Committee please review the information on our website.

In 2017, ELMLE heads back to Vienna! It will have been 9 years since we’ve visited and looking forward to visiting the ‘City of Music’ again.

In the meantime, consider attending or presenting at one of the conferences from AMLE or ISTE in the summer of 2016.

On behalf of the ELMLE Steering Committee - Enjoy ELMLE 2016 Barcelona!

Derek Harwell ELMLE Steering Committee President Ambrit Rome International School

Benvinguts! Bienvenidos! Welcome!

Welcome

http://www.elmle.org/about-us/steering-committee

http://www.amle.org/annual/cfp

http://conference.iste.org/2016/presenters/submit_proposal.php

http://conference.iste.org/2016/presenters/submit_proposal.php


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The European League of Middle Level Educators and the American School of Barcelona are excited to welcome you to the 30th Annual ELMLE Conference – “EXPLORE”. Barcelona is one of the most vibrant cities in Europe and is a wonderful mixture of culture and fun! The city offers a unique look at Antoni Gaudi´s modernistic architecture as well as the surrealistic work of Joan Miró, both of which can be found spread throughout the city. Although it´s “winter,” it is always nice to stroll along the beach in Barceloneta or go for dinner and drinks around the Cathedral in El Born. The sites in Barcelona can only be equaled by the food. Try some paella in the Gothic area or go for tapas on Calle Blai in Poble Sec. Whatever you do, have fun while you “Explore” this vibrant city. If you need some suggestions, please don´t hesitate to ask the fantastic middle school teachers from ASB who are wearing red ribbons! We are very excited about the powerhouse lineup of main speakers at this year´s conference! We invite you to “Explore” differentiation with Carol Ann Tomlinson or visible thinking with Mark Church, to spend time learning about leadership with Annelies Hoogland and Bern Nicolls, to get tech savvy with Sarah Woods, and who doesn´t want to “Explore” what Elizabeth Shroeder can share with us all? On top of all of this excitement, we have our colleagues from around the world who will be sharing their ideas with us in various 45 and 90 minute sessions. We are excited for you to “Explore” all that the ELMLE 2016 Middle School Conference has to offer!

Mike Murray ELMLE 2016 Conference Chair American School of Barcelona

Benvinguts! Bienvenidos! Welcome!

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Dear Colleagues, Bienvenida! On behalf of the American School of Barcelona, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 European League for Middle Level Education (ELMLE) Conference. ELMLE is dedicated to promoting middle level education. Mid-level adolescents undergo a myriad of physical, social, emotional and intellectual changes as they move from childhood to adulthood. Middle school educators play a critical role in shepherding them through this journey. This conference brings together leading educational researchers, consultant and middle school teachers to explore, exchange, discuss, develop and collectively build our professional knowledge and skills to nurture adolescent development and enhance student learning. The city of Barcelona is a culturally vibrant and aesthetically stimulating environment for us to gather together to do this important work. We encourage you to use the Tips For Teachers pamphlet and explore our wonderful city during off-conference times. If there is anything that the American School of Barcelona and ELMLE can do to enhance your professional and personal endeavors during the conference, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Enjoy!

Paul C. Dean Middle School Principal American School of Barcelona

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Mark Church

Mark Church works with educators throughout the world who strive to create cultures of thinking in their classrooms and schools. Mark challenges teachers to foster thinking dispositions in students in service of deep understanding, invites teachers to develop and use a language of thinking that communicates value for student sense-making, and encourages teachers to make their classroom environment rich with the documents of thinking processes. Mark is currently a consultant with Harvard Project Zero’s Making Thinking Visible and Cultures of Thinking initiatives worldwide, drawing upon his own classroom teaching experience and from the perspectives

he has gained working with educators throughout North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. Mark enjoys helping teachers examine opportunities for student thoughtfulness, use thinking routines as supports and scaffolds, interact with students in ways that demonstrate interest in and respect for students’ thinking, and send clear expectations about the importance and value of thinking in learning. Together with Ron Ritchhart and Karin Morrison, Mark is co-author of the book Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners (Jossey-Bass, 2011). Elizabeth Schroeder

Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed.D., M.S.W., is an internationally recognized educator, trainer, and consultant specializing in sexuality education pedagogy, LGBTQ issues and working with adolescent boys. She has provided consultation to direct education and training for schools, parent groups and youth-serving organizations in countries around the world for more than 20 years. The former executive director of Answer, a national sexuality education organization serving young people and the adults who teach them, Dr. Schroeder played a leadership role in the development of the National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, Grades K-12 and the National Teacher Preparation Standards for Sexuality Education.

She was a co-founding editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, and has authored or edited numerous publications. She is a frequently sought-out spokesperson and guest blogger in the news media on issues relating to sexual health education and youth development and provides national and international conference keynotes on sexuality and adolescent development. Dr. Schroeder has received numerous honors throughout her career, including the Healthy Teen Network Carol Mendez Cassell Award for excellence in leadership in sexuality education, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists’ Schiller Prize for her approaches to teaching internet safety to youth, Widener University’s William R. Stayton Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of human sexuality, and the Planned Parenthood Mary Lee Tatum Award. She has an MSW from New York University and a doctorate in Human Sexuality Education from Widener University. Her website is www.drschroe.com.

Main Speakers

Speakers

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Annelies Hoogland & Bern Nicholls Annelies Hoogland and Bern Nicholls are co-founders and directors of EDUCAA, an international educational consultancy. Our core business at EDUCAA is to support schools across Australia, South-East Asia and Europe in the improvement of learning. We collaborate with the best educators in the world and our processes and programs are informed by current research and thinking. We are senior associates with Fieldwork Education UK and for the last three years have partnered with United World College, Singapore, and Fieldwork to bring the International Leadership and Management Program (ILMP) for senior leaders to Australia and South-East Asia.

Annelies Hoogland MEd has worked worldwide for twenty years and has served as Principal for international schools in The Netherlands, Egypt and Thailand. She is an experienced leader and consultant committed to helping educators strategically improve learning outcomes through leadership development, analysis of key data, the use of professional protocols, and the development of collaborative learning teams that build capacity. Annelies’ professional life has been driven by the transformative process of becoming a leader for learning, specifically tapping into processes that facilitate quality improvement in learning and develop thinking dispositions. With two Masters degrees in Education, Annelies is a committed lifelong learner.

Bern Nicholls PhD is a passionate and committed learner with twenty-seven years of experience teaching and leading in secondary schools (Middle and High School) across Australia. She has also worked on long term projects within international schools to audit learning and develop meaningful curriculum. As a facilitator, Bern incorporates an understanding of how the brain most effectively engages, remains motivated, and importantly, learns. Bern is driven by a deep curiosity about the learning process, which is evident in her commitment to ongoing research. She synthesizes current educational research into processes that are meaningful and empowering for educators. Engagement, collaboration and enjoyment

are key ingredients that support effective learning and are hallmarks of Bern’s approach. In 2011 Bern completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with Distinction and was awarded the Education Faculty’s University Medal. Carol Ann Tomlinson

Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson's career as an educator includes 21 years as a public school teacher, 12 years as a program administrator of special services for struggling and advanced learners. She was Virginia's Teacher of the Year in 1974. More recently, she has been a faculty member at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, where she is currently William Clay Parrish Jr. Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership, Foundations, and Policy. Also at UVa., she is Co-Director of the University's Institutes on Academic Diversity. She was named Outstanding Professor at Curry School of Education in 2004 and received an All University

Teaching Award in 2008. Special interests throughout her career have included curriculum and instruction for struggling and advanced learners, effective instruction in heterogeneous settings, and encouraging creative and critical thinking in the classroom.

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Carol is a reviewer for eight journals and is author of over 200 articles, book chapters, books, and other professional development materials. For ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), she has authored several books including How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-ability Classrooms and The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of all Learners and professional inquiry kit on differentiation. Recently, she co-authored a book with Jay McTighe titled Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids and with Kay Brimijoin and Lane Narvaez co-authored The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Change for Teaching and Learning. For Corwin Press, she is co-author of The Parallel Curriculum Model: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High Ability Learners. Carol's books on differentiation have been translated into 12 languages. She works throughout the U.S. and abroad with teachers whose goal is to develop more responsive heterogeneous classrooms. Sarah Woods

Sarah Woods has worked in education since 2003 - in Hong Kong, Ukraine, and is presently an MYP Design teacher at the International School of Amsterdam. She holds a Masters of Science in Education in K-12 Technology Integration. She is a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer and Teacher and a core member of the Google for Education Community, leading Google sessions with teachers across Europe and Asia since 2012. She is on the ECIS technology committee, which strives to support and grow technology and design learning in international schools. Sarah took her message on change and compassion in education to the TEDxAmsterdam Education stage in March of 2015. Sarah has a unique presentation style and her sessions reflect her passion for student-directed learning. Expect to get your laptop out

and try new things - her hero is Miss Frizzle, "Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!"

ELMLE thanks the committee member schools’ for their participation on the Steering

Committee. If your school is interested in joining the committee, please contact a member for further details.

Speakers

http://www.isa.nl/

http://ecisitcommittee.edublogs.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lClU4gelhVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lClU4gelhVI


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Conference registration (check in) will take place in the Crowne Plaza Fira Lobby, near the coat-check room. Stop by the ELMLE table to receive your registration materials or if you have any questions.

If you are participating in a pre-conference event, we strongly recommend you register on Wednesday evening if at all possible. Waiting until the last minute causes an unusually long line at the registration table, and we do not want anyone to miss out on their pre-conference because of this.

Registration times are as follows:

Wednesday January 27 15:30 - 18:30 Thursday January 28 07:00 - 08:30 Thursday January 28 16:00 - 19:00 Friday January 29 07:00 - 10:30

ELMLE committee members can be identified by the Maroon ribbon on their name badge. Red ribbons on name tags identify local attendees who will be happy to share their local knowledge of where to eat, what to do, and how to get to places. Have questions during the Conference? Stop by the Jade conference room on the lower floor or the ELMLE table near the coat-check room to speak with a Steering Committee member. Wi-Fi Code during the Conference: For your convenience, the committee has arranged for free Wi-Fi access to all participants.

Userid: elmle2016

Password: wifielmle

Looking forward to taking a break during the conference? Participants staying at the Crowne Plaza Fira will have access to the hotel gym facilities. Unfortunately, due to maintenance work the spa and pool will not be avalaible.


ELMLE Over the Three Decades

2016 - Barcelona 2006 - Copenhagen 1996 - Amsterdam 2015 - Warsaw 2005 - Warsaw 1995 - Stockholm 2014 - Berlin 2004 - Barcelona 1994 - Frankfurt 2013 - Rome 2003 - Rome 1993 - Zurich 2012 - Prague 2002 - Stockholm 1992 - Zurich 2011 - Amsterdam 2001 - Budapest 1991 - Frankfurt 2010 - Budapest 2000 - London 1990 - Brussels 2009 - Paris 1999 - Lisbon 1989 - Brussels 2008 - Vienna 1998 - Prague 1988 - Brussels 2007 - Zurich 1997 - Vienna 1987 - Brussels

Sessions at a Glance: Thursday

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Participants have pre-registered for pre-conference sessions. These numbers have been confirmed with speakers, bus companies, and caterers. Delegates are asked to attend only their registered and confirmed session. Lunch is included for all pre-conference sessions. 7:00 – 8:30 Conference Registration – Lobby, near coat-check room

Off - Site Pre-conference Sessions 10:00 – 16:30 Modernisma in Barcelona – Montse Rodòn (Meet in the Coral room for session overview, followed by 10:30 departure)

9:00 – 17:00 Spanish Civil War Sites in Barcelona – Trudi van der Tak (Meet in the Cristal room for session overview, followed by coffee and then

departure) 8:45 – 17:00 Cultural Walking Tour of Barcelona –

Florence Verniolle & José Antonio Femenía (Meet in the Crowne Plaza Lobby) All other pre-conferences are at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

09:00 – 10:30 Pre-Conference, Session 1 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 – 12:00 Pre-Conference, Session 2 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 13:30 Pre-Conference, Session 3 13:30 – 13:45 Coffee Break 13:45 – 15:30 Pre-Conference, Session 4

Room Title Presenter

Rossini 1 Differentiating Instruction in the Middle Grades: Explore the

Possibilities

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Rossini 2 MakingThinking Visible Seminar: Creating Classrooms

Where Student Thinking is Visible, has Value, and Shapes

the Story of Learning for Our Middle Schoolers

Mark Church

Vivaldi 1 You Can’t Lead from an Office: Being a Visible Leader

Annelies Hoogland & Bern Nicholls

Vivaldi 2 Harnessing the Power of Google Drive In and Out of the

Classroom

Sarah Woods

Diamont Best Practices for Teaching Sexuality & Relationships Ed.

Elizabeth Schroeder

Thursday – January 28, 2016

Sessions at a Glance: Friday

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7:00 – 8:30 Conference Registration – Lobby, near coat-check room 8:45 - 10:00 Session 1: Welcome & Musical Performance by ASB Students Verdi Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Schroeder

Sexting Scrutinized: Should We Really be Worried about Middle Schoolers?

10:00 – 10:30 Vendor Visits and Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:15 Session 2 (45 minute sessions)

Room Location Title Presenter Target

Audience

Verdi Beyond the Binary: Transgender 201

Elizabeth Schroeder All

Rossini 1 Using Google Docs to Provide Collaborative

Feedback & Assessment

Sarah Woods All

Rossini 2 Developing Essential Questions with Student Input

Trudi van der Tak All

Vivaldi 1 MINDSET: Learning to Fulfill Our Potential (Part 1)

Bern Nicholls & Annelies Hoogland

All

11:20 – 12:00 Session 3: Job Alike (40 minutes)

Room Location Title Facilitator

Verdi Job Alike: Language Arts/English

Lauren Freer [email protected]

Verdi Job Alike: Mathematics

James Coyle [email protected]

Verdi Job Alike: PE Laia Solé [email protected]

Rossini 1 Job Alike: Counseling Cristina Alcoz [email protected]

Rossini 1 Job Alike: Arts Ana Martinez [email protected]

Rossini 2

Job Alike: Science

Matt Pray [email protected]

Friday – January 29, 2016

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Vivaldi 1 Job Alike: Social Studies/Humanities

Andras Valezy & Suzanne Herbert [email protected]

Vivaldi 2 Job Alike: World Languages

Montse Rodon [email protected]

Cristal Job Alike: ICT, Library Katie Steen [email protected]

Coral Job Alike: EAL, Learning Support

Lindsay McBride & Becky Donnino [email protected]

Diamant Job Alike: Leadership Sarah Ellyson [email protected]

12:05 – 12:50 Lunch A (Crowne Plaza Restaurant) (OR) Session 4A

(45 minute sessions) Please choose a session or enjoy your lunch.

Room

Location Title Presenter Target Audience

Verdi Fantastic Four for Learning: Purpose, Acquisition,

Application, & Transfer

Peter Coombs All

Rossini 1 Mindfulness…So Now What Cristina Alcoz & Yasmine Hashmi

All

Vivaldi 1 MINDSET: Learning to Fulfill Our Potential (Part 2)

Bern Nicholls & Annelies Hoogland

All

Cristal eSafety for Everyone Alexandra Read All 12:50 – 13:35 Lunch B (Crowne Plaza Restaurant) (OR) Session 4B


Room


Rossini 2 Team Building with Theater Games David Stein All

Vivaldi 2 Breaking News: Broadcast Media for Middle School

Brianna Gray & Alexandra Read

All

Cristal Student Feedback: Promoting Growth Mindset

Kirsty Panza All

Diamant Pi in the Sky: Using Rich Tasks to Appropriately

Challenge Every Learner

Catherine Dick Math







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13:45 – 14:30 Session 5 (45 minute sessions)


Audience

Verdi Harnessing the Power of Forms & Sheets

Sarah Woods All

Rossini 1 Student Designed & Led Field Trips

Mary Carley, Deborah Rahlenbeck

& Valerie Jackson

All

Rossini 2 Making the Most of your Learning Management System

Kathleen Ralf All

Vivaldi 1 Discussions on Democracy Carine Gibert SS, Humanities

Vivaldi 2 Self – Harm: A Search for Life & Understanding through Pain

Matthew Armstrong All

Cristal Active Learning Strategies to Manage Student Energy Levels

Keith Oxley & Katharine Whiteman

All

Coral Starting the First LEGO League at Your School

Debbie Morris Math, Science, IT

Diamant School Gardens: Growing Kids & Communities

Brynna Vogt & Charlotte Knappe

Science



Audience

Verdi Moving Beyond Lecture: Embracing Experiential Learning


Rossini 1 Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of

Thinking in the Classroom

Mark Church All

Rossini 2 Closed Doors? Refugees Yesterday & Today

Trudi van der Tak All

Vivaldi 1 Building Student Ownership Through

Service Learning Field Trips

Mourad Abdennebi, Celeste Ansley,

Lauren Heil & Aimee Meditz

All

Vivaldi 2 What’s the “Big Idea”? Conceptual Teaching & Learning

in the Middle Level Classroom

Elizabeth Swanson & Patricia Deo

All

Cristal Faculty Evaluation: Turning 360 Duncan Pringle All


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Coral Digital Notebooks: Learning to Write with World Languages

Gabriela Jimenez World Languages

Diamant The Art in Science and the Science in the Art

Nancy Ruppert All

16:10 – 16:40 Vendor Visits and Coffee Break 16:45 – 17:45 Session 7: Keynote Speaker: Sarah Woods Verdi I Want a Do Over! 19:00 Tapalooza: Join Ignasi, Aman and Manuel for a night of drinks and

tapas on the streets of Barcelona. Meet in the Crowne Plaza Lobby – Dinner will not be provided.

American School of Barcelona

Art Exhibition Please take some time while at the ELMLE Conference to admire the artwork on display by the American School of Barcelona Middle School. Art is perhaps humanity’s most universal language; it encompasses all forms of communication to express a variety of viewpoints, ideas and feelings. Everyone will learn something important from the Visual Arts program that will be a true value for life. A special thank you to teachers Ana Martinez and Lynda Johnson for organizing the exhibition of ASB student work.

Photo Contest! On Facebook? Want a chance to win a free registration to next year's conference? Join the ELMLE Group and post your photos from ELMLE Barcelona! The photo with the most ‘Likes’ will receive a free registration for ELMLE 2017. The person who posts the most photos will receive a free pre-conference at next year's conference.

Good luck!

Session Descriptions: Friday

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8:45 - 10:00 Session 1 Welcome & Musical Performance by ASB Students Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Schroeder Verdi Sexting Scrutinized: Should We Really be Worried about Middle Schoolers?

There’s nothing like a story about a new trend among middle schoolers, especially when it has to do with sex and sexuality! But when are these trends really trends, and when are they hyperbole stirred up by the media? Join Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder to learn what we know about sexting – whether we should be worried – and what, if anything, we can do about it.

10:00 – 10:30 Vendor Visits Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:15 Session 2 Verdi Elizabeth Schroeder Beyond the Binary: Transgender 201 Did you attend last year’s workshop on transgender 101? This year’s workshop will dial it up a bit more to talk about other school climate issues that can make for a safe, inclusive learning environment for people of all genders. People at the 101 level are also welcome, but the assumption will be made that attendees have a basic understanding of transgender terminology and issues.

Rossini 1 Sarah Woods Using Google Docs to Provide Collaborative Feedback & Assessment Turn writing into an interactive process involving self-assessment, peer-assessment and ongoing teacher

feedback. Bring a device and we’ll do some project-based learning using the Google docs comment feature to transform a flat writing/ spreadsheet/ presentation/ drawing exercise into an interactive and collaborative activity! If you’re bringing a laptop, please make sure you’ve installed Chrome. If you have a tablet or a smartphone, you’ll want to load Google drive and docs apps. Rossini 2 Trudi van der Tak Developing Essential Questions with Student Input Have you ever wondered why teachers often spend time and energy to develop goals or essential questions for each unit of study but do not always share them with students? In this interactive session you will experience developing essential questions from a student perspective with teacher guidance, a process that gives students input and ownership of units of study and a sense of where the learning in any given unit will be taking them. Although the model will be for a social studies topic, this method can be used in any subject area. Vivaldi 1 Bern Nicholls & Annelies Hoogland MINDSET: Learning to Fulfill Our Potential (Part 1) How does our mindset influence our notions of success and failure? Can our mindset determine our future potential? Professor Carol Dweck’s thirty years of extensive research reveals how a simple idea about the brain, based on the science of neuroplasticity, can nurture the resilience and foster learning that is the basis of accomplishment in every aspect of life. Understanding how mindsets influence students’ learning and their beliefs about success is the reason why schools across

Friday – January 29th, 2016 Session Descriptions


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the world are taking notice of Dweck’s research findings...mindsets do make a difference to learning! In this workshop we will explore the key characteristics that constitute the fixed and growth mindset, alongside an examination of the beliefs that inform each mindset, how they influence understandings of success and failure and impact on learning. With a specific focus on language we will uncover how you can apply the power of growth mindset language with your middle school students. 11:20 – 12:00 Session 3 Job Alike Sessions Verdi Social Studies/Humanities Verdi Physical Education Verdi Mathematics Rossini 1 Counselling Rossini 1 Art Rossini 2 Science Vivaldi 1 Language Arts/English Vivaldi 2 World Languages Cristal ICT/Media/Library Coral EAL/LRC Diamant Leadership 12:05 – 12:50 Lunch A (OR) Session 4A Please choose a session or enjoy your lunch. Verdi Peter Coombs Fantastic Four for Learning: Purpose, Acquisition, Application, & Transfer When planning lessons, there are four questions that we should always be asking ourselves:

1. Am I making the learning purposeful for my students?

2. How will the students acquire the knowledge and skills I want them to learn?

3. Do I provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned?

4. Are there opportunities for students to display mastery by transferring what they have learned into a variety of different settings?

In this session we will investigate each of these questions and discuss how they can be applied in every classroom.

Rossini 1 Cristina Alcoz & Yasmine Hashmi Mindfulness…So Now What In this session we will go beyond the definition of mindfulness, and explore the impact on our learning community. We will explore guidance among educators with the common objective of enhancing education. Participants will explore the concept of guidance integrated with the non-judgmental approach of mindfulness. We all have what it takes, so what are the strategies we need to help each other?

Vivaldi 1 Bern Nicholls & Annelies Hoogland MINDSET: Learning to Fulfill Our Potential (Part 2) This is a continuation from Part 1. Please see the description in Session 2 of the program. If you were unable to attend Part 1, you are still welcome to attend Part 2. Cristal Alexandra Read eSafety for Everyone This session will start with a general overview of various elements of eSafety including social media, digital footprints, cyber bullying, sexting, Internet security, child safety, curriculum integration, legislation and compliance.

Attendees will be introduced to methods that will assess the current standing of their organization on the eSafety continuum and identify the next steps that need to be taken to further develop their eSafety policy and processes. The session will explain how to identify key members and prepare agendas for a school-wide eSafety committee and present tools that can be used for planning an annual event to raise


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awareness about the importance of eSafety for all stakeholders.

12:50 – 13:35 Lunch B (OR) Session 4B Please choose a session or enjoy your lunch. Rossini 2 David Stein Team Building with Theater Games In this fun and engaging "playshop" participants will learn about how theater games can be used across the curriculum with virtually any age group to "break the ice", promote teamwork, encourage participation and teach attentive listening, sharing and empathy. We will spend the session "playing" a variety of games that every participant can take back to their classes for immediate use. Join us for this engaging and interactive playshop!

Vivaldi 2 Alexandra Read & Brianna Gray Breaking News: Broadcasting Media for Middle School This session will introduce Broadcast Media as an enrichment course designed to integrate visual/performing arts, technology, and community awareness. Session attendees will learn about the development and benefits of a Broadcast Media programme and will receive specific information on building a Broadcast Media curriculum in their schools.

Broadcast Media provides an opportunity for students to create a weekly TV programme, aired school-wide. Led by a student production team, students design, script, film, and edit a cohesive show highlighting school/community events as part of a course or extracurricular club. Student ownership of the programme cultivates strengthened community awareness, and a wide range of technology provides “real life” IT experiences integrated into the curriculum. The innovative environment provides opportunities for students to explore their own areas of interest, using any number of a variety of technologies available to them.

Coral Kirsty Panza Student Feedback: Promoting Growth Mindset Designing transparent units of work which provide students with effective feedback is the most influential way to improve their motivation to learn and promote self-efficacy. This workshop will allow those using Standards Based Grading systems to discuss what makes feedback effective and explore a research-based model that promotes student self-regulation when understanding, recording and reflecting on their next steps in learning.

Diamant Catherine Dick Pi in the Sky: Using Rich Tasks to Appropriately Challenge Every Learner We’ve all experienced the all-too-common dilemma: in a class of diverse learners, tasks that are too easy for some learners are too hard for others. In this session, we will explore how the use of rich mathematical tasks can foster inquiry and communication skills, uncover mathematical misconceptions, deepen conceptual understanding, develop persistence, and engage and appropriately challenge all students. We’ll look at how this form of differentiation promotes a collaborative environment, values multiple solution paths, and increases the likelihood of meeting individual needs. Discussion on the advantages and challenges associated with rich tasks will be welcomed. If you have rich tasks worth sharing, please email them to me ahead of time ([email protected]) and I will make them available to all participants.

13:45 – 14:30 Session 5 Verdi Sarah Woods Harnessing the Power of Forms & Spreadsheets Collecting data but struggling with spreadsheets? We’ll make some quizzes and surveys and then play with the resulting data. You’ll learn about Google Add-ons like power tools and play with maps. This session is best done with a



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laptop with Chrome installed. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, we can find you a buddy in the room to learn with!

Rossini 1 Mary Carley, Deborah Rahlenbeck & Valerie Jackson Student Designed & Led Field Trips Why not turn it over to the students? In this session, members of the sixth grade team at the American School of Paris will share their experiences with implementing field trips that are designed and led by the students themselves. Teachers will discuss their team's sometimes bumpy road to developing trips that, while centered around essential questions based in the curriculum, allow for student choice and ownership in their learning outside the classroom. The session will include time for attendees to consider how they might implement student led field trips in their own schools.

Rossini 2 Kathleen Ralf Making the Most of Your Learning Management System Most schools currently use some sort of Learning Management System for teachers to use to communicate information to students and parents. PowerSchool, Haiku, Edmodo, and Veracross are just a few being used by our participants. Have you ever wondered if you could use this system to increase your students' engagement in class? Do you have a great tip to share on how you currently use your LMS? Then come to this fast-paced 45 minute workshop.

Vivaldi 1 Carine Gibert Discussions on Democracy In this workshop, participants will contribute to discussions on how teaching history and geopolitics can be used to promote global citizenship. Approximately half of the allotted time will include the speaker sharing her experience on framing a history curriculum that uses identity and global citizenship as a common thread. The curriculum seeks to: define global citizenship, reflect on the balance between

rights and responsibilities in both past as well as current systems of governance, and finally, assess whether the newly arrived ‘members’ or the long ensconced ‘members’ have had to compromise their core values in order to integrate.

The second part of the session will be a simulation of lessons that model class strategies which have successfully facilitated meaningful dialogues about integration, and democracy. Participants will learn about the speaker’s choice of content, instructional activities, student reflections, and the technology platforms that can support the curriculum.

Vivaldi 2 Matthew Armstrong Self-Harm: A Search for Life & Understanding Through Pain This session is aimed at helping teachers/ admin/ counselors better understand the thought process and intent behind adolescent self-harm behaviors. Self-harm, especially amongst the adolescent population, is a complex behavior that involves physical and mental aspects. This session will help educators better understand the intricate relationship between the physical manifestations and the emotional motivations of such actions. By understanding the emotional state; a convoluted grouping of factors such as chemical imbalance and weak familial relationships, session attendees will have a better grasp on effective strategies to understand and possibly minimize the risk and danger adolescents face.

Cristal Keith Oxley & Katharine Whiteman Active Learning Strategies to Manage Student Energy Levels In this session we will explore techniques, tried and tested in our school, of active teaching and learning in the classroom. They can help harness the energy of Middle School students. These simple yet practical, effective, and easy to utilize strategies, will help use student energy in a positive and constructive way. Be prepared to try some out with us also! We will share


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tips on how to actively start, summarize and revise topics within your lesson. These can be used across a range of subjects. The session will consist of us sharing our strategies and of course trying them out together!

Coral Debbie Morris Starting the First LEGO League Team at Your School In this workshop, attendees will learn about the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) experience. In particular the session will focus on First LEGO League. This program engages children in playful and meaningful learning while helping them discover the fun in science and technology through the use of robotics. Starting from the planning and preparation steps, attendees will learn all about the registration process, details for purchasing required materials, and selecting children to compete on a team. The end result is to participate in regional and global competitions thus opening the doors to global careers in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics!

Diamant Brynna Vogt & Charlotte Knappe School Gardens: Growing Kids & Communities "I planted the seeds, harvested the wheat, ground the wheat, and baked the bread!"

Unlike the Little Red Hen, you do not need to take on building a school garden on your own. Come discuss what it takes to develop a garden, from laying the groundwork, finding and designing your space, budgeting for the start and continued upkeep, breaking ground, and eventually harvesting and eating from the garden! A school garden can be a great multidisciplinary outdoor classroom, and builds connections within a school community. Challenges and how to overcome them will be addressed, along with garden lessons and activities. We will end with a chance to brainstorm your own garden process.

14:40 – 16:10 Session 6

Verdi Elizabeth Schroeder Moving Beyond Lecture: Embracing Experiential Learning Oftentimes, teachers use activities in their classes in an effort to create experiential learning environments. But the activity is not where the learning comes from! Find out how to make sure activities achieve learning objectives during this interactive workshop. (Note: While this workshop will use sexuality-related examples, the skills taught can apply to a range of topic areas that apply critical thinking skills). Rossini 1 Mark Church Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of Thinking in the Classroom In Making Thinking Visible, thinking routines are used regularly to help make students’ thinking visible and as a tool for deepening students’ understanding. However, the real power of thinking routines comes from using them to establish patterns of thinking in the classroom. How do teachers move beyond the use of routines as good activities to their establishment as patterns of thinking? What do classrooms look like when such patterns take hold? In this interactive presentation, participants will have a chance to learn how teachers are working with thinking routines to transform the classrooms into cultures of thinking.

Rossini 2 Trudi van der Tak Closed Doors? Refugees Yesterday & Today

How do we respond to refugees both past and present? In hindsight, we can make judgments on what could have or should have been done, but what about today? We only need to turn on the news to see the thousands of boat refugees risking their lives to enter the European Union on a daily basis. How can we help our students understand the dilemmas people face, both today and in the past, when they leave their homes and the dilemmas countries face when responding to these crises? This workshop will take you through the


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scope and sequence of Facing History and Ourselves, modeling a variety of methods and thinking routines that you can use to address this or other similar issues in your classroom. The routines can be adapted to various social studies and civics topics. refugee: a person who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted ...outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or…unwilling to..return..."

- 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (excerpt)

Vivaldi 1 Mourad Abdennebi, Celeste Ansley, Lauren Heil, & Aimee Meditz Building Student Ownership Through Service Learning Field Trips In this workshop, the presenters will discuss a case study of a service learning project that has evolved to become more focused on student ownership. This case study will include the reasons behind an overhaul of our previous field trips to this new model and it will review the successes and areas for improvement from this first pilot year. Presenters will review the research supporting the importance of student owned and designed learning particularly as it relates to field trips and service learning. Presenters will also provide a skeleton to facilitate teacher support of a student developed field trip or service learning project that can be adapted to their school’s unique program needs.

Vivaldi 2 Elizabeth Swanson & Patricia Deo What’s the “Big Idea”? Conceptual Teaching & Learning in Middle Level Classroom This session will explore how to put "big ideas" at the heart of daily classroom learning. Universal concepts offer students and teachers powerful, organizing “big ideas” with which to frame understanding and direct learning. They allow for students and teachers to make connections within and across subject areas and help facilitate deeper and more meaningful learning. How

can we strategically choose “big ideas” that will be an integral part of teaching and learning? How might conceptual teaching and learning actually look and sound day to day in a middle level classroom? How can “big ideas” provide a foundation for students to inquire into disciplinary knowledge? Through this interactive presentation, we will explore classroom strategies, practices, and ideas for explicit and implicit inclusion of universal concepts into the daily life of a middle level classroom.

Cristal Duncan Pringle Faculty Evaluation: Turning 360 A large body of research shows that the biggest impact on student learning is the quality of instruction. Yet, research also shows that systematic efforts to improve instruction have often been ineffective.

Administrators and teachers are invited to participate in this hands-on, most fundamental of discussions around how best to develop and implement a faculty-wide growth mind-set in order to best help our students to succeed in their learning journey.

I will demonstrate through practical examples and case studies how ongoing, individualized professional growth for all faculty is within reach. With the implementation of a few simple steps, excellence in the classroom can be brought forth, and all teachers can benefit from one another's expertise. It will be welcomed by a critical mass of teachers and ultimately your whole school learning community stands to benefit.

Coral Gabriela Jimenez Digital Notebooks: Learning to Write with World Languages This workshop will explore how teachers can integrate writing workshop into a WL class using digital notebooks. In this workshop, I will share my journey of building tools and strategies for teaching writing in a World Language class. Building on what students already know about writing, I have adapted writing workshop to


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use in a WL class. I have used Google apps and other digital tools to support students in every step of the writing process, and to provide formative feedback which can help move writers forward. Diamant Nancy Ruppert The Art in the Science and the Science in the Art Is it possible to explore content through art? This session explores three types of projects (culture, content, and interests) that have been created in order to give middle school students the opportunity to engage in art as they develop deeper understanding of mathematics and science. By allowing students to examine culture, content, and interests through the lens of art, this session suggests that, experiencing and examining the connection, student motivation and knowledge of connections in and around their worlds will be enhanced. Projects and rubrics will be shared.

16:10 – 16:40 Vendor Visits Coffee Break 16:45 – 17:45 Session 7 Keynote Speaker Sarah Woods Verdi

I Want a Do Over!

We need to learn to play with failure and experience it as a learning process. We’ll explore what technology can do to create an environment where failure isn’t just an option, it’s part of the process. We’ll eliminate formative and summative assessment and replace them with iterative assessment by creating an agile learning environment where feedback is constant, is received from a variety of sources, and learning is inevitable!

19:00 Tapalooza Join Ignasi, Aman and Manuel for a night

of drinks and tapas on the streets of Barcelona!

Meet in the Crowne Plaza Lobby Dinner will not be provided.

10 Facts you Might Not Know about Barcelona!

1. It’s founding origins are still in dispute 2. Barcelona is considered the “best

beach city” in the world by National Geographic, but their beaches weren’t used for leisure until 1992

3. Bacelona is to thank for World Book Day

4. La Rambla is not one street but 5 5. It’s Europe’s largest metropolis on the

Mediterranean coast 6. It’s the first city to win a RIBA – Royal

Gold Medal for its architecture 7. Sant Jordi’s Day is the Catalan

Valentine’s Day 8. Flamenco is not well known in

Barcelona 9. The hallmark grid pattern of the city

came from a revolutionary utopian master plan

10. The Sagrada Familia will take longer to build than the Great Pyramids

Source: www.globotreks.com & www.aparttime.com

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http://www.aparttime.com/

Sessions at a Glance: Saturday

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8:15 – 8:45 Session 8: Affiliate General Meeting: All are welcome! Vivaldi 2 9:00 - 10:00 Session 9: Opening and Keynote Speaker: Carol Ann Tomlinson Verdi Listen to what the Kids Say: Learning from the Students we Teach 10:00 – 10:30 Vendor Visits and Coffee Break 10:30 – 12:00 Session 10 (90 minute sessions)


Audience

Verdi Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of

Thinking in the Classroom

Mark Church All

Rossini 1 Gamify Your Learning Sarah Woods All

Rossini 2 Eliminate the Mystery: Using Standards to Making the Learning Process Transparent

Peter Coombs All

Vivaldi 1 BRAIN IN MIND LEARNING: Messages from Neuroscience

Annelise Hoogland & Bern Nicholls

All

Vivaldi 2 Exploring Exploratories Phil Keech & Phil Moran

All

Cristal Science Olympiad: A Hands on Approach to Engineering Design

Sarah Upstill & Matt Pray

Science

Coral Making Math Everyone’s Favorite Subject

Tifin Calcagni Math

Diamant Igniting Inquiry & Creativity in a Standards Based School

Andras Valezy & Suzanne Herbert

All

12:05 – 12:50 Lunch A (Crowne Plaza Restaurant) (OR) Session 11A



Audience

Verdi Still Waiting for an Answer: What about the Boys?


Rossini 1 Getting Started with Differentiation: Six Important Guidelines

Carol Ann Tomlinson All

Saturday – January 30th, 2016


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Vivaldi 1 Writing to Learn Maria Mascia & Giovanni Piccolo

All

Cristal Improve Language Learning with the Help of Tablets

Tiemo Duarte All

12:50 – 13:35 Lunch B (Crowne Plaza Restaurant) (OR) Session 11B


Room


Rossini 1 The Role of Formative Assessment in a Differentiated Classroom


Rossini 2 Rigor in the Math Classroom Michael Agliata & Diane Molenaar

All

Vivaldi 2 Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom

William Randall & Matthew Armstrong

All

Diamant Transforming Lives, Transforming World.

JNRC Artisans All



Audience

Verdi Beyond Thinking Routines: Examining Opportunities that Promote Powerful Thinking

Mark Church All

Rossini 1 Some Instructional Strategies for Differentiating in the Middle Grades


Rossini 2 Debate is Great! Michael Hennessy All

Vivaldi 1 Simple Classroom Hacks XL Robin Neal All

Vivaldi 2 The Mathematics Investigation Centre: A Tool for Differentiation in

the Mathematics Classroom

Katherine Deutsch Math

Cristal Music as Culture Bronwyn Evans All

Coral Knock Down the Classroom Walls with Blended Learning

Katie Steen All

Diamant Fostering the Teenage Journey Melissa Gamette All


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15:15 – 16:00 Vendor Visits and Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:00 Session 13: Keynote Speaker: Mark Church Verdi Planned, Primed and Pressed: Exploring Thinking Opportunities in Our

Middle School 19:00 – 22:00 ELMLE Saturday Night Party @ the Elephant Lounge!

Thank you for your participation!

See you in Vienna 2017!

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8:15 – 8:45 Session 8 Vivaldi 2 Affiliate General Meeting – All are welcome! 9:00 - 10:00 Session 9 Opening Keynote Speaker Carol Ann Tomlinson Verdi

Listen to what the Kids Say: Learning from the Students we Teach

When we’re at our best as teachers, we learn far more from our students than they learn from us. We may teach our students to read beyond the words in a text, to think beyond the numbers in math, or to see behind the images in art. But they teach us to understand ourselves more fully than we had imagined possible—and to understand them in ways more powerful than is possible from reading about or studying adolescent development. Join me to explore some stories and words from middle school students and the profound lessons in the stories and words for all of us who care deeply about the young people we teach.

10:00 – 10:30 Vendor Visits Coffee Break 10:30 – 12:00 Session 10 Verdi Mark Church Thinking Routines: Establishing Patterns of Thinking in the Classroom In Making Thinking Visible, thinking routines are used regularly to help make students’ thinking visible and as a tool for deepening students’ understanding. However, the real power of thinking routines comes from using them to establish patterns of thinking in the classroom. How do teachers move beyond

the use of routines as good activities to their establishment as patterns of thinking? What do classrooms look like when such patterns take hold? In this interactive presentation, participants will have a chance to learn how teachers are working with thinking routines to transform their classrooms into cultures of thinking. Rossini 1 Sarah Woods Gamify Your Learning We’re going to make games that turn learning into play! We’ll follow the design cycle to explore some of the different game-creation options and then we’ll make an app using MIT’s App Inventor or scratch. You’ll learn things like computational and design thinking while reflecting on how your own curriculum could be turned into play. You’ll want to make sure you’ll have access to your curriculum during the session so the time you spend will be on a project that you’ll be able to take back and use in the classroom. You really need a laptop to get the most out of this session, unless you want to bring maker supplies like cardboard, tape, and markers instead - which is definitely allowed. Rossini 2 Pater Coombs Eliminating the Mystery : Using Standards to Making the Learning Process Transparent Learning should never be a mystery for students. As educators we need to ensure that we are transparent in communicating with our students about what they are doing well, their areas for growth, and ways to achieve this growth in each of their subjects. Assessing and reporting on Standards is a way of eliminating the mystery and providing students with the individualized, ongoing feedback they need to really understand their learning. In this session we will look at key features of

Saturday – January 30th, 2016 Session Descriptions


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Standards-Based Assessment and Reporting and work in groups to discover ways in which this model can be implemented in an individual classroom. Vivaldi 1 Annelies Hoogland & Bern Nicholls BRIAN IN MIND LEARNING: Messages from Neuroscience How can we make sense of the volumes of research on the brain? Will this research have any impact on our teaching and students’ learning? How can the messages from neuroscience be practically applied to our classrooms? This workshop will explore some of the more reliable findings from neuroscience in relation to how the brain actually thinks and learns. Together we will examine the main reasons why we need to be educating with the brain in mind, through an exploration of six key research findings that have the greatest impact on learning (Hattie and Yates, 2014). Furthermore, we will uncover the implications of Kahneman’s (2011) research on fast and slow thinking and how it influences not only how we think and learn but also how we respond to everyday life situations. Step inside this session to interactively explore the science of how we all learn! Vivaldi 2 Phil Keech & Phil Moran Exploring Exploratories Inspired by the general conference theme of "Explore", this session takes a look back at how a group of dedicated middle school teachers worked together to evaluate, consolidate, refine and enhance Exploratory Activities for middle schoolers at the International School of Luxembourg. We will share details about the collaborative process we used, outline some of the main challenges that we faced and the solutions we came up with. In using our experience as a case study to generate collaborative conversations amongst those in attendance, we aim to encourage colleagues to look again at their

own exploratory programme and identify possible opportunities for growth. The “Take Away” from this session should be a deeper understanding of the exploratory programme in your own school and an idea of what other schools in the ELMLE family offer. In addition to this, we hope that you will come away with a clearer perspective on the way forward for you and your school in terms of these three key questions: Is your exploratory programme tightly coupled to the guiding philosophy and general principles of the school? Is your exploratory programme deeply embedded in the framework of the school day? Does your exploratory programme maximize teacher engagement and student choice? We hope you can come along and be part of the conversation. Cristal Sarah Upstill & Matt Pray Science Olympiad: A Hands on Approach to Engineering Design Every year students all over the world compete in the Science Olympiad, an international engineering competition. Students practice the Engineering Design Process (which directly connects to the NGSS engineering standard) through hands on design challenge: build a helicopter, car, glider, aquifer, robot, catapult, or Rube Goldberg machine. The students research, generate ideas, select models, build and constantly refine and rebuild (and write it all down!). In this session, we will guide you through setting up, managing, and running the Science Olympiad at your school. We will provide information, a sample calendar and lessons, rubrics, quizzes, exemplar student work, guidelines and sample final reports, and other resources to guide you through the Science Olympiad. Coral Tifin Calcagni Making Math Everyone’s Favorite Subject We’ve all been told that children enter the world curious, and this curiosity is often


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driven out of them through their schooling. This statement is especially true in mathematics. In this workshop you will learn how to reinvigorate your students’ curiosity, problem solving, and satisfaction with the western world’s most hated subject, while also increasing your students’ understanding of concepts, problem-solving ability, and test scores. Diamant Andras Valezy & Suzanne Herbert Igniting Inquiry & Creativity in a Standards Based School The workshop will give participants the opportunity to share what they perceive to be challenges related to developing or maintaining a focus on creativity and inquiry in a standards-based school. The participants will then be guided through an activity whereby they identify key learning goals and vocabulary from a set of standards and use them to develop a differentiated learning activity, which promotes inquiry and creativity. Throughout the activity the presenters will demonstrate practical strategies for administrators to help them ignite and foster inquiry and creativity in context of the standards. The workshop will also tie in how best to utilize MAP resources in this process.

12:05 – 12:50 Lunch A (OR) Session 11A Please choose a session or enjoy your lunch. Verdi Elizabeth Schroeder Still Waiting for an Answer: What about the Boys? The messages of masculinity that are inculcated in boys, starting from the earliest ages, create young men who are more ready to communicate through anger and physical violence than by using words. This workshop, honing in on the intersections between gender role expectations of boys and their sexual health and decisions, will provide current data and classroom management

suggestions that are relevant to educators of any topic who work with boys. Rossini 1 Carol Ann Tomlinson Getting Started with Differentiation: Six Important Guidelines While most teachers make some instructional adjustments in their instruction to accommodate students’ learning differences, setting out to create a truly differentiated classroom is more complex challenge—and also opens possibilities for increasingly dynamic teaching and learning. In this session, we’ll explore six key guidelines to support teacher success in implementing differentiation. The guidelines include understanding ourselves as teachers, talking with students about differentiation, developing clarity about essential learning, planning instructional time to include both whole-class and individual or small group needs, and establishing classroom routines that support attention to learner variance. Vivaldi 1 Maria Mascia & Giovanni Piccolo Writing to Learn Are your Middle School students simply learning to write, or are they writing to learn? Writing can be a window into the thoughts of students; it transcends disciplines as a meaningful communicative and assessment tool. What are the implications of teaching writing to a generation of 21st century digital communicators? Technology can enhance opportunities for students to improve their writing. Teachers will learn how to use digital tools (Google drive editing/suggesting, Google add-ons, digital rubrics) in order to increase quality and quantity of student writing. All teachers are encouraged to share best practices, including traditional and modern techniques of teaching writing to Middle School students. Discussions will address these issues and more. Math, Science, and “left-brained” teachers are invited to participate.


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Cristal Tiemo Duarte Improve Language Learning with the Help of Tablets Do iPads and tablets improve the learning experience in the classroom? I believe that they do! Tablets may increase student motivation and their speaking, writing and audio-visual skills because these devices open up many more learning possibilities than a simple textbook could offer - and tablets can make learning fun! In this hands-on workshop I present apps and activities that are student-centered, interactive, promote differentiation and give access to authentic, age-appropriate and up-to-date material. Please bring your iPad or other tablet to this interactive session. 12:50 – 13:35 Lunch B (OR) Session 11B Please choose a session or enjoy your lunch. Rossini 1 Carol Ann Tomlinson The Role of Formative Assessment in a Differentiated Classroom Formative assessment is the compass of daily instructional planning in a differentiated classroom. It is the link between curriculum and instruction and is a powerful tool in helping both teachers and students work more successfully. This session will guide participants in exploring the attributes of effective formative assessment, analyzing examples of teachers using formative assessment, and examining how teachers use formative assessment information to plan next steps in instruction with the goal of helping students move forward from their various points of readiness. Rossini 2 Michael Agliata & Diane Molenaar Rigor in the Math Classroom “We need more rigor in the classroom!” This comment is often made by teachers, parents, and administrators,

but what does it really mean? True rigor is born when lessons are planned to promote three fundamental principles: conceptual, procedural, and applied understandings. This session will explore examples of how each of these understandings can be reached in the math classroom. Various technologies promote conceptual and procedural understandings, including NearPod, Kahoot, and Explain Everything will be discussed. Discussion will also center on technologies promoting student reflection better suited for summative assessment like the creation of Digital Portfolios using Google Docs and student created books using Book Creator. Practical applications promoting applied understanding like participation in the Stock Market Game will also be considered. Vivaldi 2 William Randall & Matthew Armstrong Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom

“We should be teaching the basics of emotional intelligence in schools.” —Daniel

Goleman (2001) Research has shown that students´ emotions within the classroom can have a significant impact on their academics. Emotions play a role in how our students process information and can, in many cases, lead to success or failure. There is a growing body of research that suggests a positive, emotionally safe classroom environment can aid in optimal learning for students. Emotional Intelligence can be bolstered through teaching specific behaviors and skills. This session discusses how learning is encouraged or impaired based on a student’s emotional state, navigates the process of developing emotional intelligence in students, and investigates how safe learning environments can be created by teachers.


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Diamant JNRC Artisans Together Transforming Lives, Transforming World. In addition to producing beautiful handicrafts, the Artisans Together are innovative teachers that educate about the plight of refugees and advocate for peaceful solutions at this unprecedented time of human displacement in Europe and beyond. In 2015, the number of people forced to flee their homes across the world exceeded 50 million for the first time since the Second World War. Nearly 4000 migrants died or were reported missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in the same year. These headlines will come to life through film and narrative that personalizes the challenges, trauma and post-traumatic growth of the refugee experience. The Artisans Together will model approaches, effective practices and dialogue with middle school educators for integrating social justice education and a developmentally appropriate humanitarian response to the refugee crisis into curricula and academic life. The presentation will explore long-term partnerships that inspire and promote peaceful responses and solutions - across boundaries and generations, using beauty and art as integrating concepts for growing and learning - together. Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC) group consists of: Molly Gage, Issaka Maiga, Saho Mohamed, Rakin Feda Muhhamad, Jill Rios, Adama Traore, and Baba Serebara.

13:45 – 15:15 Session 12 Verdi Mark Church Beyond Thinking Routines: Examining Opportunities that Promote Powerful Thinking For a number of years, many teachers have learned about and are making use of thinking routines as they engage students with course content in meaningful ways. However, creating a culture of

thinking is not about instituting a set of practices faithfully; rather, it is an ongoing process of reflecting upon and refining the choices we make as teachers to give more visibility and value to student thinking in order to shape learning. This course is designed for those participants with previous Making Thinking Visible experience who wish to continue their efforts along these lines. Specifically, this session will focus our attention on cultural forces beyond thinking routines -- namely, opportunities.

Rossini 1 Carol Ann Tomlinson Some Instructional Strategies for Differentiating in the Middle Grades It’s as important for teachers to have a broad array of instructional strategies that they use purposefully and strategically as it is for surgeons, builders, or artists to have a broad array of tools. An instructional strategy is a tool to facilitate learning and having the right tool can make a powerful difference in the success of lessons teacher’s craft to support student success. In this session, participants will examine a range of instructional strategies used by middle grades teachers to differentiate instruction—or respond to varied learners’ needs—in a variety of content areas. Some of the approaches introduced are “low prep” strategies, requiring minimal planning time for implementation. Others require a bit more planning but suggest greater impact. Participants should leave the session with ideas about how to use some of the strategies in their own classrooms.

Rossini 2 Michael Hennessy Debate is Great! With so much energy to in burn, getting and keeping middle school students engaged is a major goal of any middle school teacher; but, without a clear connection to standards and a carefully defined purpose for learning, engagement can sometimes devolve into one of the "twin sins" identified by Wiggins-McTighe. Student debate ensures a high degree of engagement along with guaranteeing an equally high level of connection to learning


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goals. Debate helps students develop their information gathering, organizing, thinking, and speaking skills-- some of the most important skills for adapting and succeeding in a 21th century world. A framework for various forms debate will be offered in this workshop that will provide the structure and focus that will help transform this type of engaging classroom activities into powerful and effective learning tools across all subject areas. A multitude of debate styles, types and formats will be shared in an interactive way that will allow teachers to put these strategies to use immediately.

Vivaldi 1 Robin Neals Simple Classroom Hacks XL Simple Classroom Hacks will focus on concrete changes to everyday classroom practices that improve formative feedback and make creative thinking visible. These hacks are low-tech or no-tech. The examples will come from English and Humanities classes, but participants may adapt the ideas to any curriculum. For those who came to last year’s presentation, this year will go in reverse order, beginning with everything that was not covered in Warsaw. There will be some repeat of the topics (but with new insights). Whenever possible, we will learn by doing; this will not simply be a session where you get talked at. Some of the topics we will cover are:

• Formative assessment techniques • “Ban the hands”...alternative ways to

get kids talking to each other • Membean and other vocabulary

acquisition techniques • Simple ways to incorporate movement

into any lesson • Divergent thinking through metaphors • Making a game of research • Best practices from participants

Vivaldi 2 Katherine Deutsch The Mathematics Investigation Centre: A Tool for Differentiation in the Mathematics Classroom Differentiation can seem daunting and many teachers are unsure of how to manage a differentiated classroom. They

like the idea but struggle with implementation. Come and explore a Mathematics Investigation Center (MIC), one practical tool for mathematics differentiation. The purpose of the MIC is to engage highly capable mathematics students in rich mathematical tasks and inquiry-based learning, but it also includes low-floor, high-ceiling tasks and games that are accessible to all students. During this session, participants can try out different activities, learn how to hold students accountable for their work, discuss alternate ways of assessing students whose curriculum has been differentiated or modified, and begin planning for their own MIC.

Cristal Bronwyn Evans Music as Culture This workshop is not only for musicians! I encourage humanities teachers to join as well as anyone interested in cultural identity and the Arts. Using music as the door into cultural understanding, 8th grade students learn about aesthetics common to the music being studied, then synthesize what they've learned into compositions at the end of each unit. They also research a musical culture of their choosing and create an annotated bibliography and presentation. During the workshop, you will be active participants, learning about the gong cycle of Indonesia, vocables of Native American song, or polyrhythm and call & response from Sub-Saharan Africa and African American Cultures. Finally, there will be time for clarification and discussion regarding extensions of this activity through other disciplines.

Coral Katie Steen Knock Down the Classroom Walls with Blended Learning Explore the ways using technology with a blended learning approach can expand the time, space, and resources available to teachers and students. We will explore blended learning models, classroom examples, and specific strategies for increasing collaboration, one-on-one instruction, authentic learning experiences, and quality feedback.


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Participants should bring a lesson or unit they would like to enhance with blended learning. We will spend the first half of the session learning strategies and the second half applying them to your individual lessons. Get the most you can out of the school year by blending your classroom. This session is most applicable for classroom teachers that have regular access to individual classroom devices like iPads or laptops.

Diamant Melissa Gamette Fostering the Teenage Journey Participants will discuss specific situations that young adolescents face, including friendships, current trends in social media, and technology integration in school. In small groups, a few case studies that highlight these common scenarios will be explored and analyzed. Various strategies and outcomes will be mapped out visually in order to understand how we might improve the ways in which we can support students in their self-discovery as a global citizen. 15:15 – 16:00 Vendor Visits Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:00 Session 13 Keynote Speaker Mark Church Verdi

Planned, Primed, and Pressed: Exploring Thinking Opportunities in Our

Middle Schools

As middle school teachers aim to create classroom cultures of thinking, most quickly realize that such a commitment involves much more than implementing a few thinking routines here and

there. Educators we work with throughout the world in Making Thinking Visible projects are asking themselves now more than ever: “Just what kinds of thinking opportunities are on offer for students that serve their learning well while they are in our care, and serves them later – long after they’ve left us?” Highlighting various pictures of practice from the field, this talk will explore teachers’ efforts to plan for thinking opportunities, to be primed for thinking opportunities, and to press for thinking opportunities in efforts to promote the kinds of thinking habits that help our middle school students grow into the explorers we know them to be. 19:00 – 22:00 Closing Gala Elephant Lounge Meet in the Lobby: 18:30

Location: Pau Claris, 92, 08010 Barcelona

How to get there:

Transportation from the hotel to The Elephant Lounge will be via public transport. At registration, you will be given metro a ticket to use on Saturday. Don’t worry about getting lost; guides will be available to help you find your way.

Meet in the hotel lobby at 18:30 and look for a conference attendee with a red or maroon ribbon. Travel time is approximately 30 minutes. You will walk to Plaza España and take the green metro line 3 to the Plaza Catalunya metro stop. It is a short walk from there to party central!

Should you wish to make your own way to The Elephant Lounge click here for a map: Elephant Lounge Area Map

Thank you for your participation! See you in Vienna 2017!

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Thank You to our Teacher Presenters!

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Participants at the ELMLE 2016 Conference have the opportunity to obtain one, two or three semester graduate credits from Buffalo State, State University of New York (SUNY). The

cost of the credit is $90.00 per credit. The course has a new title: EDU 594.

Looking for something to do on Sunday Morning?

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya/National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) The national museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Situated on Montjuïc hill at the end of Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, near Pl Espanya, the museum is especially notable for its outstanding collection of romanesque church paintings, and for Catalan art and design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Location: Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, s/n, 08038 Barcelona, Spain; Metro: España, L3 Tip: Closed on Mondays; Open until 3pm on Sundays. Magic Fountains: Fountains located in front of MNAC. These fountains form a key part of a fantastic light and music show that takes place during certain evenings. Location: Plaza España, in front of MNAC; Metro: España, L3. Montjuïc Montjuïc is a large, broad hill with beautiful views looking over the city. A historic castle is located at the top of Montjuïc, and many museums and gardens line its pathways. Location: Neighborhood of Poble Sec; Metro: Parallel, Poble Sec or España, L3 Tip: Walk up the hill, but if there are other ways to get to the top. Take a Funicular, which runs from Parallel. From the top of the Funicular, take the Cable Car to the castle at the top. Alternatively, take the Cable Car that runs from Barceloneta to the top of Montjuic. This is a more expensive option. Fundació Joan Miró This art museum opened in 1975 in order to display the work of Joan Miró, as well as encourage young contemporary artists as well. Location: Monjuïc Tip: Closed Mondays, Open until 3pm on Sundays.

University Credit

Still here on Sunday . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montju%C3%AFc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avinguda_de_la_Reina_Maria_Cristina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pla%C3%A7a_d%27Espanya,_Barcelona

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catalan_art&action=edit&redlink=1

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Sagrada Familia La Sagrada Familia is one of Gaudí's most famous works in Barcelona. It's a giant Basilica that has been under construction since 1882, and is absolutely worth a visit while you’re here! Location: La Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona; Metro: Sagrada Familia, L5 Tip: Unless you want to risk waiting in a 2 hour-long line, buy your tickets in advance! Casa Mila/La Pedrera Another fantastic creation of Gaudí. Formally called Casa Milà, after the businessman who commissioned it, it is better known as La Pedrera (the Quarry) because of its uneven grey stone facade, which ripples around the corner of Carrer de Provença. Location: Carrer de Provença 261-265, Metro: Diagonal, L3 or L5. Tip: Open every day from 9:00am to 8:00pm. Buy tickets in advance! Casa Batlló Yet another Gaudí masterpiece that recived a redesigned by him in 1904. Location: Passeig de Gràcia, 43, 08007 Barcelona; Metro: Passeig de Gracia, L2, L3, or L4 Tip: Open daily from 9:00am to 9:00pm. Buy tickets in advance! Palau de la Música The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall. It is a true masterpiece, designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Location: C/ Palau de la Música, 4-6; Metro: Urquinaona, L1 or L4. Tip: It is closed on Sundays, open every other day from 9am to 9pm. For guided tours, visit the website for times and tickets. Camp Nou The famous FC Barcelona plays here! You can take a tour of the stadium or try to attend a match. Location: C. Aristides Maillol, 12, Metro: Tram or Bus. Tip: You will need to buy tickets in advance. Barcelona Cathedral The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain Location: Pla de la Seu, s/n; Metro: Jaume I, L4 Tip: Closed on Sundays, Open from 8:00am to 12:30pm, and 5:15pm to 7:30pm every day.

http://partner.city-discovery.com/en/3255/barcelona/PID9120-Skip_the_Line_La_Sagrada_Familia_Cathedral_Tour

http://partner.city-discovery.com/en/3255/barcelona/PID9120-Skip_the_Line_La_Sagrada_Familia_Cathedral_Tour

http://www.palaumusica.cat/en/buy-tickets_38011

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/info-tickets

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Santa Maria del Mar Description: A beautiful 14th century cathedral located in the Ribera district of Barcelona. Location: Plaça de Santa Maria, 1; Metro: Jaume I, L4 Tip: Open daily from 9:00am to 1:00pm, and again fro 5:00pm to 8:30pm. On Sundays, the cathedral is open from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Park Güell Park Güell was commissioned by Eusebi Güell who wanted to create a stylish park for Barcelona aristocracy. The park contains amazing stone structures, as well as stunning tiling and fascinating buildings. Location: Carrer d'Olot, s/n; Metro Lesseps, L3 Tip: Open daily from 8:30am to 6:00pm. You are required to have a ticket to enter the high-demand portions of the park. You can buy tickets at this website.

Las Ramblas The central most boulevard, which cuts through the heart of the city centre and is a vibrant and lively promenade. Location: The Ramblas connects Plaza Catalunya with the Port Vell (the old port); Metro: Placa Catalunya or Liceu, L3. Tip: Try to go early in the day to avoid the crowds!

Parc de la Ciutadella Beautiful park at the center of the city, created in the late 1800s. The park includes a zoo, street artists, and lots of space to walk and jog. Location: Passeig de Picasso, 21, Metro: Arc de Triomf, L1. Picasso Museum See some of Picasso’s most famous work, as well as his growth as an artist from his very early years. Location: Carrer Montcada, 15-23; Metro: Jaume I, L4 Tip: Closed Mondays; Open daily from 9:00am to 7:00pm. Open on Thursdays until 9:30pm.

Barrio Gotico or El Born Wander around the streets of these beautiful neighbourhood streets of the enchanted Old City of Barcelona. You’ll find surprising museums, unique restaurants, and a ton of great shopping Tip: You could start from Plaza Catalunya (L3) or metro Jaume I (L4), or you could wander up from the water, starting at Barceloneta (L4). For a longer trip...Montserrat Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain located about an hour from the city. The views and the Monastery Montserrat are worth the trip! Tip: You can get to Montserrat by catching a train at Plaza España.

http://www.parkguell.cat/en/buy-tickets/

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Rome, Italy’s Artisans Together produce handicrafts, for a suggested donation, in order to heal from past trauma and rebuild independent lives in Rome, while advocating and educating about the reality of refugees. The artisans share profits while voluntarily donating 10 percent to Rome’s Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC), a center that offers daily assistance, sanctuary and support to 200+ refugee guests. By supporting the Artisans Together, you support hope-filled solutions to the unprecedented refugee crisis. Grazie mille! OSLO is an association of artists and artisans located in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. It is a space where artists can showcase their art without intermediaries and thus the organization helps to support local artists. We offer great quality at affordable and fair prices. We fashion visual objects such as bags, pottery, prints, jewelry and scarves all made by hand. We fight for local production and we believe this is a fantastic way to allow our community to grow.

Laura Sabate will be selling purses and bags exclusively made in Barcelona.

Antoni Serra Jaques

Born in Barcelona, Antoni is a prolific artist who has worked with a range of different materials including wood, iron, stone, paper and cardboard. In addition to drawings, paintings and sculptures he has also designed and produced various models, objects and sets for theatre, advertising and museum exhibitions. Visually speaking, Antoni’s artwork might be called post-pop abstraction. Certainly it draws on and celebrates the vibrant colors and forms that have always characterized Barcelona art and design. He usually works on a series as he pursues and evolves a visual idea through different unique manifestations.

Rusky Cohelo she will be selling jewelry

exclusively made in Barcelona

ELMLE invites you to visit our local vendors, on Saturday only, and thanks them for their support.

Visit the Vendors

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ELMLE invites you to visit our exhibitors and thanks them for their support.

Visit the Exhibitors

Have an article or idea you would like to publish? Submit your work for a discount on the next conference registration fees. You will receive 50 Euros off for submissions to Tips for Teachers, and 100 Euros for academic submissions to Bridge in the Middle. Please contact David Beaver for further details: [email protected].


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