Advanced+Trends+Mini-Conference

=Advanced Trends or What’s Hot and What’s Not in Educational Discourse= **Mini-Conference**
 * Mallorca, July 17 & 19, 2009**

FRIDAY
** //Brain by Brain//** 
 * 8: 45-9:30 Keynotes (Session A) **

 **//A Rose by Any Other Name: Teaching//**  **9:35-10:15 **  **Panel Discussions w/Keynote Speakers **  **//Colors, Patterns: Making Connections in Spelling &//**
 * //in Multilingual/Cultural Classrooms//**
 * //Vocabulary// (Megan Dreher) **
 * //Readers by Instinct// (Dina Nasralia)**
 * //Emotions: Gatekeepers for Learning// (Maya Fernandez-Lianio) **

//P////ush-In or Pull-Out or A Little Bit of Everything// **
 * //EE Mundo Class: Maximizing Instruction in the Multilingual Class//**
 * (James Anderson)
 * (Katie Harrison)**
 * //Non-Native Speakers of English: A Dilemma in International Schools//**
 * (Rasha Habib)**

............................................................... =SUNDAY =

8:30-9:30 Keynotes (Session B)

 * //Taking Education Beyond the//**
 * //Confines of the Brick and Mortar Classroom//**


 * //Different Strokes for Different Folks: Analyzing//**
 * //Differentiation in an Inclusive K-8 Classroom//**


 * //Keepin’ It Real: A Study in Authentic//**
 * //Integrated Assessment//**


 * 9:40-10:20 Panel Discussions w/Keynote Speakers **

**//You Show Me Yours and I'll Show You Mine: Performance Appraisals and Authentic Assessment// // (Amanda Grady) // //Radical Rubric: Assessment in Action// (Pete Lincoln) **

**//Show Me, Tell Me, Involve Me: Catering to Learner//** //How Can I Make it Happen? Manageable Ways to//**
 * //Profiles of Students Highlighting Auditory, Visual//**
 * //and Kinesthetic Learning Styles// (Sharon Pitney)**
 * //What Do I Do Now? Exploring Engaging Anchoring//**
 * //Activities During Transitional Times in the Classroom//**
 * (Takayo Kajino)
 * //Meet Individual Needs in the Classroom//**
 * (Claire Gumunyu)**

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 * //Construction of// //Special Needs Students// //in Educational Settings//** **// (Jenni Keller) // //From Scratching the Surface towards Digging Deeper: Interdisciplinary Teaching for Social Justice in the Middle School Years// //(Tara)//**======

**//New literacies: Online reading comprehension// (Melissa Mackie)**
 //**Expeditionary strategies for teaching IB mathematics HL: Three syllabus topics**// **(Alan Thomas)** = =