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MENATeacherSummitSessions

TransformationalLeadership

Dr.KayGallagherandDr.AnnaDillonAll–TeacherandAdministratorsDevelopingyourSchoolImprovementPlanningthroughActionResearch;Empoweringleaders,teachersandlearnersActionResearchisapowerfultoolforself-reflectionandself-developmentforclassroompractitioners.Itprovidesaframeworkforteacherstoengageintheself-studyoftheirownteachingsituation,withaviewtoimprovingtheirpractice.Thissessionaimstoinformleadersabouthowtoempowerteacherswiththeintroductoryandintermediateknowledgetheyneedtoengageinresearchintotheirownprofessionalpracticeandtoimplementtheresultsintheirteaching.Asleaders,wecanmeaningfullyassistteacherstoimplementself-identifiedinterventionstomeetSchoolImprovementPlanninggoalsandeffectchangeintheclassroom.ThissessionwillhelpyoutoidentifystrandsofyourSchoolImprovementPlanninggoalstotargetascollaborativeactionresearchprojects,inawaythatwillhelpyoutogathermeaningfuldataasweexplorehowtomodifytheseasresearchquestionsandexploretheactionresearchcycle.Manyteacherstendtoseeprofessionaldevelopmentassomethingthatothersdotothem.ActionResearchputsthepowerintoteachers’ownhands,andrecognizesteachersasthosebestsuitedtorecognizingchallengesandopportunitiesforgrowthintheirownclassrooms.

PresentersDr.KayGallagherandDr.AnnaDillonprovideparticipantswithanoverviewoftheActionResearchcycle,anddiscussthetypicaltoolsusedfordatacollectionandanalysis.Drawingontheircombinedexperienceofmentoringteachersthroughsuccessfulcompletionofclassroom-basedActionResearchprojectsintheUAE,examplesofsuccessfulprojectsareprovidedtomotivateandinspireparticipants.RachelSmithAll–TeachersandAdministratorsAugmentedRealitytoTransformLearningInaworldwheremorechildrenplaywithsmartphonesthanphysicaltoys,howappropriateisit,thatmanystudentsarefeelingdetachedfromtheireducation,duetothewayitisbeingtaught?Asteachersweneedtobecreativeinordertokeepstudents’mindsengaged,andthisworkshopwillenableparticipantstoexploreaninnovativeresourceforcapturing

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theattentionofstudents.ParticipantswillhavetheopportunitytoexplorehowstudentscanuseARtodevelopcreativity,criticalthinking,collaborationandcommunication.Dr.JoiChesterK-12AdministratorsFromcompliancetoquality:aleader’sresponsibilityHowdoeffectiveleadersidentifyqualityteachingandlearning?Attheendofthissession,leaderswillbeabletoproduceexamplesofqualityevidencethatleadtoincreasedstudentachievement.Theuseofquantitativeandqualitativedataofthe4R’sand4C’swillguideleaderstodefine“quality”and“effective”behaviorsandeventstoinspectwhatisexpectedintheirschools.Dr.CraigGablerK-12ScienceTeachersandAdministratorsNGSSLearningLabTakeadeepdiveintoNGSSandturnlearningintoactionduringthishighlycollaborativelab!WorkingwithDr.Gablerandcolleaguesthroughoutinteractiveexercisesanddiscussions,you’llexploreandaimtosolveaclassroomorschoolwidechallengearoundNGSSimplementation.Pleasebringalaptoportablet.NatashaCox,CassandraDyson,Dr.CheantalAdams,LorettaSandersAllLevels–TeachersandAdministratorsTransformationalLeadership:ARoadmaptoR.E.A.L.Success(RELATIONSHIPS,EQUIPPING,ATTITUDE,LEADERSHIP)EquippingandEmpoweringSchoolLeaders:Buildingfromthemiddle-NatashaCoxStrategiesandtoolsforempoweringyourstafftoengageandleadschoolinitiativesasmiddleleaders.Participantswillutilizeashortcasestudytodeterminetheirschool’sstrengths,gaps,strainsandsolutionswithready-madetemplatestocompleteandimplementwithrelativeease.ATTITUDE101-CassandraDysonAttitudeisanintangibleassetthatmakesallthedifferenceinthelifeofaleader,accordingtoJohnMaxwell.Investigateanddiscoverstrategiesthatwillallowyourteamtoexperienceanattitudeofpositivedetermination.Thefacilitatorwillguideyouthroughan“AttitudeInventory”thatwillrevealhowattitudesform,whytheymatter,andhowtheyshapealeader’sfuture.Fromtheseinsights,learn

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howtopinpointproblemthinkinginyourselfandothersandhowtopromoteapositiveoutlookonyourteam.EstablishingandMaintainingPositiveSchoolCulture-CrystalLaVoulle,Ph.D.Thissegmentofthesessionincludesstrategiesforestablishinghighlyeffectiverelationships.Thepresenterwilldemonstratewaysto:1. EstablishahumanconnectionthroughFiresideChats,2. Buildonareasofmutualinterest,and3. Usemulti-mediaoutletstocreateanethosofcollectiveresponsibility.Participantswillconsiderwaystodistributeleadershipbyempoweringothers,recognize,andrewardteacherleadership.Thestrategiesofferedcanbeimmediatelyimplementedbyschoolleadershipteamstobuildcompetenceandcommitment.DevelopingTeamPossible-LorettaSandersImprovingeducationandmeetingthe2021visionhavebecomeaprioritytoschoolleadersacrosstheregion.Havingthefullcooperationandtalentofteammembersisoneofthekeyfactorsinreachinggoals.Inthissession,wewilldiscusshowtoinspirestaffmemberstojoinleadershipinsupportingschoolstrategicdirectionandidentifyingthekeyplayersthatcanhelpinpromotinganambitiousvisionthatissharedbythewholeschoolcommunity.KevinSimpsonTeachers10Lessons:TeachertoEntrepreneurtoStarterHowdoesonetransitionfromateachertoanentrepreneur?Howcanoneworkineducationaroundtheworld?Reflectingonthelastdecadeoflivingthesequestions,thepresenterwillsharelessonslearnedandthemostprominentideasthathavekepthimonthejourneyandfuturechangestocome.

WholeChild

Dr.RichardA.VillaAll–EducatorsandAdministratorsInclusiveEducation:Access&SuccessforAllParticipantsdiscoverwhathasbeenlearnedtodateabouttransformingeducationsothatallstudentscanbewelcomed,valued,empowered,supported,andlearninginmixed-abilityclassrooms.Participantsbecomefamiliarwiththecharacteristicsofinclusionaryschoolsandthelegal,fiscal,research-basedandphilosophicalrationalesforinclusiveschooling.

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Additionally,theywilllearnabouttheredefinedrolesofschoolpersonnelingenuinelyinclusiveclassroomsandschools.LydiaJ.Carlis,PhDKG-3rd-TeachersandAdministratorsChartingthecourse:usingtheconversationcompassapproachtoguidechildrentoculturallyrelevantinstructionalconversationsTeachersandinstructionalleaderswilllearnhowtouseCLASSorDanielsonteacherdataandobservationalstudentdatatocreatetargeteddailyopportunitiesforyoungchildrentomeaningfullyengageininstructionalconversations.UsingtheCLASS(ToddlerthroughElementary)andDanielsonrubricasafoundation,participantswilllearnhowtoincreasepeerandteacher-childtalkusingtheConversationCompassapproach(Curenton,2015).Workshopparticipantswillgethands-onexperienceplanningandrole-playinginstructionalconversationopportunitieswithineverydayexperiences.

SandraCarden–IgniteTalk3-12TeachersandAdministratorsCurricularConnectionstoaSchoolGardenTeacherswilllearnaboutthebenefitsofaschoolgardenprogramandwilldiscoverhowtobreathelifeintostandards-basedlessons,promoteecologicalliteracy;encouragehealthyeating,andsupportstudents'socialdevelopmentbyusingschoolgardens.TomShorrock9-12TeachersandAdministratorsDevelopingresilienceinyoungpeopleforallaspectsoflifewiththeDukeofEdinburgh'sInternationalAwardNotalllearninghappensintheclassroom.Thissessionwillexplorenon-formaleducation,howtheDukeofEdinburghInternationalAwardsupportyoungpeopleandtheirexperiencesoutsideoftheclassroom,andwaystoensurethatallaspectsofthecompetencyframeworkcanbemet.

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LauraHenryAll–TeachersTeachers’personalreflectionsandlinkstosupportingchildrenLinkingtheorytoprofessionalpractice.Focusingontheimportanceoftheteachingreflectingontheirpersonalandprofessionaljourneyandhowthishasanimpactontheirday-to-dayteachingpractice.

GlobalEngagement

LaurenceMyers

3-12TeachersandAdministratorsSystemsThinking&SustainableMindsets:AGlobalCitizen’sToolkitInthistimeofrapidchange,teachersandadministratorsarealwaystalkingabout“engaging”studentsininnovationand“developingglobalcitizens”.Whileitsimportanceisobviouswearesometimesunabletomaketheappropriateconnectionsbetweenwhatwedointheclassroom/officeandtheworldatlarge.Thisworkshopwillintroduceparticipantstothecharacteristicsofasustainablemindsetandallowthemtousetoolsthatpromotecritical,sustainablethinkingthroughasystemsapproachtoanalysis,deliberationanddecision-making.Usethetoolsinyourmeetingsoryourclassroomstoengageinauthenticconversationandincreasedvoiceandchoice.Engageyourcommunityinasystemicapproachtotheglobalcitizeninallofus.MargaretWang8-12,Interdisciplinary(EntrepreneurshipcanbeintegratedintoMath,Science,SocialStudies,English),TeachersSocialentrepreneurshipintheclassroomRegardlessofwhereourstudentscomefrom,attheendoftheday,theirgoalistobehappyinlife.Extensivestudiesshowthatkeyfactorsthatleadtohappinessincludeautonomy,moderatewealth,andkindness.Currently,therearemanyresourcesforteacherstointegrateentrepreneurshipintheclassroomasitallowsthestudentstoapplysocialstudies,math,English,andsometimesscienceintoreal-lifesituations.However,thereisacasetobemadethatweshouldbepushingthestudentstosocialentrepreneurship—entrepreneurs

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whoaimtocreatepositivechangesinsociety.But,socialentrepreneurshipisnot“volunteerwork”or“charitywork”anddoesnothavetobeamerehobby–itcanbeaveryprofitablecareer.Inthisworkshop,Wangwilladjustthecommondesignofentrepreneurshipunitsandlessonstoshowhowteacherscandesignageneralsocialentrepreneurshipunit.Shewillgiveresources,graphicorganizers,andsuggestbooksthatguideteacherstoteachthestudentstheveryskillsthatmakeagreatsocialentrepreneur–empathy.Asthisisonlyageneralsession,teacherswillwalkawaywithabasictemplatesothattheycaneitherinsertsomeaspectsintotheirindividualunitsorplaninterdisciplinaryunitswithotherteachers.Dr.HanadaTahaAll–TeachersandAdministratorsWillArabicLanguageTeaching&LearningRemaintheWeakestLink?Arabiclanguageteachingandlearninghasstruggledinthepastfewdecadestopromotethelanguageasamodern,effectiveand“cool”languagetolearn,resultsofwhichwearewitnessingtodayinthelessthanfavorableresultsonnationalandinternationaltests,attitudesandmotivationofstudentstowardslearningArabic,andparents’frustrationwithitall.ThisworkshopwillgooversomesuccessstoriesfromUAE,SaudiArabia&MoroccoinArabiclanguageteachingandlearning,andwillgivebasedonthosestorieshands-onideasthatcouldbuildbetterlearningcommunitiesinschoolsstrugglingwithArabiclanguagethatshowthatArabiclanguageisacoollanguagetoteach,learnandlive.Dr.ZeenathRezaKhanAll–TeachersandAdministratorsIgnitingAcademicIntegrityHolisticallyTheworkshopsessionwillprovideanin-depthinsightintotherolesbothteachersandparentsplayinencouragingorpreventingacademicdishonestyamongstudentsinandoutofclassrooms.Theworkshopisdesignedtoengagetheattendeesinexercisestorecognizebreachesinacademicintegrity,whystudentsmaybeengagedinabreach,howtodetect,recognizeandidentifybreaches,appropriateresponses,tipsandsuggestionsastohowteachers,counselorsandstaffcanaidininstillingandsupportingintegrityinthestudents.

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MohammedBamatraf–IgniteTalkAll–EducationsandAdministratorWhyTechnologyisgoodforlearningtheArabiclanguageAstechnologycontinuouslyevolves,sodoourlivesaroundit.Inrecentyearseducationhasbeenimpactedsignificantly,intermsofboththeteachingandlearningexperience,andthiscanbefeltallthewayfrompreschooltouniversity.TheInternethasdramaticallychangedthewayweaccessandcirculateinformation,andinternet-basedresearchisthenormnowadays.Educationtechnologyisnowanessentialassettoconnecttheclassroomtotherestofastudent’slife.ArecentsurveycalledTheFutureofLearningfoundthatstudentsarekeentolearninsideandoutsideoftheclassroom,buttheywanttouseadevicelikeaphone,tabletorcomputertodoso.75percentofteachersbelievethatdigitallearningcontentwillreplaceprintedtextbookswithinthenext10years.HowcanthisinformationbeusedinlearningtheArabiclanguage?

RedefiningStudentSuccessJeremyWilliamsAllLevels–TeachersandAdministratorsValues&competenciesininternationalschoolsInthissession,Williamswilldiscussandhighlighttheimportanceofexplicitlyandintentionallyteachingandassessingglobalcompetenciesandschoolvalues(whatManorHallcallsexpectedschoolwidelearningresults).Wewilltalkphilosophicallyaboutwhythisapproachissoimportantforstudents,whytheUAEandinternationalschoolsprovideusaperfectopportunityandsettingforthisapproach,andprovidepracticalexamplesofhowonecanteachandassessvalueswithoutgivingupessentialcontent.SaraNaeem–IgniteTalkAllTeachersandAdministratorsIsDifferentiationDumbingDown?Thetalkaimstohelppeoplebetterunderstanddifferentiationanditsapplicabilityinclassrooms.Thesessionwillhelppeopleinclearlydifferentiatingbetweendifferentiationanddumbingdown.

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AaronShelby&SashaRobinsK-12TeachersandAdministratorsCoaching-aframeworkforimprovingstudentachievementTeachingisacollaborativeact.Manyteachersareabletothriveandprosperandthereforefacilitatehighimpactlearningexperienceswiththeirstudentsbecausetheyhavebenefittedfromcollaboration.Whetheryouworkinaschoolwithaninstructionalcoachornot,thissessionwillempoweryoutofacilitatecollaborationwithteammembersand/orcoachthatleavesboththeteacherandstudentsfeelingaccomplishedandgrowing.Usingpartnershipprinciplesandastudentcenteredframeworkforplanningandassessing,AaronandSashawillmodelaprovencollaborativeapproach.Participantswillhavetheopportunitytopracticeanddebrieftheprocess,leavingwithtoolstheycanusetomaximizetheteachingandlearningexperienceintheirschoolsimmediately.MinetteFinney,KennethJohnson,andDr.CoryBennett3-12MathTeachersandAdministratorsDevelopingReflectiveandPersistentProblemSolversLearningtobeaneffectiveproblemsolverrequirescriticalthinking,reflectionandpersistence.Byengaginginnon-routinetasksandusingjournalswherestudentshaveampletimetolearnanddevelopmathematicalbehaviors,theybecameeffectiveproblemsolvers.Cometolearnhowtocreatetheseauthenticandeasytoimplementproblem-solvingexperiences.Dr.RichardA.VillaAll–EducatorsandAdministratorsDifferentiatingInstruction

Topicsincludeapproachestodifferentiatingthecontentstudentslearn,theprocessthroughwhichtheylearnit,andhowtheydemonstratewhattheyhavelearned.ARetrofitandaUniversalDesignforLearning(UDL)approachtodifferentiationarelearnedandviewedviavideofootageofactualclassrooms.Participantsalsowillexplorewholeclass,group,andindividualizedinstructionalstrategiesdesignedtomeettheneedsofadiversestudentbody.

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TeachingandLearningStarrSacksteinK-12TeachersandAdministratorsEmpowerStudentExpertstoprovidepeerfeedbackHowcanoneteacherpossiblyprovideafullclassofstudents,personalizedfeedback,everyperiodofeveryday,especiallysincestudentsfaroutnumberteachers?Wehavetoseeourstudentsasresourceswhocanhelpeachotherasmuchaswecanhelpthem.Participantswilllearnwhatgoodfeedbacklookslikeandhowwecanfirstmodel,thenteachstudentstoprovideit.Learnerswillexplorethestructuresthatmustbeinputinplaceonalllevelstoknowhowtohelpstudentsbecomeexpertsinareastoprovidefeedbackthatotherstudentscanusetogrowtheirownlearning.JonNordmeyerK-12EducatorsandAdministratorsTransformingtheConversationThroughAsset-BasedTeaching:DiscoverWhatYourLearnersCanDo Howcanwetransformtheconversationfromwhatmultilinguallearnerscan’tdo,towhattheycando?Twenty-firstcenturyinternationalschoolsneedcourageandcommitmenttodevelopthecollaborativeculture,practicesandprogramstotrulyservealllearners.Anasset-basedapproachbuildsonwhatlearnerscando,andhelpsmultilingualstudentstotakeownershipfortheirlearning.Effectivepracticesininternationalschoolsshouldscaffoldlearningbasedonstudents’languageskillsandbackgroundknowledge.Thisinteractiveworkshopwillengageeducatorsinhands-onexplorationoflanguageuseinacademiccontexts,andhowtheWIDAEnglishlanguagedevelopmentframeworkbuildsonstudentassets.Participantswillexploretoolstohelpteachersconstructmeaningfullearningexperiencesformultilinguallearnersinallcontentareas. Dr.CraigGablerK-12ScienceTeachersandAdministratorsSupportingNGSSCrosscuttingConcepts(CCC)inInstruction.Engageinaseriesof“mini-investigations”asweexploretogethertheCCC.TogetherwewilldiscusswhatCCCweexperienced,sharehowtohelpstudentsexplicitlyusethem,andconsiderhowtoassesstheCCCthroughstudentperformances.Pleasebringalaptoportablet.

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NisreenAmerMathematicsTeachersManipulativesPower!Areyoulookingtoincreaseyourstudents’activeengagement?ThesessionfocusesontheuseofManipulativesthatprovideawayforstudentstoenhanceinquiryandlearnconceptsthroughdevelopmentallyappropriatehands-onexperience.Participantswillengageinavarietyofmathactivitiesandstationsusingmanipulativestodeliverinstructionwithbestpractices. RashenahWalker8-12TeachersandAdministratorsAdvancingYourCurriculumthroughImplementingaCollegeBoardAPProgramThisworkshopisforschooladministrators,curriculumcoordinators,orcounselorsonhowtodesignandimplementaCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacementprogramwithintheirschool.AttendeeswillbeprovideddetailedinformationonwhatAdvancedPlacemententails,courseoptions,curriculumdesign,teacherdevelopment,andtestingoptions.Inaddition,wewilltakealookatthenewPre-APasanoptionforourschool.ArshadAshraf–IgniteTalkAllTeachersMetacognition:learningtolearnDopupilsatyourschoolknowhowtoplan,monitorandevaluatetheirownlearning?Metacognitionandself-regulation(learningtolearn)aimtohelppupilstothinkabouttheirownlearningmoreexplicitly.Thisworkshopwillimproveparticipants’understandingofhowtodeveloppupils’metacognitiveandself-regulationskills.Itbeginsbylookingathowmetacognitioncanbeusedtosupportlearningacrossthecurriculum,beforeplacinganexplicitfocusonusingmetacognitiontoimprovereadingcomprehensionandindependentwriting.HeatherRoy4-12TeachersandAdministratorsUnderstandingSocialMediaintheUAE

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In2012theUAEreleasedFederalDecree-Lawno.(5),alsoknownastheCybercrimelaws.Manyexpatsareunawareoftheselawsandtheimplicationstheyhaveforsocialmediauseinthecountry.Inthisworkshop,youwillexaminetheselawsanddevelopsomestrategiestosupportteachersandstudentstobebothresponsibleandpositivedigitalcitizensintheUAE.RhondaHearns–IgniteTalkK-5TeachersBalancedliteracyParticipantswillhaveanoverallunderstandingofthesignificanceofabalancedliteracyapproachtoteachingreadingandwritingtohelpstudentbecomeproficientlisteners,readers,writers,speakersandthinkers.OcteviaTorianK-12TeachersProjectBasedLearning:InquiryandInnovationandaLittleMore...Inthisworkshop,participantswilldiscusstheSevenEssentialsforProjectBasedLearningwithafocusonDrivingQuestions&InquiryandInnovation.Participantswillbeableincorporatelowrisk/highlyeffectivestrategiesthatpromotestudentlearningintheirownclassroom.SaniaGreen-ReynoldsElementary(LiteracyIntervention)-EnglishLanguageArts/ReadingforTeachersandAdministratorsELABalancedLiteracyApproach–EquippingeverychildwiththerequisitetoolstoexcelinReadingManystudentsintheUAEregionareunabletoread,writeorcommunicateatgradelevelyettheyareexpectedtomastertheAmericanCommonCoreStatesStandardsthatweredesignedfornativespeakersofEnglish.Themajorityofthesestudentsintheregionneedrealtimelearningopportunitiesinliteracydevelopmentthatwillprovidethemwithessentialtoolstoread,write,speak,listen,collaborate,thinkcriticallyandmonitortheirownlearning.AfterusingtheELABalancedLiteracyApproachinherschoolasan

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interventionforGrade4studentswhowerereadingatKGandGrade1-2levelsaccordingtotheMAPandInternalAssessmentResults,Saniaobservedsignificant,insomecases,mind-blowingprogress,attainmentandanincreaseinsocialaptness.Schoolleadersandotherteammembersnoticedthisachievementandwereveryamazedtoo.AKHDAinspectorvisitedherclassroomandwitnessedwhatshecalled,“Amazinglearninghappeningasthestudentswereengaged,collaboratingandproblem-solving.”Thisworkshopwillequipteacherswiththeknowledgeandhands-on/practicallearningexperiencesneededtogroup,plantasks,learningexperiencesandassessmentsforstudents,designaELABalancedLiteracyclassagenda,chooseresourcesforteachingandlearningandengagethestudentsinfunandtotallymeaningfullearningsomuchsothattheykeepaskingformoreattheendofeachlesson.AmyO’Meara2-8TeachersWordProblems…NoProblem!–CloseReadinginMathLet’sfaceit,wordproblemscanbeaproblemformanystudents.Theymayknowprocesses,butwhenreadingandsolvingawordproblemmeaningcanbreakdown.Thiscanbeforamultitudeofreasons.Inthisworkshop,youwilllearnawonderfulstrategytohelpyourstudentstamethewordproblembeast.Ihavedeveloped,overthelastthreeyears,amethodthatwillhelpyourstudentsfindgreatersuccess.Participantswalkawaywithamethodyoucanadaptandimplementinyourownclassroom.Theywilltakeahands-onapproachtolearninghowtoengagestudentstobreakdownwordproblemsthenuseaspecificgraphicorganizerwithaprocessthatguidesstudentsthrough.EmilyWinchipAll–TeachersThevoiceofteachersinschoolsWhileteachersareundeniablyakeycomponentofasuccessfulschool,theirvoicesareoftenleftoutoftheconversationaboutschoolpolicyandeducationalreform.Thisworkshopwillpresentresearchabouthowteachers’ownnarrativestorieswereusedtocreateascaleofteachers’experiences.Thescaledemonstratespatternsofinfluencesonteachers’workacrosstypesofschools,countrycontexts,genderandnationaloriginofteachers.Someofthefindingsoftheresearcharethatteachersassumethattheirownnegativeexperiencesareindividualandthattheirpositiveeffectsarenotspecial.Thisleadsteacherstoself-doubt,feelingsofshameandeventuallyburnout.Teachersinattendancewilldiscusstheirownexperienceswithhowtheyhavevoiceindecision-makingattheirschoolandreflectontheexperiencestheyassumedwereindividualorshared.Teacherswilltakeawayanewviewoftheinfluencesontheirwork,sharedstruggleswiththeircolleagues,andfeelingsofempowermentandcollegiality.

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KatiaAl-Kaisi–IgniteTalkK-12TeachersandAdministratorsTeachersasGameCreators-ExperiencesfromusingGameaauthoringplatformforeverydayteachingandlearningGamificationanduseofgamesintheclassroomisgainingmomentumandisbecominganorminmanyschools.Therearenumerousreadymadeeducationalgamesavailableandtheydohaveanimpactontheinartisticmotivationandengagementofstudents,butwewilllookastepfurtherintousingaFinnishgamificationplatformtobuildcontextspecificgamesirrespectiveofcurriculumorgeography.AdeepdiveintoaUAEexperiencewillbediscussed.StarrSacksteinK-12TeachersandAdministratorsTeachStudentstoSelf-AssessandReflectfordeeperlearningThegreatesttoolweeachhaveaslearnersisreflectionandthedeeperwedoit,thegreaterourcapacityforfuturelearning.Inthissession,learntoexplorestudentlearningandteachthemhowtocriticallyconsiderwhatstudentsknowandcandoandwhattheystillneedhelpwith.Thesessionwillexploretheneedforon-goingreflectionthroughouttheprocess,howtoprovidefeedbackandthevarietyofwaysitcanlook.Itwillalsoaddressthestandardsandhowtobringmoretransparentexpectationsintotheclassroomsothatstudentsunderstandtheskillsandknowtheacademicvocabularytodiscuss.

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IgniteTalksSaraNaeem-IsDifferentiationDumbingDown?RhondaHearns-BalancedLiteracyKevinSimpson-10Lessons:TeachertoEntrepreneurtoStarter MohamedBamatraf-WhyTechnologyisgoodforlearningtheArabiclanguageArshadAshraf-Metacognition:LearningtoLearnSandraCarden-CurriculumConnectionstoaSchoolGardenKatiaAl-Kaisi-TeachersasGameBuildersandCreators

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TheHealthandWellBeingofEducators

Thispanelwillfocusontheoverallhealthandwellbeingofeducators.Wewilldiscusswhatschoolsandleaderscandotopromotehealthandwellness.Participantswillwalkawaywithtipsforavoidingteacherburnouts,waystomanagestressandstrategiestomaintainahealthywork-lifebalance.

AshleyGreen,UAEASCDEmergingLeaderandUniversalAmericanSchoolAshleyGreen,MindfulTeacherandWell-BeingCoordinatoratJESSScottFarber,ChiefOperatingOfficeratPaceMentalHealthChristineKritzas,CounselingPsychologistatTheLighthouseDr.FirasAmawi,DubaiHealthCareCity–ConsultantFamilyPhysician