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8:30 - 9:30
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Registration and browsing
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9:30 - 10:00
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Session I - parallel sessions
Penny Ur - What can we learn from the research?
Batya Lederfine - MOPS AND COPS
Neri Sevenier - When Hell Freezes Over: Teaching Idiomatic Expressions
Shoshana Plavin - What do new English teachers want from a mentor
relationship?
Reina Reiner- Authentic Voices in the Spotlight
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10:30 - 11:00
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B & B Break and Browsing
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11:00 - 12:00
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Session II -parallel sessions
Elana Cheshin - Classroom Management in the Elementary School
Ahuva Kellman - Getting excited about reading through a book club
Tzafi Timor - Missed the diagnosis - now what?
Amos Paran - Literature in a Foreign Language: A Critical Necessity
Micki Zaritsky - Collaborative Writing and Technology - Two Case
Studies
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12:00 - 12:30
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Lunch
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12:30 - 12:45
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Greetings
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12:45 - 13:35
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Plenary,Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English Language
Education
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13:30 - 14:30
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Closing Session, Helen Sykes Film in the ELT classroom
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The Materials and Book Exhibition will be open throughout
the day
Check out new materials from the publishers. This is the time
to find out what you might want to choose for next year's classes.
There just might be the material that you need to relieve your
concerns and achieve your aspirations!
Free coffee.
Refreshments will be available in the cafeteria
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Conference fees:
ETAI Members: 25 NIS: Non-members 50 NIS;
Full time Students (with ID) 15 NIS; Retirees/immigrants: 40 NIS
Special discounts for groups of at least 10 students.
Details can be obtained from the office - 02-5001844
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Our thanks to these contributors to the conference kits:
Our thanks to these contributers to the conference kits which will
be available at registration.
English Adventure - Nametags
Eric Cohen Books - Sandwich Voucher
London Publishers - Agency Conference bags, pens
Wiz Com - Notepads
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Our sincere thanks to Mr Benjamin Bahagon, Principal of Talpiot
Academic College for Education, and the school staff for their
hospitality and support.
Our special thanks to our own Marna
Snyder, the ETAI Office Director, without whose efficiency we
could not have managed.
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ETAI, The English Teachers' Association of Israel,
incorporating ISRATESOL,
an Affiliate of TESOL International and an Associate member of
IATEFL
Conference Convenor: Sharon Azaria
Conference Committee: Elana Alcalay, Susan Holzman, Nava Horovitz,
Ahuva Kellman,
Micki Zaritsky, Shaee Zucker
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There is to be absolutely no
food or beverages in the session rooms
- All participants are required to wear their name tags throughout
the day. People without tags will be denied entrance to the sessions
and to the materials exhibition.
Key to Presentations:
Target Audience: EL = Elementary | HS = High School | JH = Junior
High | AC = Academic | G = General
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Please bring this program with you on the day of the conference.
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Session I - 9:30 - 10:30
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EL
Room 420
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MOPS AND COPS
Batya Lederfein
"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much
surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good
English). "MOPs and COPs" - the latest directive from
the Ministry about the way we're supposed to teach grammar at the
Foundation Level - certainly sounds strange! Let's try to understand
what it means by studying a children's story in Spanish!
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JH
Room 403
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What Can We Learn From The Research?
Penny Ur
What can we learn from the research?Not all academic research is
interesting to teachers. But in this session I've picked out a few
research studies I've read recently that I found interesting, thought-provoking,
sometimes surprising … and that I think teachers - particularly
junior high-school teachers, but not only! - would enjoy hearing
about.
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HS
Room 422
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When Hell Freezes Over: Teaching Idiomatic Expressions
Neri Sevenier
Idiomatic expressions are tricky to identify, understand and translate,
because they defy lexical meaning and require cultural knowledge
and linguistic finesse. My Bilingual Thesaurus of Idioms and Phrases
will be briefly presented, then used for some insights into the
nature of idioms and suggestions on how to teach them.
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AC
Room 421
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What Do New English Teachers Want From A Mentor Relationship?
Shoshana Plavin
This talk will examine the issues impacting on the mentoring relationship
during the induction year based on research in the Israeli context
in particular. In addition, suggestions for becoming a more effective
mentor will be explored.
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G
Room 410
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Authentic Voices in the Spotlight
Reina Reiner
Creating theater is an artistic activity which reflects a society
reacting to political and social events. The ensemble creating theater
engages in "make believe" situations based on real life
experiences through symbols and signs. Presenting authentic experiences
and voices in this way empowers both creators and spectators alike.
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Session II 11:00 - 12:00
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EL
Room 422
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Classroom Management in the Elementary School
Elana Cheshin
This presentation focuses on issues of classroom management. Teachers
will be provided with recommended strategies for creating a positive
learning environment. The essential components that are required
in order to create such an environment will be examined.
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JH
Room 420
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Getting Excited About Reading Through A Book Club
Ahuva Kellman
A Book Club was developed at Bar Lev Junior High School in Kfar
Saba. Sets of readers were bought for the 8th grade classes and
a lesson a week was dedicated to reading and reading activities
What we found out was that the pupils enjoyed the Book Club and
this experience contributed to reading more books in class.
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HS
Room 410
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Missed The Diagnosis - Now What?
Tzafi Timor
The most critical aspect for any learning-disabled student who reaches
high school undiagnosed is how to gain access to school curicculum.
Even with a much higher awareness, the educational system cannot
meet the special needs of an individual student and offer him remedial
help unless he was properly assessed. Indeed, diagnosis is the missing
link in the process of inclusion.
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AC
Room 403
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Literature in a Foreign Language: A Critical Necessity
Amos Paran
Arguments regarding the role of literature in foreign language teaching
and learning have normally been conducted on a theoretical level,
with little reference to actual research. In this presentation I
discuss the theoretical argument as it has evolved recently, and
go on to provide research evidence for the importance of literature
in language learning.
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G
Room 301
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Collaborative Writing and Technology - Two Case Studies
Micki Zaritsky and Gail Shuster-Bouskila
The Israeli EFL curriculum requires students to produce expository
essays. In our experience students don't make enough use of "process
writing".We designed a task emphasizing the collaborative aspect
of brainstorming and revision by using online collaboration activities.
We will describe two classes and discuss the implications for implementation.
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Lunch & Browsing 12:00 - 12:30
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Auditorium
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Greetings 12:30 - 12:45
Mr. Benjamin Bahagon, Principal of Talpiot Academic
College for Education
Dr. Susan Holzman - ETAI Chair
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Auditorium
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Plenary 12:45 - 13:30
From Concerns to Aspirations:
How Do We Get There?
Dr. Judy Steiner, Chief Inspector for English Language Education
We will be discussing several concerns and aspirations about learning
English as a foreign language in Israel and what can be done in
order to improve the situation.
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Auditorium
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Closing Session 13:30 - 14:30
Film in the ELT classroom
Helen Sykes
This presentation aims to dispel the myth that film in the ELT classroom
is a waste of time. I will offer practical suggestions for using
both full length films and film extracts in a stimulating way, revealing
how film can be an easily accessible, motivating and versatile medium.
I will explore ways that film can be used to both support teaching
language systems (grammar, lexis,etc.) and as the main focus of
a skills based lesson (listening, speaking and writing).
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Public Transportation: Bus Routes to Talpiot College:
From North Tel Aviv - Dan 1& 2, Egged 29
From North train station - Dan 44, Egged 09, 69.
From the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station - Egged 351,361,102, 164.
Plenty of free parking nearby.
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Keep the Dates
ETAI Annual National Summer
Conference
"Concerns and Aspirations"
Tuesday July 11th, 2006 and Wednesday July 12th, 2006
The David Yellin College of Education
7 Hama'agal St Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem
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Message from the Chair
Dear Teachers,
Spring is a special time and our Spring conference has a special
format. In Spring we invite speakers to create a unique program.
Please note that for each session there is a presentation particularly
suited to each level: elementary, junior high, high school, college
and one presentation of general interest. Dr. Judy Steiner will
be addressing the plenary and the closing session on using film
in the classroom will give us inspiration for motivating the students
until the last day of the semester.
Our Forum gets better and better. This is thanks to Judy Yaron,
our hard working editor, and you, the teachers, who share your
ideas and classroom tips and your professional expertise with
our members. Please send all new contributions to Judy Yaron [judyyaron@yahoo.com]
for inclusion in the summer edition.
On behalf of all of you, I would like to thank Sharon Azaria,
Spring Conference
Convener and her excellent committee.
See you at Talpiot,
Susan Holzman
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