August 26, 27 & 28, 2010
Regente Palace Hotel
Suipacha 964
Capital Federal
Buenos Aires, Argentina		   A conference for experienced Coordinators and Teachers who would like to be trained to become coordinators.
   
Thursday 26
TIME
ROOMS

 
SALÓN IMPERIO
SALÓN LAGO
SALÓN FIESTA

Registration: 8:30 am to 9:00 am

9:00 • OPENING SESSION BY LAURA LEWIN, SALÓN IMPERIO

9:30
to
11:00

Revisiting Comics in ELT
José Manuel Da Silva
Learning to Sell...and Excel!
Adriana Méndez
 
El arte de preguntar poderosamente
Guido Samelnik
 

11:30
to
13:00
What to observe when you are observing!
Laura Lewin
Neuroscience and education-Ten Top Tips!
Mirta Polla Rossi
 
How to integrate technology in your institution
Mercedes Rossetti
 

13:00 to 14:30 • Lunch Break

14:30
to
16:00
Transformation Stories: ideas for designing a reading syllabus
Robert Hill
Effective Instructional Practices for English Language Teachers in the 21st Century
Online Live Presentation from Nova Southeastern University, USA
 Julie Alemany
 
Prekinder-Curriculum: An affective-early start
María Marta Suárez
 

16:30
to
18:00
Are you a Good «Team Builder»?
Adriana Méndez
Taboo Issues in the EFL Class: Where to Draw the Line
Alejandro De Angelis
 
An invigorating approach to school world transformation
Gladys Nora Contrafatto
 

End of Academic Activities

18:00
to 19.00

SALÓN IMPERIO • Detrás del Secreto, por Mónica Douglas
Inspirada en la nueva película, “Beyond The Secret” que Bob Proctor, junto a otros grandes, diseñaron, los invito a poner en acción LA LEY DE ATRACCION.
Una charla que nos ayudará a desarrollar estrategias para situarnos en el camino hacia el éxito y cómo deshacernos del conformismo y las excusas que nos impiden avanzar y triunfar y cuán importante es nuestra actitud para alcanzar nuestras metas.

 

20:00
to
22:30

Gala Dinner Party • SIGA LA VACA, Alicia Moreau de Justo 1714, Puerto Madero

 
 
Friday 27
TIME
ROOMS

 
SALÓN IMPERIO
SALÓN LAGO
SALÓN FIESTA

Registration: 9:00 am to 9:15 am

9:30
to
11:00
Coordimentoring. The liaison that leads to breakthrough practice
Vivian Suárez & Fabiana Hernández
 
Extreme makeover: Training Edition!
Cynthia Goldbarg
Creativity at School: is it even possible?
Grace Bertolini
 

11:30
to
13:00
SOS Marketing!
Laura Lewin
Flow, Literature and the Arts
María Teresa Manteo
 
Exchange Programs in High Schools
Stella Maris Palavecino
 

13:00 to 14:30 • Lunch Break

14:30
to
16:00
Standards: a powerful decision-making tool inside/outside the classroom
Silvia Laborde
Enemigos del aprendizaje
Mónica Douglas
 
The Film of the Book: using movies and books together
Robert Hill
 

16:30
to
18:00
Humour is FUNdamental
Rosana Fernández Coto
TOT Talent Orientated Teaching
Vivian Suárez
 
Stress: the silent tsunami
Mirta Polla Rossi
 

18:00
to
19:00
Cocoa & Story Fields: Hot Chocolate & Stories
Marian Derfler
 
 
 
 

End of Academic Activities
 
Saturday 28
TIME
ROOMS

 
SALÓN IMPERIO
SALÓN LAGO
SALÓN FIESTA

Registration: 8:45:00 am to 9:00 am

9:00
to
10:30
Parents and «Profes» - Partners for Student Success
Lisa Phillips
 
Manejo de quejas y reclamos
Miguel Atencio
Creative Technology
Daniela Zallocco
 

11:00
to
12:30
From ELT Manager to GREAT ELT Manager!
A hands-on Workshop!
Laura Lewin
It's not what you say but how you say it
Kate French
 
New Web-based games: Facebook, Orkut, and ELT
José Manuel Da Silva
 

12:30 to 14:00 • Lunch Break

14:00
to
15:30
Teacher Talk: Boosting Teachers' Self-Critical Skills
Leandro Paladino
Language Education and Technology -realities, facts, and innovation for the global English teacher
Online Live Presentation from Nova Southeastern University, USA
Alejandra Parra
 
Teaching to the Future
Bruce Thompson
 

16:00
to
17:30
Enhancing emotional intelligence and empathy in schools
Lucrecia Prat Gay
Stories & Games to Enhance Leadership & Management
María Marta Suárez – Marian Derfler
 
Heads up! Let's do it! B4 it’s 2 l8!!!
Silvia Schnitzler
 

17:30 to 18:00
Grand Raffle and Closing Ceremony
 
 
Sponsors & Snacks
Lectures delivered in Spanish
Recreational Activities
Video Conference
Breaks
 
 

Program subject to change.
Last revised on August 23, 2010.