Anglo, San José 1426,
Montevideo, Uruguay
 
 
Thursday 17
 
TIME
ROOMS:

Auditorium 1
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Auditorium 2
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Conference Hall 3
Track: Teachers of English
2nd floor
Conference Hall 4
Track: Coordinators
4th floor

   

Registration: 7.30 to 8.15

   

9:00 • Opening Speech

 

9.15
to
10.30
Lights, Camera, Photostory3: Let's Create Digital Stories
Duysevi Miyar
Trabajo en equipo o equipo de trabajo? Pautas para un desempeņo coordinado.
Miguel Atencio
 
Overcoming Fossilization in Speaking and Writing
Cori Weiner
Coordimentoring - The Liaison that Leads to Breakthrough Practice
Vivian Suárez & Fabiana Hernández

 

11.00
to
12.15
Spin It. Win It. Learning Through Games
Thelma Peres & Elton Carvalho
 
Teaching to the Future
Bruce Thompson
A Literary Journey into ESL: Fostering Proficiency Through Reading
Cynthia S. Wiseman
The Choices We Face: Systematizing Decision Making
Silvia Laborde

 

 
12.15 to 13.45 • Lunch Break

 

13:45
to
15.00
Develop Speaking Skills with Multisensory Games!
Agnes Chavez
What do we teach when we teach vocabulary?
Graciela Barreto
The Magic of Poetry for English Language Learners
Dr. Barbara Tramonte & Dr. Donna Mahar
 
Administrators Guide to Successful Online/Hybrid Classes
Deborah Healey

 

15.30
to
16.45
Intelligent Discipline
Laura Lewin
From "Writing sucks" to "My stories rule"
Omar Fara

The Notebook: Great Ideas to Benefit Adult Learners
Vinicius Lemos
Wikis: An Administrative Gold Mine Waiting to be Tapped
Joshua Belknap & Cynthia S. Wiseman
 

 

17.15
to
18.30
Movie Segments to Spice Up Your Grammar Classes (Beginners and Basic)
Claudio Azevedo
Experiencias para el Éxito
Miguel Atencio
How to learn before it is too late
Silvia Susana González
How Teachers Learn: Diving In and Stepping Out
Sherry Preiss & Joanne Dresner
 
 
Friday 18
 
TIME
ROOMS:

Auditorium 1
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Auditorium 2
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Conference Hall 3
Track: Teachers of English
2nd floor
Conference Hall 4
Track: Coordinators
4th floor

   

Registration: 8:45 am to 9:00 pm (new participants)


 

9:00
to
10.15
Movie Segments to Spice Up Your Grammar Classes (Intermediate and Advanced)
Claudio Azevedo
Teaching Vocabulary to ELs for Reading and Writing Mastery
Margarita Calderón
 
Learning and Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs)
Veronique Ruel
Creating Peaceful Connections
Kelia Torres & Thelma Peres

 

10.45
to
12:00
Make Your Classes Sizzle with YouTube!
Laura Lewin
Literacy Activities for Teachers of English
Jane Govoni
Fixing Common Problems with Public Speaking
Andrew Nowlan
Pre-Kinder Curriculum: An Affective Effective Early Start
María Marta Suárez
 

 

 
12 to 13.30 • Lunch Break

 

13.30
to
14.45
The sounds of grammar
Mariel Doyenart, María Eugenia Silva & Florencia Bassahun
The Links We Often Miss: Teaching Whole Language
Leandro Paladino
Rediscovering Yourself: New Teacher Roles in the Institution
Valeria Guerra, William Machado & Fabiana Hernández
 
Curriculum Design? Why?
María Sara Rodríguez

 

15:15
to
16.30
If the Ship Sinks, We Have the Survival Kit
Vinicius Lemos, Vania Rodrigues & Marina Brazil
 
Grey Matter, White Matter, Which Matters?
Edith Consalandich
Teaching for Understanding in the EFL Classroom
Andrea C. Sorondo Pérez & Elena M. García Paullier
Value Oriented Leadership
Hilda Fanta-Scheiner

 

17.00
to
18.15
Talk Less. Teach More!
Pearl Nitsche
Activities to Promote Critical Thinking in ELT
Deanna Gamel Hochstein
 
"Communicating" With Your Students
Adriana Méndez
Extreme Makeover: Training Edition!
Cynthia Goldbarg

   
End of Academic Activities
 
Saturday 19
 
TIME
ROOMS:

Auditorium 1
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Auditorium 2
Track: Teachers of English
Sub-level 1
Conference Hall 3
Track: Teachers of English
2nd floor
Conference Hall 4
Track: Coordinators
4th floor

   

Registration: 9:15 am to 9:30 am (new participants)

 

9:30
to
10.45
Teaching Listening and Speaking Using Online Resources
Mary Jetter
To Test or Not to Test, That is the Question!
Kate French
Hatha Yoga and ELT
Lisa Morgan
In-Service Teacher Mentoring: An Answer to the Increasing Demand for Teachers
Laura Musto & Ma. Alicia Patrón
 

 

11:15
to
12:30
Grammar in the Mist
Omar Fara
Authenticity in the EFL Classroom: the Hollywood Advantage
Silvia Laborde
Exploring Web 2.0: Interactive Internet Tools in the Classroom
Valeria Guerra & William Machado
 
30 Priceless Marketing Lessons!
Laura Lewin

 

 
12:30 to 14:00 • Lunch Break

 

14:00
to
15:15
Blink? Nonverbal Communications Impact on Instructional Efficacy
Vania Rodrigues
Choreograph your English Class!
María Marta Suárez

Language Education and Technology - realities, facts, and innovation for the global English teacher
Alejandra Parra
 
Short Courses & Special Workshops: Adding Value to Your Institution
Leandro Paladino

 

15:45
to
17:00
Classroom Management Through Cooperative Games
Gladys Contrafatto & Carolina Miraval
 
Yeah! I Teach Kids!
Tatiana Carvalho
Universal Leadership: The Path to Wholeness
Adriana Méndez
Encouraging Teacher Development of Critical Thinking
Deanna Gamel Hochstein

   
17:00 to 17:45 • Closing Ceremony & Grand Raffle
 
 
Coordinators Track
Teachers Track
Breaks
 
 
 

Program subject to change.
Last revised on February 10, 2011
 
   

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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