The two days June 26th & 27th, 2009 were very different and special for the Makassed Schools in the Bekaa Valley. The 3rd Annual Makassed English Language Teacher's Conference was held there in Al-Marj School and it was entitled "ENLIGHTENING LIVES THROUGH CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING".
Different topics were presented by Makassed teachers and coordinators. Most of the presenters were from the Makassed Schools in the Bekaa Valley, in addition to two American fellows, a Makassed teacher from the South, and some other Makassed teachers and coordinators from Beirut. Our President Mr. Amine Mohammad Al Daouk and the director of education in the Makassed Schools, Dr. Kamel Dallal, showed their pleasure and proud of such a successful Makassed conference, and they promised of having annual conferences in Bekaa in the coming years. Also, the presenters were graduated by having certificates from the Makassed Association.
Different topics were presented by Makassed teachers and coordinators. Most of the presenters were from the Makassed Schools in the Bekaa Valley, in addition to two American fellows, a Makassed teacher from the South, and some other Makassed teachers and coordinators from Beirut. Our President Mr. Amine Mohammad Al Daouk and the director of education in the Makassed Schools, Dr. Kamel Dallal, showed their pleasure and proud of such a successful Makassed conference, and they promised of having annual conferences in Bekaa in the coming years. Also, the presenters were graduated by having certificates from the Makassed Association.
In these two days, six workshops and nine presentations were provided. The presented topics were universal such as; "HOW TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM? AND HOW CAN A TEACHER BE INTERACTIVE?" BY Naela Sabry ,"ERROR CORRECTION" By Nada Hammoud, " LEARNER'S DIFFERENCES " by the couple Fatima Shahadi & Fatima Darwish, "VOCABULARY STRATEGIES " By Zeina Farhat, " MOTIVATION " By Nabiha Karnouh, COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE CLASSROOM" By Samah Omama, "EXTENDING YOURSELF BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: PURSUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT " By Natasha Isadora," TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGIES ; KEY WORDS FOR A SUCCESSFUL LEARNING PROCESS" By Inass Akel, "GET STUDENTS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX "By Daniel Sass, "Teaching WRITING IN A CREATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE MANNER " By Hassan Ali ," CREATIVE DRAMATICS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN " By Raymonda Sharaf, "EFFECTIVE USE OF ROLE PLAYING IN LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT " By Rajia Araji, " TREAT LISTENING AS A CHALLENGING AS A MENTAL TASK " By Ghassan Abu Fard, " INTERACTIVE 6+1 TRAIT WRITING MODE " By Rola Kazem, and "TEST ANXIETY " By the Rana Lawand and Sahar Chaer.
In addition to the presentations, there were samples of students' and teachers' work through TRADE FAIR of both Kindergartens and Elementary Cycles, and through the POSTERS which were done by students of Makassed Schools in The Bekaa Valley and The South. At the end of each day there was a lunch of all the Makassed teachers and all the participants who shared in the Conference.
Written by Naela Sabry
Makassed coordinator in the Bekaa Valley
1 comments:
This was a great educational "mouzahara" by a group of very interested Makassed educators.
It was very very well organised activity and full of interesting and important content
Keep it going Makassed Teachers
Thank you Naela and all the team
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