July 4-6, 2016 | Ashkelon

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Day 1 : Engage

See schedule here: bit.ly/ETAI2016day1

• PLENARY: Engagement in an Age of Distraction – Andy Curtis
• KEYNOTE: Enhance Active Engagement in Learning Through a Discourse Oriented Approach  – Ellie Olshatin
• KEYNOTE: Engaging Learners with Reading  Handout  – Amos Paran
• KEYNOTE:  Bringing out the Best in Your Students   – Ramon Lewis and Rochelle Fogelgarn
• HOW TO Track:  Are you Tweetin’ to me? – Adele Raemer
• Misapplied Linguistics – Leo Selivan
• Early Learner Strategies – Michelle Horowitz
• The Power of Narrative in the ESL Classroom – Ella Ben Emanuel
• Using Iconic Speeches to Promote Reading Comprehension and Oral Proficiency – Nancy Peled & Elisheva Barkon
•  Macbeth Made Interesting –  Karen White
• Art Belongs In Class- It’s as Simple as ABC  – Amanda Kaplan
• Boring Chores or Meaningful Tools? Teaching Linguistics in Pedagogical Colleges – Shulamit Kopelovich
• May the Force Be With You – Motivate Learners With Film  –  Jane Cohen

Macmillan Symposium on English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

• Empowering Students to Be Strategic Readers – Lida Baker

Google Teachers Academy (GTA) Symposium

• Google and Education in Israel – Adele Raemer
• Google and Education in Israel  – Eduardo Lina
• Google and education in Israel – Susan Galante

Day 2: Enhance

See schedule here: bit.ly/ETAI2016day2

• MORNING PLENARY: Enhance Language Learning: The Primary Goal – Penny Ur
• HOW TO track: How to source copyright-free images for your PowerPoint presentations – Leo Selivan
• Integrating Technology with Special Needs EFL Learners–Melodie Rosenfeld
• Engaging and Fun Business English Activities–   PDF Marjorie Rosenberg
• Vocabulary – The Cinderella of EFL – Jeff Toister
• Special Ideas for Special Kids – Sharon Kleinerman
• An App for the Speaking Skill – Shaunie Shammass
• Animated Learning – Dana Pop
• Group Work: What is Lost and What is Gained?– Group Work Booklet – Pat Talshir and Eleanor Karsagi
• Making Learning Meaningful and Fun – Elva Mellor and Marla Ramirez
• Performing Texts to Enhance College Literature Learning – Michelle Kinsbursky
• Teaching and Motivating SEN Students – Julia Koifman
• Who Says We Shouldn’t Use L1  in the EFL Classroom?  – Lindsay Steinberg- Shapir

Forum on Enhancing Learners’ Engagement with Literature

• Literary Learning for Enhanced Cross-Cultural Understanding – Michelle Kinsbursky
• Organizing an English Book Club – Elizabeth Karvonen

Forum on Energizing Learners With Digital Tools

• Connected Learning in Global Projects and Literature – Susana Galante
• How to Use Moodle in the English Classroom – Eduardo Lina

• Research symposium
  • The Significance of Reflection in Professional Development  – Bridget Schvarz and Ronli Nissim 
  •  Improving Reading and English Reading Comprhension for Non- Reader /Weak Learner Students in the 30 Plus Program  – Hazel Gallo 
  • Why Invest in English? Students’ Goals and Perceived English NeedsWhy Invest in English?  – Annie Kantar Ben -Hillel 
  • Research in Action Multilinguals Narratives Become Text for EFL Study   – Nelly D’Agostino
  • Can Templates Increase Fluency in Test – Based Speaking Tasks?  – Alexander Chirnside

Day 3: Energize

See schedule here: bit.ly/ETAI2016day3

• English Instruction & At-Risk Youth: An Integrative or Marginalizing Force? – Raviv  Schwartz
• Engaging Ways to Enhance Writing Instruction  – Michelle Ben
• Words Words Words – Practical Activities for Learning & Retaining Vocabulary  – Efrat Golan Matalon
•  Sustaining Passionate Pedagogy  – Rochelle Fogelgarn

SHORT AND SWEET

• Engaging Students in Reflective Letter Writing when Reading Literature   – Michelle Kinsbursky 
• Help! I’ve Got Nothing But My Bag  – Karen White

• TT&D SIG Day: Symposium on Teacher Preparation
  • The Effect of Explicit Instructions on English Majors’ Strategic Knowledge – Rachel Segev Miller
  • Bringing Technology Into the Classroom One Iteration at a Time– Leah Doryoseph
  • Language Awareness and EFL Teachers’ Professional Identity – Bridget Schvarcz
  • Using the EPOSTL for Dialogic Reflection in EFL Teacher Preparation – Handout   Holli Schauber

• KEYNOTE: Language Focused – Teacher Development – Hugh Dellar

• CLOSING PLENARY: Making Lessons Memorable  PDF – Marjorie Rosenberg