ERC News
“The Role of PE in the PYP”: An international workshop
On June 28, 29 and 30, IC hosted an international event in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate. The workshop entitled “The Role of PE in the PYP” was organized by the Educational Resources Center and presented by two IB trainers: Mr. Simon Millward, Whole School Physical Education Coordinator at the New International School of Thailand and Mrs. Ghada Maalouf, Ras Beirut Preschool Director. The 25 participants came from different schools in Lebanon and from other countries such as KSA, Nigeria, Kenya, Syria, Serbia, Turkey, and the UAE, along with 11 teachers from IC.
Jul 5, 2010, 02:51
Souha Choueiry presents NESA workshop in Athens
Ras Beirut Preschool Special Needs Instructor Souha Choureiy presented a workshop on the gifted at the NESA 5th Annual Conference on Learning Differences in Athens, Greece on May 16. In her workshop, entitled “Gifted and Bored”, participants looked at the theories of giftedness based upon intelligence, creativity and personality. They also explored the significance of achievement alongside its relation to ability. By the end of the workshop, participants had developed a working definition for gifted and talented students that they could use in their own schools and help them develop interventions to help them cater to the needs of their students. Participants became actively involved in developing hands on activities for these students and worked with differentiated instruction as a strategy to meet the needs of gifted/talented students. “It was an enriching experience where once again as an IC teacher, I felt proud of our curriculum and our approach to learning,” concluded Souha.
Jun 21, 2010, 02:14
IC accueille un stage AEFE
L’IC a accueilli dans ses locaux, durant le mois de mai, un stage AEFE intitulé: « EAO : des logiciels pour la classe ». Ce stage, animé par Mme Catherine Janin, formatrice en TICE-Créteil et directrice adjointe du site de Livry-Gargan, a réuni une vingtaine d’éducateurs venant de diverses écoles homologuées afin d’explorer les méthodes d’apprentissage par des moyens technologiques.
Jun 16, 2010, 01:46
"Study Groups" self-study
The school year is coming to an end. It’s time to take a step back, reflect and assess the year’s accomplishments to better plan for what will come afterwards.
This is precisely what the representatives of this year’s study groups did on June 9 at the ERC. Each of the 7 study groups, including topics on assessment, PYP online courses, the environment, work habits, differentiated instruction, and visible thinking, was represented by a member who reported on the group’s purpose, achievements, difficulties and recommendations for next year. All members agreed that this professional development activity is a rewarding experience in spite of time constraints and the demanding requirements of the teaching profession.
Jun 16, 2010, 01:39
Teacher Exchange in May
The second week of May saw more Teacher Exchange experiences as IC hosted two visiting teachers from the International School of Geneva. From May 8 to 15, Janet Bouwmeester and Duff Gyr visited PYP classes in our Preschools and Elementary Schools on both campuses. Duff even had the opportunity to visit classes in the Middle School where he observed SPEC methods used in a Social Studies lesson and at the Secondary School where he sat in on an extremely interesting book discussion. At the same time, Ghada Itani, Middle School instructor and counselor, traveled to Toronto, Canada where she visited the Toronto French School. Ghada visited classes in both the Middle and Secondary levels of this beautiful IB school.
May 21, 2010, 01:29
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