Curriculum Summit in Europe: Full Schedule

Faria Education Group brings you the Curriculum Summit in Europe!
Join teachers and leaders from around the region as we learn from one another and advance our curriculum work.
Personalize your professional learning by attending multiple sessions that include topics on teaching strategies, curriculum development, and school leadership.

10:00am CET

Attention: Creativity is Loading!

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This workshop focuses on how to encourage students’ creative and critical thinking skills. It focuses on how to empower students to become independent and innovative learners, problem solvers, critical and creative thinkers to tackle the novel challenges they will face in the future.

Speakers

Berna Aslan

IB PYP English Teacher, ENKA Schools

Berna Aslan is known to be a dreamer, curious learner, maker and a gamer. She studied American Culture and Literature at university. She received her CELTA, CELTA-Young Learner Extension (CELT-YL) and did her M.A in Curriculum and Instructional Programs at Yıldız Technical University... Read More →

Attention Creativity is Loading! Berna ASLAN pdf

Friday February 21, 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm CET
Kepler

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience All Levels
Subject English, World Languages, ELL

1:10pm CET

Differentiated Teaching of a Foreign Language as an Instructional Tool in an International School.

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How can we address different students' needs and ensure equity of opportunity for learning L2? Responding to difference through flexible grouping; differentiating lesson by content, linguistic background or learning profile; and implementing IT increases students' motivation and engagement in a SLA classroom (Second Language Acquisition).
During this workshop we will curry out tasks and activities based on differentiation.

Speakers

Evdoxia Adelfopoulou

Secondary Language Teacher, Pinewood American International School of Thessaloniki

I was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. I hold an MSc in Greek Philology from Aristotle University. At Pinewood, I teach in the Secondary Greek Department and serve as Co - Chair of MSA.Check out our blogs:https://www.managebac.com/blog/differentiated-teaching-instructiona... Read More →

Kiriaki Kostanaki

Pinewood American International School of Thessaloniki

I was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece.I have been teaching Greek as a foreign language the last 8 years. I hold a BSc in Greek Philology, BSc Social and Education Policy, Msc Sciences of Education and Lifelong Learning, ICT in Education from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.The... Read More →

Workshop task 1 Lesson Plan (1) pdf

Workshop task 2 pdf

Friday February 21, 2020 1:10pm - 2:10pm CET
Klein

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience All Levels
Subject World Languages

1:10pm CET

Engage Students with Authentic Assessments: Building Performance Tasks into Units of Instruction

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Learn how to innovate curriculum through the iterative work of upgrading what’s currently taught. Effective assessment practice is a cornerstone of high-quality curriculum, and authentic assessments that connect learning to real life application can be a powerful tool to ignite student engagement. In this hands-on session we’ll focus on upgrading our summative assessment practices by walking through the process of starting with the learning goals of an existing unit to collaboratively develop a performance-task. While not a requirement, we invite attendees to bring a unit of their own to work on during the session!

Speakers

Kelby Zenor

VP of Professional Development, Faria Education Group

Kelby Zenor is the Vice President of Professional Development at Faria Education Group. She guides the coordination, development, and facilitation of the different professional development programs across FEG. Kelby has been involved in education for more than 20 years from early... Read More →

Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D

Senior Professional Development Manager, Faria Education Group | Atlas

Dr. Elizabeth Clarkson is a Senior Professional Development Manager at Faria Education Group. She guides diverse groups of educators through processes related to curriculum development, instructional strategies, leadership, and data analysis. Elizabeth has been involved in US public... Read More →

EU Summit Performace Tasks and Assessment pdf

Friday February 21, 2020 1:10pm - 2:10pm CET
Watson

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience All Levels
Subject Any Subject

3:30pm CET

Atlas: Changing The Mindset from Mandatory to Useful

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I will focus in on the components of Atlas and how they can help with instruction. We will then pick apart the components and I will hand out and show more exciting ways this can be used in the classroom to help guide planning and instruction. Too often teachers look at this tool as another requirement and once you navigate it correctly it can have a profound impact on what you are doing in your classroom and planning.

Speakers

Ann Morris

Team Lead /Curriculum Head Of Fifth Grade, American Creativity Academy

Ann Morris is an accomplished teacher who has been on the international circuit of teaching for the past six years, in three different countries, and ten years in the United States. In the past few years she has obtained her Masters in Educational Leadership with a Principal Certificate... Read More →

Prague Presentation pdf

Friday February 21, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Annan

Teachers, Curriculum Writing/Development

Audience All Levels
Subject Any Subject

3:30pm CET

Making Fluid Setting Work in Primary Maths

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We will be discussing using fluid setting as a tool to support the diversity of learners in our classes. This will be a practical workshop exploring how teachers can make sure that all students receive the Maths teaching that will help them develop the skills they need. We will explore methods for pre-assessment, how to break the stigma of students feeling like they aren't "good at Maths" and teaching strategies to make Maths class relevant and exciting for all students while developing their problem solving skills.

Speakers

Eliza Stine

Primary School Curriculum Coordinator/Teacher, Riverside International School

Eliza Stine is originally from the Colorado but has been living and teaching overseas for the past fourteen years. For the past eleven she has been at Riverside International School in Prague. She is the Primary School Curriculum Coordinator as well as a classroom teacher. Eliza has... Read More →

Joan Whittaker

Teacher, Riverside Primary School

Joan Whittaker is a Primary School teacher at Riverside International School in Prague. She holds a Bsc in Archaeology, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education. Prior to teaching internationally, she taught in the UK for five years at a small rural school. A life-long lover of... Read More →

Fluid Grouping for Maths pptx

Examples of Fluid Maths assessment tasks docx

Fluid Grouping for Maths Participant handout for Maths APS ideas docx

Friday February 21, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Klein

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience All Levels
Subject Any Subject

9:00am CET

Self Directed Learning: How to Build the Skills

Limited Capacity seats available

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Self-Directed Learning is a growing area of development in curriculum world-wide. IB students are expected to be self-directed and active agents in their learning. The ACE Learning Principles expect students to be self-directed and engaged with and responsible for their learning. We will explore how the appropriate skills can be developed in any and all subjects.

Check out Darlene's blog article!

Speakers

Darlene Fisher

International Accreditation Leader, NEASC

Darlene has worked in education for 40 years and in international education for 22. She has served in leadership positions in schools in 8 countries on 4 continents. Darlene now supports teachers and leaders through workshops, and webinars in addition to leading NEASC accreditation... Read More →

Connect including audit of agency 236 copy pdf

Self Directed Learning Prague pdf

Saturday February 22, 2020 9:00am - 11:00am CET
Watson

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience All Levels
Subject Any Subject

11:10am CET

The Two Hemispheres' Reflection Chart for CAS Reflections

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A chart to use in their schools to help their students to develop easy, fast, creative and analytical reflections for CAS.

10’ Introduction: The need to channel students' creative and analytical skills by analysing altogether a few students’ written reflections.
15’ How “The two hemispheres reflection chart” works? A real example.
20’ Working in groups with the chart.
15’ Putting in common our work.

Speakers

Sara Díaz González

Spanish L.A & B Teacher and CAS Coordinator, The International School of Bologna

Sara was born in Galicia -Nord West of Spain in the sea side. She studied Communication and Cinema Studies in Wales and after a year in Barcelona, she moved to Italy to study Italian Language & Literature where she fell in love for teaching refugees in a squat. From then, she is been... Read More →

2 Hemispheres's creative reflection pptx

Saturday February 22, 2020 11:10am - 12:10pm CET
Klein

Teachers, Engaging Instructional Practices

Audience Middle Years, All Levels
Subject Any Subject, CAS
IB Programme DP, MYP

2:25pm CET

Academic Honesty in a Digital World

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Academic Honesty is very important in the digital world. Having the right mindset about how to enforce it, as well as how it is approached in the classroom, can help both students and teachers.

This workshop will focus on the healthy integration of Academic Honesty into the school environment.

Speakers

Lasse Nielsen

Academic Honesty Coordinator, The Ostrava International School

Lasse Nielsen is originally from Denmark but has lived in the Czech Republic for the last 9 years. He is currently teaching both MYP and DP at The Ostrava International school. Lasse is also in charge of Academic Honesty. He works with a team of dedicated teachers to ensure the academic... Read More →

Academic Honesty in a Digital World pdf

Saturday February 22, 2020 2:25pm - 3:25pm CET
Watson

Teachers, Digital Learning & Tools

Audience All Levels
Subject Any Subject
IB Programme IB All Programmes, DP, PYP