{"id":1361,"date":"2012-08-22T12:11:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T12:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2012-10-17T12:12:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:12:44","slug":"professional-development-opportunities-for-international-school-educators-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/professional-development-opportunities-for-international-school-educators-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Opportunities for International School Educators in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapters International – Learning Abroad
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a list of upcoming workshops in Europe:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning
\nBy\u00a0 Alan November<\/strong>
\n22nd – 23rd September, 2012, Luxembourg<\/strong>
\nPrice: Euro 575
\nOur schools are at the beginning of a historic transition from paper as the dominant storage and retrieval media to digital. The traditional technology planning approach of bolting technology on top of the current design of school will only yield marginal results. Contrast this \u201c$1,000 pencil\u201d approach with the kinds of skills that are highly valued in the global economy…Read more about this PD opportunity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for The Thinking Classroom<\/strong>
\nBy Dr . Lynn Erickson<\/strong>
\n29th – 30th September 2012, Cyprus<\/strong>
\nPrice: Euro 575
\nLynn Erickson expands our understanding of the conceptual level of knowledge, thinking, and understanding. In this highly interactive session, Dr. Erickson will challenge your mind as she contrasts a three-dimensional concept-based curriculum and instruction model with the worn out two-dimensional coverage model…Read more about this PD opportunity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teaching and Learning through Inquiry <\/strong>
\nby Kath Murdoch<\/strong>
\n24th – 25th November 2012, Istanbul<\/strong>
\nPrice: USD 720
\nIn this practical workshop, participants have the opportunity to clarify their understanding of what it really means to use an inquiry based approach to teaching and learning in the primary\/elementary classroom.\u00a0 Over two interactive days, teachers examine the essential elements of inquiry and how these elements can be \u2018brought to life\u2019 through quality planning, use of materials, choice of teaching strategies and interactions with students…Read more about this PD opportunity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Standard Based Grading and Reporting by Ken O Conor<\/strong>
\n1st – 2nd December 2012, Warsaw<\/strong>
\nPrice: Euro 500
\nDay 1:
\nNothing really changes until the grade book and the report card changes.\u201d
\nCurriculum, instruction, and assessment have increasingly become standards-based but parallel changes in grading and reporting have been slow, especially in middle and high schools.
\nDay 2:
\n\u201cNothing really changes until the grade book and the report card changes.\u201d Curriculum, instruction, and assessment have increasingly become standards-based but parallel changes in grading and reporting have been slow, especially in middle and high schools. This session will include a review of eight guidelines for grading and will focus on guidelines for standards-based reporting…Read more about this PD opportunity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Creating a\u00a0 Culture of Thinking<\/strong>
\nCreating\u00a0 Places where Thinking is Valued Visible by Dr Ron Richhart<\/strong>
\n13th – 14th April 2013, Florence<\/strong>
\nPrice: USD 750
\nThe Cultures of Thinking Project is a global initiative under the direction of Dr. Ron Ritchhart, a Principal Investigator and Senior Research Associate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.\u00a0 Learning is a product of thinking.\u00a0 If we want our students to learn well and develop understanding, we must create cultures of thinking that actively engage students in thinking on an ongoing basis…Read more about this PD opportunity here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about these workshop contact:
\nShonal Agarwal
\nCEO
\nChapters International
\nEmail: shonal@chaptersinternational.com<\/a>
\nchaptersinternational@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Website: www.chaptersinternational.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chapters International – Learning Abroad The following is a list of upcoming workshops in Europe: The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning By\u00a0 Alan November 22nd – 23rd September, 2012, Luxembourg Price: Euro 575 Our schools are at the beginning of a historic transition from paper as the dominant storage and retrieval media to digital. 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