BarcelonaSaturday, 14th March 2015

Macmillan Primary Teachers’ Day

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5 HOURS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED TRAINING

Universitat de BarcelonaGran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 58508007 Barcelona

Car park: c/ Aribau 9

Buses: 9, 14, 41, 50, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59 i 101

Metro: L1, L2 (estació UNIVERSITAT)

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09.1509.30 WELCOME

09.3010.30

PLENARY - SALA PARANIMFEls reptes professionals d’ensenyar avui

FERRAN RUIZ TARRAGÓ

10.3011.00 MACMILLAN NEWS

11.0011.30 BREAK & BOOK EXHIBTION

Room 1Infants

& Primary 1-2

Room 2Primary 3-6

Room 3Bilingual

11.3012.50

Playing with sounds

(3 to 6-year-olds)

CLAIRE MEDWELL

Enhancing your class with drama

(8 to 12-year-olds)

SCHUYLER HESTROM

Stretching the imagination

(8 to 12-year-olds)

ED COUSINS

13.0014.15

One brick at a time

(6 to 8-year-olds)

JETRO DE CHÂTEAU

A literacy toolkit

(8 to 12-year-olds)

LOUISE CONNOLLY

The Power of Play in Science

(6 to 10-year-olds)

MONTSE WATKIN

14.15 PRIZE DRAW

REGISTRATION08.4509.15

The activities organized by ICE at the Universitat de Barcelona have the same status as the activities included in the Department for Education’s ongoing training plan. The certificates awarded for these courses will be incorporated into the training record of the the teacher (XTEC) and can be used as accreditation for taking part in the different competitions or call for papers by the Department for Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya, according to the terms of each.

Claire Medwell

Claire is a teacher, teacher trainer and independent materials writer with over 20 years of experience in English Language Teaching. Specializing in teaching English to Infant and Primary learners of English she currently works as a part-time teacher focusing primarily on content-based learning. She devotes the rest of her time to teacher training projects

both nationally and internationally and the development of new writing materials. Claire is co-author of the Macmillan Education ELT Cheeky Monkey series (pre-Primary) and course consultant of Macmillan Education ELT’s Discover with Dex Levels 1 and 2 (pre-Primary) and author of Dex the Dino Level 0.

Ferran Ruiz Tarragó

Llicenciat en Ciències Físiques, catedràtic de matemàtiques d’educació secundària i exdirector d’institut, Ferran ha dedicat gran part de la seva activitat professional a la promoció de la integració educativa de les TIC. Ha estat director del Programa d’Informatica Educativa (PIE) i subdirector general de Tecnologies de la Informació al Departament d’Ensenyament i ha fet conferències i presentacions en quatre continents. Autor de “La nueva educación”, premi Everis d’Assaig el 2006. Actualment presideix el Consell Escolar de Catalunya.

Montse Watkin

Montse has 25 years of English teaching experience in a wide range of international contexts, teaching English to children and providing professional development to teachers. She has worked for the British Council both in Spain (as part of the Bilingual Education Project) and abroad, and in international schools. She is one of the authors of the ByME Primary

Science books for Primary 1 and 2.

SessionsSessions

Ferran Ruiz Tarragó Els reptes professionals d’ensenyar avui

(Plenary)

La professió docent té un mandat social i unes obligacions específiques que ha d’exercir amb autonomia professional dins d’un àmbit institucional, fent front alhora a canvis continuats en la societat i les persones. La conferència tractarà els reptes complexos als que els ensenyants han de donar resposta

amb eficàcia professional, voluntat de servei i visió de futur.

Claire Medwell Playing with sounds (3 to 6-year-olds)

This melodic session will offer fun and practical ways of introducing and practicing common sounds in everyday words. Participants will experience rhythmic raps designed to guide the children on their discovery of English sounds and nursery rhymes will offer a cultural twist where natural rhythm and rhyme brings sound work into context in the pre-Primary classroom.

Jetro de Château One brick at a time (6 to 8-year-olds)

When we allow children to use multiple senses during the learning process, they have a far better chance of fully understanding and remembering what they have learned. In this session we will look at ways to activate your pupils’ full potential by physically building conversations and turning playtime into a

natural conversation piece.

Schuyler Hedstrom Enhancing your classroom with drama

(8 to 12-year-olds)

By identifying common challenges in the Primary classroom, we propose drama as a solution. Weekly exposure to creative, emotional and physical activities, improves pupils’ autonomy, collaboration and social abilities. This session will provide practical ideas using drama to promote essential life skills which will

have rewarding effects on your classroom environment.

Speakers

Jetro de Château

As a multilingual language teacher and translator/interpreter, Jetro has worked in schools, private academies and companies and has taught courses on public speaking in different parts of Europe. He is also an energetic storyteller and cultural entertainer and has been performing in Primary

and Secondary schools in Cantabria for several years.

Louise Connolly

Louise has worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in Spain, the Ukraine, France, Japan and the UK. She has taught children and adolescents in a variety of contexts and is particularly interested in developing content materials. She is currently Head of Teacher Training, Macmillan Education ELT.

Ed Cousins

Ed, co Founder and Director of Interacting, leading international specialist in language teaching theatre, has run courses and events for teachers all over the world. Creator of Playing CLIL concept, his personal passion for sport and literature are combined in his profession of theatre and games.

Schuyler Hedstrom

Since graduating with an English and Drama degree from Dartmouth College in 1999, Schuyler has worked as an actor, director, and educator, and has taught theatre to more than 2,000 children. He currently co-runs Action English Theatre Company, and has taught English through Theatre in Colegio Santa Elizabeth, Colegio Brains and Marsillach Acting Academy among others. He also works as a teacher trainer for CTIF Madrid Capital and Macmillan Training Services, providing advanced education for Madrid’s bilingual Primary and Secondary school teachers.

Speakers

Louise Connolly A literacy toolkit (8 to 12-year-olds)

Literacy is the foundation of the learning process. The key to literacy is the development of reading skills starting with the ability to understand spoken words, moving on to being able to decode written words and culminating in the deep understanding of text. On this journey, pupils need to develop an awareness of sounds, spelling patterns, grammar and word formation to become fluent readers. The aim of this session is to provide you with a

toolkit of activities to help pupils develop these skills.

Ed Cousins Stretching the imagination (8 to 12-year-olds)

A practical session to bring creativity into your teaching. The imagination is the root of all creativity and needs to be exercised, it needs to be stretched. This presentation of highlights and concepts of the Interacting course introduces and explores good habits for creative classrooms and presents

activities for individuals and groups.

Montse Watkin The Power of Play in Science (6 to 10-year-olds)

Play and playfulness not only engage pupils but can be the missing link to raising levels of motivation and involvement. By using a range of active and creative strategies, we will see how the power of play helps pupils explore

and interact with their learning whilst making better progress.