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Teaching And Learning Process On Renewable Energy And Sustainable Development, Caitlin Brotzmann Ba, Academic Director
Teaching And Learning Process On Renewable Energy And Sustainable Development, Caitlin Brotzmann Ba, Academic Director
Fostering Multicultural Competence and Global Justice: an SIT Symposium
Though the global situation is complex and daunting, education for sustainable development attempts to empower students with the knowledge, values, and ability not only to understand but also to act upon that understanding so that they might create a world in harmony with the environment. In summer 2009, 19 university students from North America came to Iceland to study renewable energy on the SIT Study Abroad (a program of World Learning) program ―Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics.‖ The students traveled around the country, stayed with host families, underwent intensive coursework, visited power plants and policy firms, and conducted …
Acting Out In The Classroom, Kim Noel Daelhousen
Acting Out In The Classroom, Kim Noel Daelhousen
Sandanona
The use of theater strategies and activities in the language classroom provides a space for students, like actors, to play and thus more deeply incorporate elements of the target language. Participants will be “playing” along with the presenter to explore various theater-based activities.
Extending Community: Stories, Culture & Technology In The Classroom, Ginna Allison
Extending Community: Stories, Culture & Technology In The Classroom, Ginna Allison
Sandanona
How can cultural experience help to develop language skills? How can we reach beyond the classroom to create a sense of community? This session explores the spheres of personal narrative and technology and how they intersect with ESL to open rich opportunities for teaching and learning.
The Writer’S Voice: Developing Self-Expression In Esl Writers, Genevieve Halkett
The Writer’S Voice: Developing Self-Expression In Esl Writers, Genevieve Halkett
Sandanona
What is good writing? For many ESL students, this means grammatical accuracy; as a result, their own writing voices are often lost. The presenter will illustrate successful strategies and activities which can be used with a variety of levels and ESL writers to encourage fluency and self-expression.