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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Plenary sessions / Theater
08:30 – 09:30 On-site registration
09:30 – 10:00 Opening ceremony
Mr. Tony Tohme
Director, Educational Research Center
Mr. Habib Sayegh
CEO of Educational Research Center
10:00 – 10:30 H.E. Mr. Humaid Al-Qutamy
Minister of Education – United Arab Emirates
10:30 – 11:00 Reception / Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Prof. John de Jong
Senior Vice President at Pearson and Professor of Language Testing at VU University Amsterdam
Framework for PISA 2015: What 15-year-olds should be able to do
11:30 – 12:15 Prof. Justin Dillon
Professor and Head of the Science and Technology Education Group at King’s College London
Science in and out of schools: Issues of image, interest and identity
12:15 – 13:00 Prof. Ibrahim Halloun
Chair of the International Arab Baccalaureate (IAB) and Professor of Physics and Education at Lebanese University
Education for innovation: A challenge turned into an opportunity through IAB and PSE
13:00 – 13:30 Panel Discussion
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
Concurrent sessions
Theater
Moderator: Dr. Nabil Constantine
3:00 – 3:30 Ms. Enja Osman
Education Department, American University of Beirut
The road to a new generation of innovators
3:30 – 4:00 Mrs. Rawda Eada
Lifelong Learning Institute – Jordan
New e-tools to use with the digital native speakers
4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Suzanne El Takach
Science Education Department, Lebanese University
How does ICT support learning and teaching in the Lebanese schools?
What are the Lebanese teachers/students’ attitudes towards ICT in science classrooms?
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Ballroom
3:00 – 4:00 ERC e-learning workshop
MM. Georges Abou ElOuyoun, James Maughan, Mungo Birch
Educational Research Center
ERC Formula 1 Digital Classroom Solutions
4:00 – 5:00 Educational technology workshop
Mr. Chris Green
Mangahigh – UK
Gaming with math
Room IV
Moderator: Dr. Simon Abdel- Massih
3:00 – 3:30 Prof. Garene Chahe Kaloustian
Lebanese American University
The relation of kindergarten classroom environment to teacher quality of teaching and children’s social and academic outcomes
3:30 – 4:00 Prof. Hoda Husseini Bibi
Lebanese International University
How to become a teacher counselor
4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Mohammed Abdallah Alhawasin
UAE University, Almaqam Campus
Exploring the characteristics of a current career training program at the UAE University: A study of current senior students and local employers
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Cigar Bar
Moderator: Mr. Andrew Johnson
3:00 – 3:30 Mr. Said Al-Amrani
Sohar University – Oman
An Arab conceptualisation of willingness to communicate in EFL
3:30 – 4:00 Dr. Samar Sinno
Language Education Department, Lebanese University
Education for democracy: A framework for the ESL classroom
4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Nizar Ibrahim
Language Education Department, Lebanese University
Critical reading: Challenging the dominant practices
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Plenary sessions / Theater
09:30 – 10:00 Mr. Stephen Cox
Project Director for ASPIRE Sports Academy for Excellence
Using (Apple) mobile devices to enhance learning in an Arabic culture
10:00 – 10:45 Prof. Kamil Jbeily
Executive Director of Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, University of Texas at Austin - USA
Advancing educational excellence through innovation and leadership
10:45 – 11:00 Panel Discussion
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 Dr. Sulieman Sulieman
UNESCO Regional Bureau – Beirut
The integration of entrepreneurial competences in the education and training systems of the Arab countries: UNESCO/StratREAL foundation regional project
12:15 – 13:00 Dr. Simon Abdel-Massih
Social Studies Education Department, Lebanese University
Education for Innovation in ERC’s teacher education program
13:00 – 13:30 Panel Discussion
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
Concurrent sessions & closing ceremony
Theater
Moderator: Mr. Jamil Tabet
3:00 – 3:30 Dr. Nabil Ayoub
Arabic Language Department, Lebanese University
ERC Arabic framework
3:30 – 4:00 Dr. Simon Abdel-Massih
Social Studies Education Department, Lebanese University
Teaching history to teenagers: A student-centered approach
4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Mohammed Khair Alhawasin & Mrs. Buthaina Alkharousi
Sohar University – Oman
Education Innovations involved in science textbooks for the elementary second stage in the Sultanate of Oman
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Ballroom
3:00 – 5:00 IAB Workshop
IAB Team
Educational Research Center
Authentic assessment e-platform in the International Arab Baccalaureate
Room IV
Moderator: Dr. Nabil Constantine
3:00 – 3:30 Dr. Maha Abdeljabar Alyamani
Teba University – KSA
Saudi teachers’ implementation of the principles of constructivism
3:30 – 4:00 Mr. Sami El Khateeb
Al Abrar Organization – Lebanon
Innovation and development of distinguished students
4:00 – 4:30 Dr. Hachem Awada
Faculty of Education at Lebanese University
The role of teaching and learning in the development of personality
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Cigar Bar
Moderator: Mr. Georges Abou ElOuyoun
3:00 – 3:30 Miss Claudia Mohammed Hassan
Hajj Bahaa Hariri School and Lebanese International University
Collaborative media club: English language in practice
3:30 – 4:00 Mrs. Amal Farhat
Lebanese International University
Project-based learning: A sample virtual tour
4:00 – 4:30 Mr. Hussein Abdel Halim
Al Manara High School – Lebanon
E-learning in an innovative environment: The case of Arabic language
4:30 – 5:00 Panel Discussion
Theater
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Ceremony |
