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2015 30th Anniversary KORCOS International Education Conference March 6th, 2015 Dear KORCOS Conference Attendees, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 30th Anniversary International Education Conference. We are so excited that you are here to not only share in a wonderful day of presentations and professional development but to network with other people in your educational field. We appreciate your attendance and hope that you will have a wonderful day. Looking forward to a transitional year for 2015, KORCOS is setting forth some initiatives that we feel, as the organizational leaders, will help bring together more routine professional development out in your communities of teachers. I look forward to sharing more about that with you during the closing session. I want to say a very special “Thank You” to Incheon Global Campus and to Seoul University, New York for hosting the conference this year. We value your continued support! Have a wonderful day today and thank you so much for attending. Sincerely, Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 7:30am Check In Opens 8:15am Check In Closes 8:20am Auditorium Doors Open For Seating 8:30am Opening Welcome Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 8:35am Welcome Remarks Dr. Lee, Incheon Free Economic Zone 8:40am Welcome Remarks Dr. Nam, President and CEO, Incheon Global Campus 8:45am Session Information Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 9:00am Keynote Chris Lowe, International Kagan Trainer & Coach 9:45am Inaugural Raffle Drawing Lisa Walker and Chris Lowe 9:50am Welcome Session Concludes 10:00am Session 1 10:50am Session 2 12:00pm Session 3 1:00pm Session 4 2:00pm Session 5 3:00pm Closing Session Begins Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 3:10pm Closing Remarks Alice Cha, Honorarium KORCOS President 3:20pm Final Raffle Drawing 3:30pm Closing Session Concludes Conference End Korea Mind Therapy Association Address: 213 Dosandaero, Gangnamgu, Seoul, South Korea 135-892 Contact: 070-8845-8849(English) 02-511-4275(Korean) Fax: 02-418-3090 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mindtherapy.or.kr Korean Mind Therapy Association is the unique organization in its purpose of helping from individuals, schools, various organization to government departments with KMTA’s expertise on psychological counseling and psychological education program, Mind Therapy, which is developed for bringing solutions and healing not only for major mental issues but also minor psychological problems. PSYGENE, Gene of Psychology Theory is the foundation of KMTA’s Mind Therapy. This theory is developed through many decades of counseling experiences and have been applied to many people from teenagers to married couples and even many professionals. This theory and Mind Therapy were adapted by schools and various companies and government departments to develop their program for students, employees, and government officials to enhance the effectiveness in each field of society. Mind Therapy 1. Youth Mind Therapy 2. Mind Therapy as Character-Building Program for Educational Departments 3. Mind Therapy as Prevention Programs for Students 4. Mind Therapy for Teacher’s Personal Trauma and Healing 5. Mind Therapy for developing Marital Happiness 6. Mind Therapy for Parental Education for dealing with children Vendors Booth 100 Create Wellness World Youth Adventures 101 Handmade Bread & Cookies Lee Frames 102 Goodsbuy Furniture GACHI 103 Goodsbuy Furniture Happiness Research 104 Goodsbuy Furniture On The Border 105 4 Seasons Quilts Teamax Adventures 106 Clothing Happy Quilts 107 Souvan Jewelry Follet 108 Pearson St. Augustine's International Insurance 109 Costco Solutions 110 Cambridge HMH 111 Korean Tea Korean Food (Pak Jeong Ok) 112 Papa John's Desk Asian Art & Craft 113 One World Cover Asian Art & Craft 114 Adventure Korea Chandlery: scarfs 115 Adventure Korea Accessories 116 Café de la Paix Teacher Created Materials 117 Kagan Korea 118 Kagan Korea 119 10 120 Coffee, Tea, Juice 2015 International Education Conference Presentations (Listed In Order By Session Time) 9:00 We Are Better Together Chris Lowe Main Creating a dynamic classroom to foster social skills to creative thinking 10:00 Kagan Cooperative Learning Chris Lowe CH (Located in the Concert Hall across the lobby from the Main Auditorium) Create full student engagement with Kagan Structures—simple yet powerful cooperative learning instructional strategies. Supported by over 40 years of scientific research - proven effective in countless classrooms, schools, and districts - this revolutionary way to educate is transforming teaching and learning. Come experience the power of Kagan Structures. 10:00 Picturing Writing Sesame Frasier A702 What comes first? The picture or the words? This workshop will explore how a simple crayon-resist & watercolor painting technique can unlocked the door to dynamic vocabulary and creative language for students during writing assignments. This effective approach to art and literacy promotes the idea of creating visuals before completing writing drafts. This technique appeals to students, integrates well into any workshop model, and puts the creativity back into the writing process. 10:00 Making our students’ thinking more visible Lyneth Rozzuell D. Magsalin B314 What kind of thinking do you value and promote in your classroom? How do you encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning? How do you ensure that students reflect on their thinking? How do we unearth students’ conceptions of what thinking actually is? How can this be done in an open way that captures individual and unique responses? Thinking is a skill, which must be explicitly taught. Teaching students how to think independently increases understanding, engagement and independence in the learning process. This workshop explores how to use a variety of tools to promote visual thinking on a daily basis in the classroom. Using thinking routines developed from Project Zero at Harvard University, De Bono’s Thinking Hats, and a variety of tools that allow the students the opportunity to work collaboratively to explore sophisticated thinking processes in a supportive atmosphere. We will experiment with these tools and routines to discover how to develop student thinking through a non-judgemental platform and decide which tool is most appropriate for the task. 10:00 Librarian Job-Alike Sharing Session Trudy Jager A117 The Job-Alike for Librarians is a time for the librarians in Korcos schools to share information and ideas. 10:00 National History Day Korea: Nurturing Historical Thinking Skills Sharon Gillette B203 As the Affiliate Coordinator for National History Day in Korea, I wish to have the opportunity to present for three reasons. First, I am tasked with growing the NHD program in Korea. KORCOS provides a significant advantage in networking with a wide variety of teachers from many schools in the country to accomplish this goal. Second, in addition to the yearly contest, NHD sponsors other programs such as the Silent Heroes Normandy Summer Institute and the Patricia Behring History Teacher of the Year Award. Finally, and most importantly, the NHD program helps students develop critical thinking, research, and presentation skills applicable across all fields of curriculum. The experience of NHD can give our students a competitive edge when applying for colleges and universities. 10:00 Songs and Poetry To Build Up Young Children Nikki Nel B204 We will be learning how to teach songs and poems in the early years. There will electronic links to the songs and poems I share. This includes songs and poems for transitions, building self-esteem and silly ones just for fun. 10:00 Dance in the MYP: Connecting through Concepts Alexandra Rose B104 This presentation is an explanation of the dance program, now in its third year, which has been developed at Chadwick International. It explains how a student who is physical can connect to the critical thinking aspects of their education through dance, contributing to the creation of a well-rounded human being. It will give physical examples of how dance can connect to other subject material, as well as opportunities for questions at the end of the presentation. Finally, it will demonstrate the importance of allowing students to engage with the world physically while connecting that understanding to their more traditional education. 10:00 Stoneybrook State University of New York Dr. Yu-wan Wang & Dr. A116 Presentation on the university here in Korea Matthew Whelan 11:00 Kagan Cooperative Learning & ESL Chris Lowe CH (Located in the Concert Hall across the lobby from the Main Auditorium) How can we best meet the needs of today’s ELL students? How can we help limited and non-English speaking students acquire essential reading, writing, and speaking skills for success in language acquisition across the curriculum? Kagan Structures, cooperative and communicative teaching strategies, are wonderful tools to promote English fluency while covering academic content. Through interactive structures, students are exposed to more functional language and have the opportunity to practice language more. Learn the stages students go through to learn English and then learn Kagan Structures to best help your English learners at each stage. Ideal for regular classroom teachers, ESL teachers, project directors, and coordinators. 11:00 Popcorn with Purpose: Using Film in 5th-12th Grade Classrooms Blake Pynnonen B313 Have you ever wanted to use film in your classroom, but didn’t know how? Perhaps you have plenty of experience using films in class and are looking to refine your skills with other like-minded educators. Either way, participants will have plenty to gain in this collaborative, interactive, tech-savvy workshop. Plus, popcorn will be provided! 11:00 Urban Farming and Sustainable School Practices Aaron Miller and Lynn Crew OC Are you interested in starting a school garden, expanding your own school garden or experimenting with urban farming? Would you like to try composting at your school using cafeteria scraps and campus landscaping “waste”? Want to get out of the classroom during KORCOS and onto the “farm”? Aaron Miller and Lynn Crew from Chadwick International have been urban farming in Songdo for 4 years.