Event Info_19th Jan 2013

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DUBAI CHAPTER EVENT

Devising a roadmap for professional development

DATE 19th

January 2013 (Saturday)

VENUE & LOCATION

MAP

Emirates Aviation College B

Opposite the Dubai Tennis Stadium/Irish Village/

Jumeirah Creek Hotel in Garhoud

http://goo.gl/maps/sudrW(Point B on the map)

Please park in the visitors car park behind the dnata uniforms

office.

TIME 0930-1230

FOR INFORMATION &

PRE REGISTRATION

Email: [email protected]

Call or leave a message on: 050 8894009

FEE Free for TESOL Arabia members

AED 40 for non-members

USEFUL LINKS Dubai Chapter blog http://dubaichapter.edublogs.org

Online http://www.tesolarabia.org |

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SCHEDULING & PRESENTER ABSTRACTS

0930-1000 Participant registration & coffee

1000-1045 Tamas Lorincz : Lead by example

Years of mollycoddling and top-down professional development initiatives have

made teachers dependent on external sources for their professional learning.

Someone somewhere decides what we need to develop; they invite a speaker,

set a time, prescribe requirements and offer incentives. All we have to do is

attend the session or the course and collect the certificate. In many cases, we

then go back to the classroom and do pretty much the same as we did before.

At the same time, we expect our students to be independent, motivated learners

who identify their passions, strengths and weaknesses and act on them in order

to become more successful. The contrast is disturbing. If we really want our

students to take charge of their own learning, we have to do the same. This is a

process which takes time. This short workshop might be your first step or a

renewed push to invest some of your time and energy to become a better

teacher who enjoys his/her profession much more.

In this session you will explore the reasons for and ways of taking charge of your

own learning, move beyond PD as you have learnt to expect it, and immerse

yourself in self-directed, personalised, life-long learning.

Presenter bio:Tamas Lorincz is an English Teacher and teacher trainer with over

20 years' experience of working with students and teachers in Europe and the

Middle East. He is passionate about using technology in the classroom, Personal

Learning Networks and Professional Development and life-long learning. He is an

active member of the Dubai chapter and manages the chapter's blog

(http://dubaichapter.edublogs.org). You can find him on

Twitter:http://twitter.com/tamaslorincz .He also blogs

athttp://tamasonline.com)

1045-1100 Coffee break
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1100-1145 Rehab Rajab: Online Presence in The Spotlight

Everyone is online! What does that mean for teachers? Is it enough to be an

active educator on campus? What about being a part of the greater education

community? Will it be enough to have a portfolio and an article stating yourteaching philosophy to get a good job in the next 10 years? Let's discuss ways to

build a strong online professional presence.

Presenter bio: Rehab Rajab has been involved in professional development

activities for teachers in the UAE through her work with TESOL

Arabia Organisation for the past seven years. Currently she is the Vice-

President/President-Elect of the Organization. She worked as an ESL teacher for

twelve years before becoming the Instructional Technology Senior Coordinator at

The Institute of Applied Technology. She is passionate about sharing innovative

teaching ideas and developing online learning communities. She is also an

advocate of technology in the classroom and considers herself a lifelong learner.

Rehab graduated with an MA in Educational Technology from Michigan State

University in 2010.

Twitter: @rehabrajab | Blog: http://icurate4ed.com | TESOL Arabia:

[email protected] `

1145-1215 Panel discussion

1215-1230 Closing & thanks

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