Association of German International Schools

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Association ofGermanInternationalSchools

• What are you taking home?
• Closing Session

• Annual Conference
• Hannover, February 2009

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• Paul Morris
• Conference Coordinator

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• Sarah Kupke
• AGIS Board of Directors

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Association ofGermanInternationalSchools

• What are you taking home?
• Closing Session

Carl Haley

• Annual Conference
• Hannover, February 2009

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Download Todays Presentation

• http//www.mrhaleyonline.com
• Click on Presenting
• Copy of this PowerPoint

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Closing Session

• Top Ten Ideas to take home
• Your Top Ideas from the Conference
• Carls Challenges for You

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STAND UP

• if you met someone at the conference that you
  want to stay in contact with

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STAND UP

• If you learned a new idea that you are going to
  use

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Stand on the audience left of the screen or board

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Go over homework at the end of a class not at the
  beginning

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Google Search for PowerPoints

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Get a Gooseneck Camera to show student work,
  books, demonstrations

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Organize your life with PLANBOOK

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Start a Parent Email Group
• Only YOU can post
• BCC all recipients

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Post Grades Online

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• Start a blog for your class

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• One-a-day Student Presentations

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TOP TEN IDEAS TO TAKE HOME
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• 30 minutes before a lesson, throw out the
  existing lesson plan and try something different.
  
• Rethink the obvious.

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE
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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• Its possible to have elementary students create
  animation movies.

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• Football Penalty Cards
• First offense Yellow Card
• Second offense Red Card

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• The first commercial text was sent in December
  2002.
• Text messages are being sent and received today
  that exceed the worlds population.

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• I learned that I dont know any trivia.

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• Depending on where you are from, the words
  trapezoid and trapezium can mean different things.

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YOUR TOP IDEAS FROM THE CONFERENCE

• The networking is good here at AGIS.
• Stay in contact with the people you met.

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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU
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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU

• Make a list of what is obsolete in your teaching
• Begin to make changes

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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU

• Go back and talk to your peers about what you
  learned at this conference

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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU

• Find out who makes the decisions about what you
  are teaching. Who are these people?

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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU

• Go to at least one conference a year to learn new
  ideas and recharge your batteries.

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CARLS CHALLENGES FOR YOU

• Pilot a new program or idea
• If you call it a pilot program, youre allowed to
  make mistakes!
• Stakeholders also will give more feedback and
  support if they know it is an experiment

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• Become a Change Agent

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Association of German International Schools

• Annual Conference
• Hannover, February 2009