Concurrent Sessions

Thursday, March 27, 2008
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Professionalism: The Relationship Between Teacher Conduct and Student Achievement
The connection between teacher professionalism and student achievement will be introduced and examined. Participants will engage in scenario analysis to clarify and reinforce this linkage.
Valeri R. Helterbran, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Integrating the Arts Into Standards-Based Teacher Education
This session demonstrates how teacher candidates use authentic integration of the arts to support student learning and promote standards-based achievement throughout the elementary curriculum.
Barbara Bourne, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

More Than Just Meeting Standards: Sheltered English Instruction in the U.S. and the SIOP Model
Participants will learn the eight components of the sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) model, and will be able to describe practical strategies for each element.
Jan Lacina, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Patience Sowa, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi

Education in a Global Community/International Education
This session highlights educational reforms in Ethiopia and assesses the reforms in terms of relevance to diversity, thereby contributing to global perspectives on educational thoughts and practices.
Belete Mebratu, Medaille College, Buffalo, NY

Performing Outside the Box: Transforming the Standardized Classroom Through Storytelling
Through exploration of documented stories of preschool children, participants will better understand the significance of providing space for storytelling in the primary classroom, how to address content standards in a more authentic way, and the role of storytelling in the school-home connection.
Stacey Pistorova, University of Toledo, Kenton, OH

How to Create Teacher-Made Montessori Materials for Preschool
The presenter will review Montessori curriculum and foster participants' creative abilities to create teacher-made Montessori materials and also demonstrate how to make teacher-made Montessori materials.
Hsin-Hui Peng, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN