If you can't come to ETAI, ETAI……… will come to you! Please join us for an ETAI MiniConference in Nes Tziona Sunday, February 12th Time: 15:30 – 19:00 Place : Eliezer Ben Yehudah School (Israel Shmid 9 Nes Ziona) 15:30 – 16:15 Registration and Browsing: Here's an opportunity to visit the materials exhibition featuring a wide variety of publishers and retailers. 16:15 – 17:15 Opening and Plenary: Opening Words: Dr. Miriam Kluska, Central Region Inspector Mitzi Geffen, ETAI Chairperson Plenary Lecture: The myth of multi-tasking and the force of focus Jeremy Harmer, MA Applied Linguistics, University of Reading, UK Recent writers suggest that multi-tasking is a myth – or that at the least concentrating on too many tasks at once may not help us perform successfully. What implications does this have for teaching and teacher training? How do we avoid the ‘too much information’ syndrome and focus students’ attention on the things that matter? Jeremy Harmer is a UK based writer and teacher/teacher-trainer for English to speakers of other languages and is known throughout the ELT world for his books on teaching methodology. 17:15 – 18:00 Break for browsing and refreshments 18:00 – 18:45 Parallel Sessions: "Teaching English in the Web Era" Betty Altay Butnaru –Tikshuv Counselor "How to Enhance your Books - incorporating the computer and media in the classroom” Shiri Rosenberg "I’m an Alien: Teaching English Language and Culture Through Song" Laura Shashua "Teaching Grammar in High School – Yes or No?" Efrat Zipor "What the Dickens?!" Leo Selivan, British Council " Inspiration through Excellence -raising students’ awareness of the Paralympic athletes’ abilities, and the values of respect, friendship and excellence they embody." Jane Cohen, British Council ***Registration Fees: ETAI Members: FREE Non-Members: 30 NIS Enjoy your afternoon! Don't forget! Spring conference March 28th, Ironi Zayin, Yaffo Directions to Eliezer Ben Yehuda School, Nes Ziona: Coming from Rehovot, Yavne and the south: Drive towards the Kenyoter. At the Kenyoter /Bank HaPoalim junction turn right into Rehov HaBanim. Go straight across the first roundabout. At the first set of lights, turn left. Go straight across the next roundabout. The school is at the next junction on the left hand side. Coming from Rishon / route 431: Drive south towards Nes Ziona. At the first set of the lights turn left into Rehov Margolin (towards Beer Yaakov). Go straight across 2 sets of lights. Take the next right and follow the road round. The school is on your right. Coming from Beer Yaakov, Ramla: Go under the bridge of 431, take the first left and follow the road round. The school is on your right. Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=iw&geocode=&q=%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93+9+%D7%A0%D7%A1+%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94&sll=32.226743,34.747009&sspn=1.031606,2.801514&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C+%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93+9,+%D7%A0%D7%A1+%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94,+%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C&ll=31.930202,34.806576&spn=0.016171,0.043774&z=15&start=0 -- ETAI Website: http://www.etai.org.il