Dear Madrichot, Pat has asked me to remind you: If you haven't yet sent me (or "dropped" into Dropbox) your idea for a lesson/activity for the "Accepting the Other" synchronous session, please do so! Thanks so much, Ora On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Ora Baumgarten <orabaumgarten@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > *Dear Madrichot,* > > Pat has received confirmation through Matach for holding the synchronous > session on the topic of "Accepting the Other" for the teachers of Jerusalem > Manchi and Machoz. > > The session will be on *January 26th, 2014 (Sunday) at 20:00*. All > Madrichot should participate in this synchronous session from home. > > There will be a preparation meeting for this session for all* Madrichot > on Wednesday January 15th 2014 *in Pat's office from 14:00 to 17:00. > Please RSVP and add your comments to the proposed program (*see below*) > by clicking > HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L0tk9kldbzD0DoHaGCXer_1wZaY9SEAz0MyM4RxkO7I/viewform> > > Madrichot should each write a document (Short Powerpoint or Word document) > with their idea for an activity connected to "Accepting the Other". If your > idea is a link to a YouTube clip, for example, copy and paste the link to a > Word document and then write the explanation below. > > The document should be uploaded to our Dropbox > <https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iei1kclttwl01cf/Lkk9RQssS_>OR SENT TO ORA by > next Tuesday December 24th. > If you have *already *uploaded files to the > Dropbox<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iei1kclttwl01cf/Lkk9RQssS_>, > please upload an *additional *file with the information below: > > The files should contain this information which will serve as a kind of > "*teacher > guide"* for each activity: > > > - Title of activity > - Age Level > - Instructional goal of activity > - Brief explanation of activity > - Detailed description of stages of activity > - Number of lessons needed > - Resources/materials needed for the activity > - Product of activity (eg. writing, poster, etc.) > - Criteria for assessing the activity > - Extension activities (eg. bulletin board, exhibition, contest, etc.) > OPTIONAL > - HOTS? *OPTIONAL* > > > Pat and I have discussed the session and have come up with this rough > outline. > > Pat and I will work together as the facilitators of the session, and > present all of your and our ideas together. Since the session targets many > teachers, it will, by nature, be mainly FRONTAL (not at all like a > workshop) and will include only minimal audience participation (such as > asking clarification questions, adding comments, etc) > > *The session will look something like: (please add your comments)* > > *(1) Introduction:* > We are presenting materials, activities and ideas to incorporate > "Accepting the Other" in your teaching. > *Aims*: > * creativity > * motivation > * teaching the subject matter of "accepting the other" > * encouraging excellence > * [anything else?] > > *(2) Presentation:* > I will put all of your (and my) ideas together and Pat and I will present > all the ideas with the names of the Madrichot during the session. > > *(3) Explanation *of where to find materials. I will show them where to > look for the materials. I will put them on our website > http://english.manhi.org.il <http://english.manhi.org.il/> > > Best wishes, > Ora Googlegarten > >