Subject: Technology

Region: central

Description: Focus: Performance Standards

Subject: SMARTT

Region: central

Description: Focus: Rollover

Subject: ESOL

Region: central

Description: The goal of the Rassias Method® (RM) is to make the participant feel comfortable and natural with the language in a short period of time. This is accomplished through a specific series of teaching procedures and techniques which seek to eliminate inhibitions and create an atmosphere of free expression from the very first day of class. The RM of language instruction places the participant at center stage and seeks to replicate the relevant, life-like situations encountered in the target language. This workshop will demonstrate a wide variety of RM based teaching techniques that work to enhance the acquisition of English, and which have proven to be effective for instruction in all languages. Teachers will receive descriptive materials of techniques demonstrated and will have hands-on experience in classroom activities that use movement, sound, rhythm, and motion to facilitate student learning.

Subject: ESOL

Region: central

Description: This advanced work will give instructors the opportunity to share and learn from each other how they are using the RM techniques with their classes. This advanced workshop works within a text in order to apply the techniques to writing and literature (or even simple reading) classes. Prior to the workshop participants will receive a reading from the Rassias Foundation. This story will be used during the workshop using RM techniques that were previously learned by the participants. Time of this workshop may be adjusted.