This page is devoted to Friends and Flags workshops and presentations that have been held in different places around the world. If you are interested in arranging a Friends and Flags multi-cultural collaborative workshop in your country please contact Karen Eini for more information.
Israeli Teachers Workshop November 2000
This workshop was held for Israeli teachers participating in Friends and Flags Project in the year 2000. The agenda consisted of ice -breakers and introductions as many of the 15 teachers present did not know each other except via email. The program continued with teacher presentations and discussion of adaptation of materials to grade and ability levels. Exhibition of packages received and of students craft work was available for all to view during the 3 hour workshop. The 45 minute break out session enabled teachers to brainstorm additional research topics and assessment rubrics which were collected and then printed for all Israeli teachers. Last hour was spent creating quilt patches as samples for students.
Karen admiring Tzafit and Helen's patches. Click on picture to see more pictures from this workshop.
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Teacher Presentations- Canada/2000
Irene A. presented Friends and Flags during the school year in a series of teacher technology conferences including Ontario and in Montreal, Quebec.
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Netd@ys Europe 2000
Netd@ys Europe 2000 is a European Commission initiative to encourage educational, cultural and other organisations to set up educational on-line projects. Kirsti H. and students from the Harju Special School presented their part of Friends and Flags at Netdays 2000 in Tampere,Finland.
Friends and Flags Presentation in Finland during Netdays 2000. Click on the picture for more information .
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ETAI -Jerusalem Summer Conference 2001
The English Teachers Association of Israel (ETAI) holds 3 conferences a year. The Summer Conference is the largest of the three and draws a mixed audience, both Israeli and international . Friends and Flags was presented during a 90 minute session. Israeli teachers and students who had been involved in the project during the year, played an active role in the presentation. The room held a seated audience of over 100 people. Friends and Flags Exhibits were spread around the room and teachers and students from the different schools presented their work at their stations. The session began with a 20 minute powerpoint explanation of Friends and Flags by Karen Eini , project coordinator and was followed by two additional powerpoint presentations. Annette. R , an Israeli participant from Petach Tikvah demonstrated how she adapted the project to her own high school students with specific needs. She spoke about the students increased level of self-confidence and marked improvement in English skills. The second presenter was Sandy M. from New York who shared the way in which the Friends and Flags project could be adapted to suit standard based curriculum in other countries. This was followed by a presentation by students from Lod High School in Israel who shared their work , packages received and impressions of the project. The last 20 minutes were open for the audience to interact with the presenters and to appreciate the Friends and Flags exhibit.
Students from Lod HS in Israel each speak about different aspects of the project.
Lynn ( left) presents her packages from USA, Australia etc.
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Baia MareRomanian Multi-Media Summer Camp 7/2001
In August 2001 , Mariana, H. arranged a 10 day multi-media summer camp for students and teachers from Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia in Baia Mare, Romania. Mariana a Friends and Flags partner herself , invited other Friends and Flags teachers to join the camp as volunteer trainers. It was during these very special 10 days, that 3 Friends and Flags teachers met for the first time. Mariana,( Romania) Susy. C ( USA) and Karen E ( Israel) worked together in implementing and demonstrating telecollaborative projects including F&F for students and teachers participating at the camp.
Trainers:
Carmelo ( Malta) , Susy ( USA) and Mariana (Romania)
Back : Halil ( Turkey), Mariana(Romania), Karen ( Israel), Isham ( Turkey) Front: Dimitri ( Bulgaria), Rodica ( Romania), Rodica ( Romania) Carmelo ( Malta)
Teachers and students working together during online presentation of F&F.
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Greenberg College, Beersheva, Wkshp, 1/2002
80 teachers from the Beersheva region participated in a 3 hour Friends and Flags workshop as part of their in-service training course. The workshop catered to their specific needs and provided hands on exposure to the collaborative components of the project. All teachers received a 17 page F&F program which accompanied all workshop activities. The teachers worked in groups which alternated between participation in F&F Israeli materials for cultural package as well as online introduction to Project website. 
Karen and Jannette minutes before the opening session.
Working in collaborative circles.
Teachers present their collaborative efforts
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NECC02 San Antonio Texas
Presentation as winner of Online Shared Learning Award from Global Schoolnet .org in San Antonio, Texas, NECCO2, July 2002
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Global Learn Day 6 October 12, 13, 2002.-Online Conference
Click on the audio link below to hear my presentation for Global Learn Day V1 . Visit the entire Global learn Day 6 conference, here. Speaker Index
Micheline Joseph from Doncrest Public School, Ontaria Canada promoted Friends and Flags at her Board's office during an open house for Curriculum Action Research as well as at the University for Ontario Educational Research. Micheline received the Teacher Researcher of the Year award for the Ontario Educational Research Council (OERC) for her research on Friends and Flags as a schoolwide project .
Friends and Flags teachers please send Karen Eini information about your presentations to be included here.
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