Third Annual Education Conference Education in the Next 50 Years

10:00AM - 10:40AM

Main Room

Opening Ceremony

10:00AM-10:03AM: Welcome by CoE Dean Rana Tamim               
10:03AM-10:06AM: Short Video about CoE
10:07AM-10:17AM: Opening remarks by ZU President, HE Noura Al Kaabi
10:18AM-10:25AM: Speech by HE Jamila AlMuhairi
10:25AM-10:37AM: Speech by HE Prof. Henri Aweit

10:45AM - 11:45AM

Opening Plenary

Education in the Next 50 Years
Moderator: Rana Tamim    
Guest speakers:
Gopinathan Saravanan
Samia Kazi    
Colin Penfold

11:45AM - 12:00PM

Break

Time slot

Meeting Link

Titles

Name

Type

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Link

1) Semiotics of Image: From Perception to Production of Meaning

2) The openness of the Algerian narrative text to multiple readings of Tahar Ouar's narrations as a model

Session moderator: Mokhtar Boularaoui

Mohammed Salami
Mokhtar Boularaoui

Paper
Arabic Session

Link

Colloquium - Translanguaging: Exploring Ideologies and Practice

1) Translanguaging in Emirati University Classrooms: Practice and Attitudes
2) A Dalton Plan Classroom for Translanguaging Pedagogy in Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates
3) Incongruence Between Ideology and Practice: The Reality of Arabic Use in Classrooms

Session Moderator: Sarah Hopkyns

Sarah Hopkyns
Telma Steinhagen

Paper

Link

The importance of Reading Fluency and a Simple, Evidence-Informed Intervention

* Handouts are uploaded in the website, please make sure to download them before joining the session.

Session Moderator: Hanada Thomure

Gail Brown

Workshop

Link

Literature and Creative Writing Classes as Tools for Success for ESL/EFL Students

Brian Thornton
Ileana Baird
Hulya Yagcioglu
Chrysavgi Papagianni
Vasiliki Kotini

Roundtable

01:00PM - 02:00PM

Link

Arabic calligraphy: Types, importance and challenges in the basic education stage

Sayed ElShenawi

Workshop
Arabic Session

Link

1)Mental grammar and instructional grammar between the needs of the learner and the role of the teacher

2) Language Evolution theories: critical review: Ljiljana Progovac̕ study as example

Session moderator: Majdi Bin Souf

Majdi Bin Souf
Saber Lahbacha

Paper
Arabic Session

Link

What is Dyslexia and How does Having Dyslexia Affect Teachers, Parents, and Students?

Bashir Abu-Hamour
Hanan Al Hmouz & Sundos Iyad

Workshop

Link

Using Problem-Solving to Promote Mathematical Literacy

Jason Johnson
Fatima Bailey

Workshop

Link

Applying Jacobs’ Interdisciplinary Approach

Khadija Alhumaid
Fatma AlKarbi

Workshop

02:00PM - 02:15PM

Break

02:15PM - 03:15PM

Link

1)Intellectual Pedagogy: Curricular forms and Tteaching strategies, A critical analysis

2) Text Syntax and Sentence Syntax: Shorthand and Expansion

Session moderator: Chokri Mabkhout

Majed Harb
Chokri Mabkhout

Paper
Arabic Session

Link

Developmentally Appropriate Lessons Using The TI-Nspire CX Graphing Calculator

Jason Johnson
Osama Rashwan
Ryan Tebble

Workshop

Link

Leading Across Cultures

Zeina Hojeij
Fatima Bailey

Workshop

Link

Talking Heads: School Leadership in the UAE Today

Kay Gallagher
Reem Al Quwaitaei
Raja Asad
Jake Madden
Gillian Hammond
Andreas Swoboda

Roundtable

03:15PM - 04:15PM

Link

1) The Impact of Designing Transdisciplinary STEAM Curriculum Using Assessment on Transforming Students' Learning
2) Online Learning Habits & Engagement of Emirati Students: Exploratory Study
3) Higher Order Questions Versus Lower Order Questions in the Assessment of Student Learning

Session Moderator: Areej Elsayary

Areej Elsayary
Larysa Nikolayeva
Lawrence Meda

Paper

Link

1) Dramatic Role Play in Reading Aloud Activities to Strengthen Bilingual Vocabulary Learning
2) Using art to teach Arabic in class

Session moderator: Nadine Jaafarawi

Nadine Jaafarawi
Abdulla Lux

Mini Workshop
English and Arabic

Link

Happy Kids Platform

Amal Saab
Sheikha Almheiri

Workshop
Arabic Session

Link

What is Dyscalculia and How does Having Dyscalculia Affect Teachers, Parents, and Students?

Bashir Abu-Hamour
Farah Faisal

Workshop

Link

Sight Words in Arabic for Early Literacy: Revisiting Existing Lists for UAE Children from KG to Grade 3

Wafa Zoghbor
David Palfreyman

Workshop