Welcome/Hoşgeldiniz!
In our 8th International Congress we aim to share and discuss educational and parental practices to enhance the quality and understanding of educational needs of now and tomorrow.
A LETTER FROM LEMAN ÇETİN,
FOUNDER OF INTERNATIONAL SMALL HANDS ACADEMY & ÜTOPYA SCHOOLS
A Warm Welcome,
I am proud to announce and happy to invite you to our 8th International Congress, which we first implemented in 2002 to actively find solutions in response to the vast changes in our children’s lives and all that that means for us as their teachers.
We will come together again with open minds and an intentional vision to explore how we can organize our environments and mindset at school to include a multitude of experiences.
We have a great responsibility to our children and teenagers not just to prepare them for their futures but for now. What we show them and teach them now has a great impact on their education and their lives. Our role goes beyond being educators. We are working to equip young minds with the tools, strategies, skills and mindset to secure a positive and promising 21st century. Our primary goal is to help in the development of emotionally healthy, confident, and intelligent children.
As instructors we strive to give our children the emotional and cognitive tools they need to internalize, respond and demonstrate their readiness for today’s world as well as an ability to adapt and thrive in tomorrow’s world.
Our 8th International Small Hands & Ütopya Congress will feature many key speakers that will support and help us explore how to be more effective in our field. We must continually work together with other educators to learn to help us supply the future skills that will best serve our children and guarantee they have voices that matter.
As educators, it is always our aim to never let any child down. We are here to support and uplift the children during this time where lifestyle, attitudes, learning styles and the day to day pace can create challenges and to foster awareness about how to arrange our educational system to provide a high quality education for a higher quality of life. We look forward to sharing ideas and information from all of these talented people with each of you. Don’t miss this chance to gain the necessary insight and know how to be effective and influential in each child's life. We care about our children and need to make now the time to act and re-invent our educational structures to discover the best ways to produce happy and successful human beings.
The aim of the congress is to create the three following things: awareness, strategies and solutions. Make a change, make a difference. So, join us! Act now!
See you soon.
CONGRESS PROGRAM:
Friday 15th, March
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08.30 - 08.50 Arrival & Registration & Tea Coffee
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09.00 - 09.20 Warm welcome from Leman Çetin
09.20 - 10.05 Prof. Dr. Tanju Gürkan - "Evaluation of the basic skills that individuals are expected to have in the 21st century from a teacher's perspective" / "21.yy da bireylerin sahip olması istenen temel becerilerin öğretmen bakış açısı ile değerlendirilmesi"
10.10 - 11.10 Penny Tassoni - "Creating emotional climate in the classroom for learning"
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11.10 - 11.25 Coffee Break
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11.30 - 12.30 Peter Buttigieg - "Parents on Board"
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12.30 - 13.25 Lunch Break
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13.30 - 14.30 Peter Awe - “Successful education is simple”
14.35 - 15.05 Alessandra Azzopardi & Roberta Friggieri: Section 1-Part A "Learning process – Different contexts of challenging behaviours and ways towards more positive behaviours"
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15.05 - 15.25 Coffee & Tea Break
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15.30 - 16.30 Alessandra Azzopardi & Roberta Friggieri: Section 1-Part B&C "Learning process – Different contexts of challenging behaviours and ways towards more positive behaviours"
SATURDAY 16th, March
-(Half day)-
*PURULLI FESTIVAL*
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09.30 - 10.00 Arrival & Tea Coffee
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10.10 Purulli Festival Activities start- One parent with child & Parents Congress starting time
10.15 - 10.55 Prof. Dr. Tanju Gürkan - “The role of mothers and fathers in providing the basic skills that individuals are required to have in the 21st century” / “21.yy da bireylerin sahip olması istenen temel becerilerin kazandırılmasında anne ve babaların rolü”
11.00 - 11.30 Penny Tassoni - “How to help your child be happy, confident and successful.”
11.40 - 12.20 Uma Jutila - “As Parents, how can you support your child’s skills & competencies now and for the future? - The challenges and the solutions”
12.30 - 13.00 Rúadhán Ó Deasmhúnaigh - "What is Restorative Practice?"
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12.30 - 13.45 Lunch Break
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*Enjoy celebrating spring with big table, sharing our rice together*
13.45 - 13.55 - Tidy Up Time :)
13.55 - 14.00 - "Everybody say goodbye" Sing Song
14.00 - End of Purulli Festival & leaving time for parents and children.
TEACHERS CONGRESS
14.05 - 15.05 Jukka Somerharju - "Why are schools needed and how do I think a good school and teacher work?"
15.10 -16.10 Rúadhán Ó Deasmhúnaigh - "What is Restorative Practice?"
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16.10 - 16.20 Coffee & Tea Break
Small Hands Teachers & Guests Leaving Time
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16.20 – 17.10 Rúadhán Ó Deasmhúnaigh - "The Power of Communication: Case Studies from an Irish Secondary School. " (ÜTOPYA TEACHERS ONLY)
Sunday 17th, March
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08.30 - 08.50 Arrival & Tea Coffee
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09.00 - 09.30 Burcu Nayır & Leman Çetin - "Welcome"
09.30 - 10.15 Aki Kashikawi & Kiyoe Kurokawa - “Home Economics Education - Domestic Education”
10.15 - 11.15 Uma Jutila - "As educators, how to support student’s skills & competencies, now and for the future? The challenges and the solutions."
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11.15 - 11.25 Coffee Break
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11.30 - 12.30 Daniel Guzman - "Productive Learning"
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12.30 - 13.25 Lunch Break
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13.30 - 14.15 Alessandra Azzopardi & Roberta Friggieri: Section 2-Part A "Special Needs: Preparation and planning for a very diverse classroom - Effective Individual Learning Planning."
14.15-15.00 Alessandra Azzopardi & Roberta Friggieri: Section 2-Part B&C
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15.00 - 15.20 Coffee & Tea Break
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15.25 - 16.10 Workshops & Round Tables:
Dorothy Gwillim - "Maximising Learner Involvement in a Language Class"
Lacey deVries - “How Vision & Values Map Our Teaching”
Kiyoe Kurokawa - “Story Telling & Puppet Making”
Assoc. Prof. Doçent Gülistan Bilgin - “Teaching Peace at School: The Case of an Alternative School”
Round Table Questions & Discussion with:
Prof. Dr. Tanju Gürkan- Rúadhán Ó Deasmhúnaigh-
Peter Buttigieg - Jukka Somerharju- Daniel Guzman-
Uma Jutila – Alessandra Azzopardi & Roberta Friggieri
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16.10 - 16.50 Leman Çetin, Gizem Topal & Burcu Nayır - "Reflection and Outcome of 8th International Congress"
Thank You – See You Again Messages
16.50 - TRADITIONAL TURKISH DANCE with GREAT FEELINGS :)
17.00 - Leaving Time
*Please Note: An ear piece will be provided for those who need translation.
On Saturday 16th, We will hold our PURULLI FESTIVAL and PARENTS CONGRESS at 10.00 to 14.00.
Teachers congress will continue afterwards.
SPEAKERS from 8 countrıes
TÜRKİYE
Prof. Dr. Tanju Gürkan
(Academician & Teacher Trainer)
Assoc. Prof. Doçent Gülistan Bilgin
(Academician at Boğazici University)
Leman Çetin
(Educator, Researcher & Founder of Internatıonal Small Hands Academy &
Ütopya Schools)
IRELAND
Rúadhán Ó Deasmhúnaigh
(Educator & Restorative Practices Trainer)
MALTA
Roberta Friggieri
(Learner Support Educator (LSE))
Peter Buttigieg
(Guidance Counselor / Teacher Trainer)
Alessandra Azzopard
(Psychologist , Learner Support Educator & PSCD Teacher)
USA
Lacey deVries
(Educator at International Small Hands Academy)
FINLAND
Uma Jutila
(Teacher Trainer, Parents Adviser & Author)
Jukka Somerharju
(Freinet Pedagogy & Teacher Trainer)
JAPAN
Kiyoe Kurokawa
(Soroban Teacher at Ütopya Schools & Teacher Trainer)
Aki Kashiwaki
(Domestic Education)
ENGLAND
Penny Tassoni
(Education Consultant, Trainer & Author)
Dorothy Gwillim Özkaya
(EFL Teacher Trainer)
GERMANY
Peter Awe
(Guidance Counselor / Teacher Trainer)
Daniel Guzman
(Educational psychologist & Researcher)
POSTERS FROM EDUCATORS:
Gaia: "Keeping Focus During Circle Time"
Dilan: "Boundaries with Children"
Calum: "Attention Grabbers"
Rey Havuz: "Messy Play"
Aisling Bougeois: P4C – "Methodology" By FREDERIC LENOIR
Julie Dowdall: "Emotional Wellbeing"
Jaana Songur: "Learning at Individual Activity Stations"
Kaleigh Vosloo: "Creative Freedom"
TOPICS INCLUDE:
How the school can help parents better understand what is going on in the classroom.
How to support student’s skills & competencies now and in the future.
Different contexts of challenging behaviours and diversity in the classrooms.
Restorative Practices
Productive learning and more!
