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During the past years, we have all been through a lot of changes. Some of them are related to Educational Technology or different teaching methods and approaches for Online classes. Recently Relaciones Culturales has done research on new learning and teaching theories and innovations techniques that helped our teachers' development program for Online classes. Our research provided us with meaningful and relevant information, that we will share with you in our 2021 Teacher's Seminar. Relaciones Culturales and our general director, Susan Bryan, cordially invite you to attend this year´s seminar Entitled Innovation+Creativity STEAM: A New Learning Approach to be held on June 25, 26, and 27th.

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Opening Ceremony

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The importance of STEAM to Ignite Student Passions**

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4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Dr. Katherine L. Shirey

Creating empowered learning experiences through STEAM approach*

5:00 PM- 6:00 PM

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Juanita Patricia Ramírez Arellano

Teachers’ Perspective: STEAM Teaching Practices a Step Forward to a Full STEAM Implementation in the Bilingual Context***

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Laura Robles

5:00 PM- 6:00 PM

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Mónica Aguilar

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Teaching STEAM to very young learners*

Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers*

5:00 PM- 6:00 PM

Nallely Garza y Perla Bueno

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Guiding students to become Inquirers, Thinkers and Innovators*

5:00 PM- 6:00 PM

Luciana Fernandez

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Daniela, Soraya y Wander

To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question*

6:20 PM - 7:20 PM

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Step by Step: Our STEAM experience *

6:20 PM - 7:20 PM

Carmen, Edna e Hilda

Your DIY STEAM space!*

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Gustavo Merckel

6:20 PM - 7:20 PM

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Xóchitl Arvizu

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Using Classroom Activities to Enhance Soft Thinking Skills*

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To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question*

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Step by Step: Our STEAM experience *

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Carmen, Edna e Hilda

Your DIY STEAM space!*

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Gustavo Merckel

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Xóchitl Arvizu

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Using Classroom Activities to Enhance Soft Thinking Skills*

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21st Century Skills, STEAM, and COVID-19: Looking for Opportunities **

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Justin Evan Trullinger

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM

Building Community in the Online Classroom through Cooperative Learning*

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Luis Morales Rivera

Getting the basics right: Setting up your project-based lesson for STEAM Education*

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Marbella Trejo

Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers*

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Nallely Garza y Perla Bueno

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Oscar Garza

Tech Tools as Time Savers*

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Alma Frías

Flipped learning as an alternative approach in STEAM Education *

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Juanita Patricia Ramírez Arellano

Creating empowered learning experiences through STEAM approach*

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Teachers’ Perspective: STEAM Teaching Practices a Step Forward to a Full STEAM Implementation in the Bilingual Context***

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Laura Robles

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Getting the basics right: Setting up your project-based lesson for STEAM Education*

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Marbella Trejo

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Juana Arriaga

El enfoque STEAM y su importancia en la formación de niños y niñas.*

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Building Community in the Online Classroom through Cooperative Learning*

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Luis Morales Rivera

Teaching STEAM to Very Young Learners*

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Mónica Aguilar

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Abraham Rodríguez

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Flipped learning as an alternative approach in STEAM Education *

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Alma Frías

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

El enfoque STEAM y su importancia en la formación de niños y niñas.**

Juana Arriaga

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Claire Venables

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Fostering Creativity in the Language Classroom and in Ourselves**

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Closing Ceremony

** Plenary* Workshop *** Case Study

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Laura Alicia Robles

Abraham Rodríguez

Luciana Fernández

Alma Frías

Luis Morales

Carmen Vargas

Marbella Trejo

Claire Venables

Mónica Aguilar

Daniela Lyra

Nayelli Garza

Edna Morán

Oscar Garza

Gustavo Merckel

Perla Bueno

Hilda Garza

Soraya Alves Lacerda

Juana Arriaga

Wander Martins Borges

Juanita Patricia Ramirez

Justin Evan Trullinger

Xóchitl Arvizu

Katherine L. Shirey

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Laura Alicia Robles

Abraham Rodríguez

Luciana Fernández

Alma Frías

Luis Morales

Carmen Vargas

Marbella Trejo

Claire Venables

Mónica Aguilar

Daniela Lyra

Nayelli Garza

Edna Morán

Oscar Garza

Gustavo Merckel

Perla Bueno

Hilda Garza

Soraya Alves Lacerda

Juana Arriaga

Wander Martins Borges

Juanita Patricia Ramirez

Justin Evan Trullinger

Xóchitl Arvizu

Katherine L. Shirey

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Workshop:Holograma 3D

Abraham Rodríguez

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Lic. En Diseño Industrial. Coordinador de MakerSpace en Relaciones Culturales. Instructor en proyectos STEAM para la Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin.

Date: Sunday June 27th 10:20 AM CDT

Holograma 3D

En el taller de Holograma 3D se mostrará una forma sencilla de crear un visor para hologramas, que a niños como adultos les resulta muy interesante. El objetivo es involucrar al espectador en la creación del producto y la forma en que se transmite conocimientos y con un solo objeto Podemos hablar de tecnología, artes, ciencias etc. Para el taller se necesita que el participante cuente con:

• 4 Cajas de CD limpias
• Cutter
• Cinta adhesiva masking tape
• Marcador fino indeleble
• Celular
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• Escuadra de 45°

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Workshop:Tema Flipped learning as an alternative approach in STEAM Education

Alma Frías

Alma Delia Frías Puente has been an English teacher, teacher trainer and educational researcher for about 20 years. She has worked with children, teenagers and adults in EFL as well as in Bilingual Education contexts. She has also worked as a university professor and academic coordinator at UANL and UNITEC. She has collaborated as a university professor at UDEM, ITESM and UR. Her studies include Applied Linguistics, English as Second Language and Higher Education at a bachelor, master, and doctoral level. Her main interests are Curriculum Design, Evaluation, Applied Linguistics, Educational Administration and Educational Research.

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Date: Saturday Ju}ne 26th Sunday June 27th 5:50 PM CDT 10:20 AM CDT

Flipped learning as an alternative approach in STEAM Education

Flipped learning allows maximizing the use of time in our courses since students can revise basic content outside the STEAM class. In this way, both teachers and students become involved in active learning by focusing on activities related to communication, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving skills and collaboration. Additionally, flipped course practices help us apply recent educational theories such as the constructivist approach. Key points, practical activities and a suggested procedure on how to implement flipped learning will be shown during this workshop.

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Workshop:Tema Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Carmen Vargas

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Carmen Vargas es licenciada en Diseño Gráfico, actualmente se desempeña dentro de Relaciones Culturales N.L. como asistente de dirección, maestra y coordinadora académica de The English Access Microscholarship Program. Cuenta con la certificación SIT TESOL, así como con distintos cursos y seminarios enfocados en Gamificación, Enseñanza en línea, Enseñanza a adolescentes, Aprendizaje basado en tareas, entre otros. Carmen tiene experiencia trabajando con alumnos de todas las edades y niveles, pero se enfoca más en trabajar con adolescentes

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Today's teaching and learning styles are nowhere near where they were years ago. Teaching has experienced many challenges and necessary changes. Nowadays, students are the future, and this means they have to develop skills that will not only combine the use of language but also acquiring new competencies in areas such as: science, technology, arts, and math. Learning a language while doing STEAM activities allows students to work in real-life situations, problem-solving tasks, developing critical thinking while improving their collaborative abilities. In the past, thinking about using STEAM activities to let students use the new language learned while working in achieving an objective didn't seem feasible, and considering doing them online even seemed impossible. The purpose of this workshop is to give you an insight into what you need to consider to design and prepare an achievable and meaningful STEAM activity while teaching English online. Additionally, this workshop will include a case study conduct

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Workshop:Fostering Creativity in the Language Classroom and in Ourselves

Claire Venables

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Claire Venables has a wide range of experience as a teacher, teacher-trainer, and Director of Studies. However, her true passion is teaching English to pre-primary learners. Since moving to Brazil in 2011, she has been involved in the creation and implementation of language programs, training courses for teachers, materials writing, and she is the Director of Active English.

Date: Sunday June 27th 11:30 AM CDT

Fostering Creativity in the Language Classroom and in Ourselves

Our social, political and technological worlds are in constant transformation and, within this context, creativity is said to be one of the most critical factors for future success (World Economic Forum, 2020). Our new challenge as educators is to prepare students for this unknown future with skills that will allow them to adapt, problem solve and innovate. But how can they develop these skills in classrooms where the focus continues to be on memorizing discrete language items and grammatical rules? In order to foster creativity in our learners, we must start by transforming the way we teach. In this session, we tackle the big question of why and how teachers can rethink the way they use a coursebook and give practical ideas to allow students and teachers to explore their creative potential.

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Workshop:To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

Daniela Lyra Cardoso

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Daniela Lyra is a teacher trainer, online moderator and material designer, who currently holds the title of Educational Technology Specialist at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia. For the past three years, Daniela has been implementing maker Centered Pedagogy in the first dedicated makerspace in a Binational Center. Daniela was awarded with the 2019 MIT Creative Learning Fellowship.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

The Thomas Maker team will take you on a journey, in which facilitators will share a definition of STEAM and conduct a quiz called "STEAM or not STEAM" to build a shared vision of the concept. Then, facilitators will drive participants through an overview of a Thomas Maker STEAM Lesson that invites students to answer the essential question: How can math inspire people to create pieces of art? Participants will get acquainted with problems faced by artists and implement mathematical skills on their own creations.

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Workshop:Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Edna Yazmín Morán

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Studied the Bachelor's Degree in the Teaching of the English Language in LELI at Relaciones Culturales. She graduated from World Learning SIT as a Certified Teacher.She is currently working in the Higher Studies Division as a teacher and as an academic staff. She is very passionate about learning new methodologies, techniques, and the implementation of English as a Second Language.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Today's teaching and learning styles are nowhere near where they were years ago. Teaching has experienced many challenges and necessary changes. Nowadays, students are the future, and this means they have to develop skills that will not only combine the use of language but also acquiring new competencies in areas such as: science, technology, arts, and math. Learning a language while doing STEAM activities allows students to work in real-life situations, problem-solving tasks, developing critical thinking while improving their collaborative abilities. In the past, thinking about using STEAM activities to let students use the new language learned while working in achieving an objective didn't seem feasible, and considering doing them online even seemed impossible. The purpose of this workshop is to give you an insight into what you need to consider to design and prepare an achievable and meaningful STEAM activity while teaching English online. Additionally, this workshop will include a case study conduct

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Workshop:Your DIY STEAM space!

Gustavo Merckel

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I'm a mechanical engineer and maker. I started in the maker world working at Ding Fabrik in Cologne, Germany, with the project Regeneractive.wordpress.com.Back in Mexico I co founded Hacedores Makerspace and help to design and build the first Makerspace at a School in Latinamerica. I also collaborated as the Director of Programs at Jacaranda Education, where we worked to bring Maker Education to all the teachers and students in Mexico and abroad.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

Your DIY STEAM space!

During this workshop participants will learn basic aspects of organizing and building their own STEAM space at their school and also some basic tools and methodologies to merge the curriculum with STEAM and project based learning.

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Workshop:Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Hilda Elizabeth Garza

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Hilda Garza is an English teacher from Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She started her TESOL career in 2017 as she finished the TESOL Certificate course. She studied English as a foreign language at the age of 6 and has since dedicated her life studying and working while using English. Hilda became a TESOL Trainer for the SIT in 2018 in addition to her work as an English teacher and undergraduate instructor in TESOL in Mexico. She has experience teaching a range of students, from those with beginner to advanced levels of English. She is passionate about improving the teaching of additional languages and providing students a safe environment where they can experience learning beyond the textbook.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

Step by Step: Our STEAM experience

Today's teaching and learning styles are nowhere near where they were years ago. Teaching has experienced many challenges and necessary changes. Nowadays, students are the future, and this means they have to develop skills that will not only combine the use of language but also acquiring new competencies in areas such as: science, technology, arts, and math. Learning a language while doing STEAM activities allows students to work in real-life situations, problem-solving tasks, developing critical thinking while improving their collaborative abilities. In the past, thinking about using STEAM activities to let students use the new language learned while working in achieving an objective didn't seem feasible, and considering doing them online even seemed impossible. The purpose of this workshop is to give you an insight into what you need to consider to design and prepare an achievable and meaningful STEAM activity while teaching English online. Additionally, this workshop will include a case study conduct

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Workshop:El enfoque STEAM y su importancia en la formación de niños y niñas.

Juana Arriaga Mendez

Se ha desempeñado como Directora en Educación Secundaria y Docente en Educación Superior en el nivel de Licenciatura y Maestría.Máster en Tecnología Educativa, egresada de la Universidad Virtual del ITESM. Diplomada en Habilidades Informáticas y en Formación de Formadores Docentes, ambos por el ITESM. Certificada como Tutor Virtual por la Universidad Virtual de la OEI. He participado como ponente en Congresos en México, Argentina, Cuba España, Francia y Perú. Es miembro de las redes de investigación: RINACE y la RedTebas de Venezuela. Fue directora y editora de la Revista Digital: Mundialización de la Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación. Ha escrito diversas publicaciones como libros y artículos arbitrados.

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Date: Sunday June 27th 9:00 AM CDT / 10:20 AM CDT

El enfoque STEAM y su importancia en la formación de niños y niñas.

Integrated STEAM education can be the spark that students need to envision themselves as capable learners with unique insights on our most pressing problems. STEAM is a creative and contextualized way for students to learn and practice school content, but it is also an opportunity to “call in” all students and encourage them as they learn and grow. Dr. Katey Shirey will share her journey as a young artist and scientist who used integrated STEAM to cultivate success in sculpture and physics. Now, as a teacher and teacher trainer, she continues to push the boundaries of STEAM in mainstream education settings to encourage teachers and students to learn from within, not in opposition to, their passions. In her talk, Dr. Shirey will share examples of STEAM as an integrating education approach, her own expressions of STEAM integration, and impacts of STEAM in her experience.

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Workshop:Creating empowered learning experiences through STEAM approach

Juanita Patricia Ramírez

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Maestra Juanita Patricia Ramírez Arellano has been an English teacher for 30 years. Currently working as a full time professor at Universidad Tecnológica Santa Catarina. Also working as a part-time instructor at Normal Superior in the Certification Program for English Teachers. Holds a BA in Communication by UANL and a Masters Degree in Education by Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación. Mtra Ramírez holds an English Language Instructor Diploma by Relaciones Culturales. Also works as an independent academic consultant presenting lectures and talks about Education.

Date: Friday June 25th Saturday 26th 5:00 PM CDT 5:50 PM CDT

Creating empowered learning experiences through STEAM approach

Change is happening quickly. These changes demand that we work with our students in different ways. If we are going to enable them to thrive in this changing world, empowering them to develop the skills and motivation to solve meaningful problems is more important than ever. Empowerment is about helping students figure out what they can do for themselves. Providing opportunities for voice and choice in learning is how we create learning experiences that empower learners.

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Workshop:21st Century Skills, STEAM, and COVID-19: Looking for Opportunities

Justin Evan Trullinger

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Justin Trullinger has been an English teacher since 1999, and a member of the School for International Training (Brattleboro, Vermont)’s affiliated teacher-training faculty since 2006. He has lived, taught, and trained teachers in a variety of countries worldwide, including Ecuador, Lebanon, South Korea, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala, and the US. He is currently based in Quito, Ecuador, where he trains on SIT TESOL Certificate courses at EIL Ecuador and, with his wife, operates one of Ecuador’s oldest bookstores. He is particularly interested in the impact of early literacy activities on the development of critical thinking skills.

Date: Saturday June 26t 3:30 PM CDT

21st Century Skills, STEAM, and COVID-19: Looking for Opportunities

In this intervention, we review many ways that the pandemic which began in 2020 has impacted education, with a specific look at the impact on the development of 21st Century Skills in potential STEAM students suddenly thrown into distance or other non-traditional educational environments. After covering some research and common beliefs about “learning loss” and detrimental impacts, we close with a speculative look at some specific areas in which we might find unexpected opportunities, or where learning may be beyond the previous status quo. Though the changes of 2020-21 have been challenging and painful for us all, these areas may be worthy of exploration to those interested in further research, as well as suggesting important factors to consider as we look to the shape which STEAM education may take in the near future.

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Dr. Katherine L. “Katey” Shirey

Workshop:The Importance of STEAM to Ignite Student Passions

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Dr. Katey Shirey is an integrated STEAM education expert with experience bringing engineering and art into formal and informal K-12 science and math programs around the world. Her work stems from her combined interests in science, art, and education. Dr. Shirey graduated from the University of Virginia with bachelor’s degrees in physics and sculpture. She received her master’s in secondary science education, also from Virginia, and taught Physics at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, VA. During her teaching career, Dr. Shirey traveled to the IceCube Neutrino Telescope at the South Pole and was a top-49 finalist for NASA’s Astronaut Corps.

Date: Friday June 25th 4:00 PM CDT

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The Importance of STEAM to Ignite Student Passions

Integrated STEAM education can be the spark that students need to envision themselves as capable learners with unique insights on our most pressing problems. STEAM is a creative and contextualized way for students to learn and practice school content, but it is also an opportunity to “call in” all students and encourage them as they learn and grow. Dr. Katey Shirey will share her journey as a young artist and scientist who used integrated STEAM to cultivate success in sculpture and physics. Now, as a teacher and teacher trainer, she continues to push the boundaries of STEAM in mainstream education settings to encourage teachers and students to learn from within, not in opposition to, their passions. In her talk, Dr. Shirey will share examples of STEAM as an integrating education approach, her own expressions of STEAM integration, and impacts of STEAM in her experience.

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Workshop:Teachers’ Perspective: STEAM Teaching Practices a Step Forward to a Full STEAM Implementation in the Bilingual Context.

Laura Alicia Robles Treviño

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Laura Alicia Robles Treviño, M.A. is currently working as professor in the Language Sciences Department at Philosophy and Arts School, at the University of Nuevo León. She has worked teaching students in private bilingual elementary schools for more than 15 years. Currently she is enrolled at Texas A&M University-Kingsville to earn her doctoral degree in bilingual education.

Date: Friday June 25th Saturday 26th 5:00PM CDT 5:50 PM CDT

Teachers’ Perspective: STEAM Teaching Practices a Step Forward to a Full STEAM Implementation in the Bilingual Context.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) aims to provide learners skills that can engage them in STEAM-related subjects and eventually pursue STEAM-related majors. Different authors (Sias 2017; Srikoom, 2017) argue that it is recommendable to take advantage of young learners’ curiosity to engage them in STEAM-related subjects such as math and science to awaken their interest in these subjects and improve their performance. However, this endeavor might be challenging when teachers feel unprepared to implement STEAM pedagogy that demands teachers a transition from a teacher-centered to a student-centered instructional approach. Thus, it is important to know about STEM teaching practices and teachers’ perceptions and understand how prepared they are to embrace and implement this approach.

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Workshop:Guiding students to become Inquirers, Thinkers and Innovators

Luciana Fernandez

Luciana Fernández is a graduate teacher of English and a teacher educator who has 25 years´ experience in the field of education. She has specialized in methodology, teaching practice, early years education, literacy and critical thinking. She holds a Diploma in Educational Research from University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. She has also two postgraduate certifications in Teaching for Comprehension and Thinking Cultures (FUNDALEU, Colombia).At present, she is a Senior Academic Consultant for National Geographic Learning and Trinity College London Argentina. She has been both a teacher and head teacher at several institutions in Buenos Aires and has been a teacher trainer at ESSARP (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate) for the past fourteen years.

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Dates: Friday June 25th 5:00 PM CDT

Guiding students to become Inquirers, Thinkers and Innovators

In its essence, education is about preparing students for life. As educators, we need to ask ourselves if what we are doing in our classrooms is in fact supporting our students´workforce competencies and if we are empowering them with carácter-building and transferable skills that they will be able to apply for successful learning, living and working (Allina, 2018). In this plenary we will be discussing why and how STEAM education promotes deeper learning through skills such as problem solving, collaboration, creativity, communication and innovation. We will be looking at what STEAM looks like in the classroom and how we can make it work in different educational settings.

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Workshop:Building Community in the Online Classroom through Cooperative Learning

Luis Morales Rivera

Luis began his teaching career at Instituto Guatemalteco Americano IGA in 2009. At the present time he is a Teacher Trainer in IGA's Academic Unit, Luis is a former Coordinator of IGA’s Children’s Program. In November 2013 Luis got the SIT TESOL Certificate. He also holds a TTC Certificate from IGA. Throughout the years he has taught students of different levels and ages. Luis has participated in different academic areas such as curriculum and assessment design, teacher development, and editorial review work Cengage Learning. Luis has been a presenter in Guatemala’s National Teachers Conference and Nicaragua’s NICA-TESOL.

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Dates: Saturday June 26th Sunday June 27th 4:30 PM CDT 9:00 AM CDT

Building Community in the Online Classroom through Cooperative Learning

Social Skills play a crucial role in the learning process, they make a big impact on it. We need to help our students develop those skills by promoting a classroom environment in which they can feel a sense of belonging and one in which they can feel safe and included. During this session we will go over effective tools and techniques that we can implement, whether we are teaching online or not, to foster those relationships between our students and strengthen them. So that we can have more accountable and auto-sufficient learners.

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Workshop:Getting the basics right: Setting up your project-based lesson for STEAM Education

Marbella Trejo

Marbella Trejo studied both Psychology and Special Education at Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City. She has a TESOL certificate from the School for International Training (SIT/World Learning). Marbella is a Licensed Trainer and Trainer of Trainers for the SIT TESOL Certificate Course.She started her career in the ELT field in 2005 teaching learners of all ages and levels and began training teachers in 2008. Marbella has been able to work with educators in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the US, Mexico and most recently Tunisia. She has also been able to develop curriculum for and facilitate online professional development courses. Marbella is currently working as an Academic Coordinator and a/the lead trainer for the World Learning center at the binational center in Guatemala City. She also loves learning, music, podcasts, documentaries, traveling, lettering and just listening to people.

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Date: Saturday June 26th 4:30 PM CDT / 5:50 PM CDT

Getting the basics right: Setting up your project-based lesson for STEAM Education

Teachers around the world are always striving to prepare their learners for the real world and its challenges, and STEAM educators are no different. In order to prepare them for authentic academic and work environments in the future, students need to be able to build the knowledge and skills now. What better place than the safety of a classroom? Project-based learning provides opportunities for students to build on what they know actively and to work collaboratively on solving problems that are meaningful to them. In this session, we will explore how to set up a project in your own classroom and the elements worth considering to set everyone up for success. We will also discuss the qualities of an effective project to help you design or choose the most appropriate for your students’ needs and interests.

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Workshop:Teaching STEAM to Very Young Learners

Mónica Aguilar Estrada

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Mónica Aguilar is a teacher and teacher trainer with a background in Sociology. She has worked in the field of ESL for over nine years and has an SIT TESOL teaching certification. She currently works at IGA, Guatemala’s binational center. As part of her work in the institution, she has also coordinated language programs and participated as a presenter in Teacher conferences in Guatemala and Mexico.

Date: Friday June 25th Sunday June 27th 5:00 PM CDT 9:00 PM CDT

Teaching STEAM to Very Young Learners

Preschoolers are usually characterized by asking very deep questions related to nature and our environment. As educators, we can take advantage of that natural curiosity they have to foster their interest for science. In this workshop we’ll take a look at some strategies that will make our STEM lessons effective and very enjoyable.

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Workshop:Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers

Nayelli Garza

Nallely Garza Rodríguez holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Linguistics in Didactics and a Master of Science in Education granted by the School of Philosophy and Arts at UANL. In 2014, she was awarded the “Best Dissertation in Education” in UANL. She has taught both EFL and content-based courses in different levels. She has also participated as a speaker in national and international conventions of English teaching and education research. Currently, she is working as a professor in the Major of Applied Linguistics in Teaching and Translation at UANL. In December 2020, Ms. Garza concluded her Doctoral studies in Bilingual Education at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Her research interests are in the areas of teacher education, pre-service and in-service teachers’ identity, and teacher preparation program evaluation in EFL contexts.

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Date: Friday June 25th Saturday 26th 5:00 PM CDT 4:30 PM CDT

Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers

Nowadays, teaching has become a challenge. Teaching online involves developing digital skills to teach a language or a science class effectively. Teachers must be more creative and use different kinds of strategies to get students’ attention. Hence, during these difficult times, technology has been a support for teaching and learning, since it can expand course offerings, learning materials and increase students’ engagement. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of resources teachers can use such as online dictionaries, videos, interactive activities, games and many other tools. The purpose of this workshop is to give an insight into the most useful digital resources language and STEM teachers can use in their online classes to promote students’ learning and interaction in digital platforms. Moreover, this workshop aims to provide teachers with the tools and knowledge to apply these tools in their classes so that they can develop different abilities in their students.

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Workshop:Tech Tools as Time Savers

Oscar Garza

Oscar Javier Garza Godina has a Major in Applied Linguistics by UANL, a master on Education by Universidad de Villanueva (Spain) and Anthropology and Ethics by Universidad Panamericana. He holds a TESOL diploma by San Diego University and another one on Technology Innovation by ITESM. He has worked on education in several roles: as a teacher, MEXTESOL chapter president, technology ed coach, academic event organizer and educational coach for students in both national and international contests, and as family advisor, as well, he has participated as speaker in Education Congresses of technology trends in education and humanities. Oscar is a certified educator on the educational platforms: Nearpod, Apple, Edpuzzle, Flipgrid and as a ClassDojo ambassador.

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Session in Spanish

Date: Saturday June 26th 4:30PM CDT

Tech Tools as Time Savers

Teaching has always been very demanding. Nowadays, teaching remotely has made it much more demanding. Now, it’s not just teaching, it is dealing with all your chores and academic work simultaneously. Based on all these factors, we will have the chance to share, learn and discover different apps and websites that will make your planning easier and your teaching more interactive and engaging for your students.

Presentada en Español

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Workshop:Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers

Perla Bueno

Perla Bueno Reyna works for the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL, for its acronym in Spanish). She has a degree in Applied Linguistics. She concluded her master's degree in Educational Psychology. She is lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts at the UANL. She teaches subjects such as Socioemotional Education, Communicative Competence in English, Certification laboratory, Psycholinguistics and Evaluation. Also, she teaches at the Language Department of the UANL. She is currently studying in the doctoral program of Psychology with an orientation in Education. She proposes the use of a guided academic tandem as a means to help students develop self-efficacy, technology acceptance and communicative competence.

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Date: Friday June 25th Saturday 26th 5:00 PM CDT 4:30 PM CDT

Digital Tools for Online Education: Resources for Language and STEM Teachers

Nowadays, teaching has become a challenge. Teaching online involves developing digital skills to teach a language or a science class effectively. Teachers must be more creative and use different kinds of strategies to get students’ attention. Hence, during these difficult times, technology has been a support for teaching and learning, since it can expand course offerings, learning materials and increase students’ engagement. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of resources teachers can use such as online dictionaries, videos, interactive activities, games and many other tools. The purpose of this workshop is to give an insight into the most useful digital resources language and STEM teachers can use in their online classes to promote students’ learning and interaction in digital platforms. Moreover, this workshop aims to provide teachers with the tools and knowledge to apply these tools in their classes so that they can develop different abilities in their students.

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Workshop:To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

Soraya Alves Lacerda

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Soraya Lacerda has a degree in Information Science and considers herself a maker educator at heart. She is the coordinator of Casa Thomas Jefferson Makerspace, since 2015. Her work in educational projects at the Casa and with partners around Brazil gave her the opportunity to learn about active methodologies (creative learning, maker-centered learning, challenge-based learning and project-based learning), and a little bit about media literacy and design thinking. Soraya was awarded with the 2019 MIT Creative Learning Fellowship.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

The Thomas Maker team will take you on a journey, in which facilitators will share a definition of STEAM and conduct a quiz called "STEAM or not STEAM" to build a shared vision of the concept. Then, facilitators will drive participants through an overview of a Thomas Maker STEAM Lesson that invites students to answer the essential question: How can math inspire people to create pieces of art? Participants will get acquainted with problems faced by artists and implement mathematical skills on their own creations.

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Workshop:To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

Wander Martins Borges

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WANDER FILHO is a Librarian, maker educator, cultural manager, and media literacy facilitator who coordinates the Resource Centers of Casa Thomas Jefferson, in Brazil. Wander has been a school librarian for over 15 years, and currently is a relevant member of the INELI Iberoamerican Program. As a proactive librarian leader, Wander is also a member of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) and holds the Da Vinci Huis Award - IASL Award for Brazil (2016).

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

To Steam or Not Steam? That is the Question

The Thomas Maker team will take you on a journey, in which facilitators will share a definition of STEAM and conduct a quiz called "STEAM or not STEAM" to build a shared vision of the concept. Then, facilitators will drive participants through an overview of a Thomas Maker STEAM Lesson that invites students to answer the essential question: How can math inspire people to create pieces of art? Participants will get acquainted with problems faced by artists and implement mathematical skills on their own creations.

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Workshop:Using Classroom Activities to Enhance Soft Thinking Skills.

Xóchitl Arvizu

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A passionate teacher educator who discovered her teaching vocation at 8. Since 1991, she has taught students at different levels and age-groups, but she most enjoys working with teachers. Xóchitl has a master’s degree in education from Exeter University. She has participated in materials evaluation and development as well as directed Curriculum Design projects for many institutions. At present, she is a Team Leader for Speaking Examiners for Cambridge Assessment English and runs her own consultancy firm Creative Solutions in ELT, working alongside NGL for a variety of academic projects.

Date: Friday June 25th 6:20 PM CDT

Using Classroom Activities to Enhance Soft Thinking Skills.

In recent years, there has been a shift in the way in which people’s abilities are being valued both in educational and professional contexts. Traditionally, “Hard Thinking Skills” have been prioritized in education by providing learners with opportunities to gain new information and analyze content or data. However, recent studies show how abilities to think outside of the box, problem-solving and the use of socio-emotional skills such as resilience, have proven to be the ones that enable people not only to get jobs but also to access leadership positions. The aim of this session is to discuss the rationale behind “Soft Skills” and how, as practitioners, we can support our learners in the development of these essential Skills for the 21st century.

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