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Reflections on the 2005-2006 academic year
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First Annual Makassed English Language Teachers Conference on June 27th, 2006.

All Makassed English teachers (KG-12) are invited to attend the conference at the Educational Directorate in the El Gezairi Building, Beirut from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, June 27th. Our theme is: "Making a Difference: Strengthening Our Community Through Communication". There will be guest speakers and local Makassed teachers presenting on a variety of topics ranging from Motivating Young Learners to Alternative Assessment. Publishers will be exhibiting their books and providing prizes for the raffle.

This is an exciting opportunity to meet your colleagues from all over Lebanon. Make a difference. Be there on Tuesday, June 27th to connect with your community of Makassed English Teachers.

Bravo Bekaa Valley Makassed English Teachers!

On May 24th, English teachers from 10 rural Makassed schools finished their thirteenth 3 1/2 hour workshop in a year-long training series with the English Language Fellow at the Makassed School in Al Marj. The teachers celebrated their final meeting with cake and tabouleh and later received certificates from the Director of Educational Affairs, Dr. Kamel Dallal and Rural Schools Director, Mr. Adel Bahlawan in a ceremony on June 7th. Congratulations to Naela, Mona, Ibtihaj and Nada from Majdel Anjar; Hana and Inass from Sawiri; Ghassam and Suzan from Qaraoun; Dhawaba, Mohamed and Janet from Lala; Nouha, Rabeaa and Yousra from Gazza; Zeina and Lotfiye from Kamed Allouz; Suzan, Maha, Ohayla and Hilal from Bar Elias; Mahmoud and Heiam from El Louaize; and Hadieh, Meriem, Zahia, Rania and Assad from Al Marj and finally, Roba and Rajia from Kob Elias.
The teachers actively participated in the following workshops:

• Lesson Planning, Objectives and The Structure of A Good Lesson
  Classroom Management and the roles of the teacher and students
  Methods: Cooperative Learning, TPR, TBL
  Techniques in Teaching Reading
  Techniques in Teaching Process Writing
  Techniques for Teaching Vocabulary Presentation and Practice
  Techniques in Teaching Dictation Effectively
  Roleplay and Drama techniques for the classroom
  Assessment: Using Rubrics and creating valid tests
  Textbook Selection: The process and criteria
  Teaching Grammar communicatively
  Techniques in Teaching Listening
  Techniques in Teaching Speaking

The teachers rated as their favorites, the workshops about Roleplay, Listening Techniques and Process Writing.

Thanks go to everyone at Marj school who so graciously hosted us, especially to the director Mr. Jamal Farhat.

Hilal, Maha and Susan looking very happy at their accomplishment.