Colegio Internacional de Caracas was proud to host the 2010 VANAS Teacher Conference. This is Venezuela’s premier professional development conference for teachers. This year’s conference was held on the CIC campus in Caracas, Venezuela on January 22, 2010.

The VANAS Teacher Conference is focused on the needs of international schools, and each year it brings together nearly 400 educators from international schools around Venezuela. The purpose of the conference is for teachers to collaborate and share ideas with the goal of improving the quality of their teaching practices and their schools.

VANAS Participants

Please take a moment to fill out the conference evaluation form. The results will help to make next year’s conference even better.

Program Supplement

Download the program supplement (PDF 66 KB) for the latest changes to the VANAS Teacher Conference program.

Parent Alliance

All CIC parents are invited to a very special Parent Alliance Thursday, January 21st. CIC is proud have Dr. Jane E. Pollock (5:15-6:00) and Dr. Ruth Imershein (4:15-5:00) here on campus for two parent presentations. The program is available for download here (PDF 70 KB).

Graduate Credit

VANAS is proud to announce that Buffalo State, State University of New York is offering graduate credit to VANAS 2010 Conference participants. Read more…

Conference Program

The conference program contains information about our keynote presenter, the day’s schedule, session presentations, a campus map, and more. It’s available for download here (PDF 400 KB).

Presenter Notes

Documents and notes from this year’s presenters have been made available here. If the document you are looking for is not here, check back periodically for updates.

Depression and Anxiety in Children (PPT 90 KB)

Depression, It Occurs in Children Too (PPTX 209 KB)

Anxiety, When is it More Than Just a Phase? (PPTX 385 KB)

Dr. Ruth Imershein, M.D., Regional Medical Officer Psychiatrist, U.S. Embassy, Lima, Peru

Speech and Language: Development and Disorders (PPT 410 KB)

Mary Planchart

Innovative and Pragmatic Successful Leadership Practices (DOC 450 KB)

Frank Anderson, Colegio Internacional de Carabobo

Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time (PPT 1 MB)

Dr. Jane E. Pollock, Learning Horizon, Inc.

Managing Assessment for and of Learning (PPT 2.4 MB)

Kenneth Hall, CIC Valencia

Using MAP Assessments in the Classroom (PDF 16 MB)

Stacy Schneider and Matt Judd, Colegio Internacional Puerto la Cruz

Google and its Apps (web)

Ken Davis, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

Starting and Maintaining a Laptop Program (PPTX 1.9 MB)

Also download the support document (PDF 1.2 MB)
Aland Russell, Escuela Campo Alegre

Using the Big Six to Teach Information Literacy (PPT 2.7 MB)

Mark Richards, CIC Valencia

Personal Learning Networks: Using RSS Feeds (web)

Also visit Betsy’s resource page (web).
Betsy Macdonald, Escuela Campo Alegre

Creativity With Color (PPTX 600 KB)

Jill Allen, Escuela Campo Alegre

Environmentalism at Work: The Butterfly Garden (PPT 7.7 MB)

Catherine Symes, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

El Teatro en Español como Herramienta de Aprendizaje (PPT 1 MB)

Gabi González, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

Contract Activity Package: An Independent Learning Experience (PPTX 255 KB)

Also visit the wiki site (web).
Jill Carper, Andrew Orth, and Sascha Simkanich, Escuela Campo Alegre

Unlock the Creativity (PPSX 2.7 MB)

Isbet Bermudez and Jacqueline Miranda, CIC Valencia

Peace Jam Juniors Curriculum (PPT 1 MB)

Amy Belcastro, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

Lexile Comes to CIC (PPT 275 KB)

Cecilia Robinson, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

Digital Classroom Management and Enhancements (web)

Todd Lichtenwalter, CIC Valencia

Forensics: Speech and Debate (PPT 1.4 MB)

Rick Hoogenboom, CIC Valencia

The ABC’s of Early Singing

Science Demonstrations About the Early Singing Voice (PDF 200 KB)
Warm-Up Exercises that Teach Something (PDF 90 KB)
Laura Pihowich and Abram Cosby, Escuela Campo Alegre

Literature Circles in Elementary School

Document 1 (DOC 64 KB), Document 2 (200 KB)
Galen Nuttall, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

The Sound of Instruments (DOC 320 KB)

Dr. Mark Pihowich and Kurt Supplee, Escuela Campo Alegre

Reading Comprehension in a Nutshell (PPT 5 MB)

Gail Neff and Sara Humphreys, CIC Valencia

2⁵ Math Teaching Essentials (PDF 760 KB)

Rebecca Hoffman, Escuela Campo Alegre

Guided Reading in Early Elementary School (PPT 6.4 MB)

Amanda Detherage, Colegio Internacional de Caracas

Transitioning from Concrete to Formal Operations in Science (DOCX 20 KB)

Kerri Watson, Woodward Academy

Using Google in the Classroom (web)

Sergio Martinez, Escuela Campo Alegre

Enhancing Classroom Writing (PPT 840 KB)

Karen Shantz & Adella Semidey, CIC Valencia