TWI FOR THE CHILDREN TRAINING WORKSHOPS 

  Petrovac - Jagodina - Paracin - Nis  - Belgrade

Serbia

November 2 – November 10, 2008

PHILIPPE DUPONT and BOBBY HOUSER

Dates

Activity

Journal/Remarks

 More than 400 students and teachers attended the four workshops in Serbia. Handouts were provided at each workshop.

November 1, 2008

(Saturday)

Depart USA - DULLES –

Via Vienna

November 2, 2008 (Sunday)

Arrive: Belgrade – 2:35PM

Overnight: Petrovac

* Team Met at Hotel – 5:00PM

 Travel to Petrovac

November 3, 2008 (Monday)

Workshop – School: "Bata Bulic" in Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia

Arranged by Ivana Milosovic

 Full-day workshop

After workshops travel to Jagodina

Overnight: Jagodina

Daily Agenda for the Belgrade workshop.

Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

Topic #1: What is Learning Disability (LD)

Topic #2: ADHD

Topic #3: Violence

Topic #4: How to Plan

November 4, 2008 (Tuesday)

Workshop  University of Kragujerac, 
Jagodina, Serbia-

Time: Full-day workshop

After workshops travel to Paracin

Overnight: Paracin

Agenda for Jagodina workshops

Topic #1: Teacher Competencies
     _ Qualities of a Good Teacher
     _  Teacher Competencies
     _  Interpersonal Skills
     _  Developing Self Control

Topic #2: Children's Needs
     _  Creating a Caring Community
     _  You can teach Self-Control

November 5, 2008 (Wednesday)

Workshop in Paracin

Time: Full-day workshop

Overnight in Paracin

Agenda for Paracin workshops

Topic #1: Learning Styles

Topic #2: Modern Teaching
     _  Ways to help Students with LD Recognize, Reduce and Manage Stress
     _  Stress Management and Teacher Resiliency
     _  Teaching Methods
     _  Classroom Warm-uo Activities

Topic #3: Teach - Parent
     _  Communicating with Parents
     _  Strategies for Inclusive Education
     _  Good Classroom Teaching
     _  Parent/Teacher Contract

Topic #4: Perfect Teacher
     _  Teacher Appreciation

Topic #5: Class Master

November 6, 2008 (Thursday)

Nis – University

Time: Full-day workshop

Overnight: Nis

Agenda for Nis workshops

 Topic #1: Assessing your Classroom Management Profile
     _  Classroom Management Profile

Topic #2: Stages of Discipline
     _  Classroom Management, The Stages of Discipline.

Topic #3: Teacher Competencies
     _  Developing Self Control

Topic #4: Practical Strategies
     _  Twelve Teacher Tested Strategies for Management Behavior
     _  Parent/Student Teacher Contract
     _  Managing Academics and Behavior
     _  Classroom Management Strategies that prevent Discipline Problems
     _ Five Strategies for Good Classroom Management
     _ Guidelines for Effective Praise
     _  Classroom Management Minute Monitoring
     _  Classroom Management to Promote Learning
     _  Teachers ideas on Rewards and Consequences

November 7, 2008

(Friday)

Early AM departure for Belgrade

Overnight Belgrade

Met with Ministry on future Training Workshops that may be of interest to teachers in Serbia.

November 8, 2008

(Saturday)

 Depart Belgrade for USA -