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1st. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE //*Click on the link for each session to provide feedback at the bottom of the new page that appears.**//



08:00 – 08:30 REGISTRATION

08:30 – 08:45 Opening Ceremony

08:45 – 10:00 Plenary one: How do you measure success in online learning? Ellen Minter – North Carolina Virtual Public School – United States.

10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30 – 11:20 Awareness Sessions 1. Implementing ICTs in a Colombian Context Mark Bevis, Teacher Development Unit, Pearson – Longman 2. Social Networking: A door to understanding and sharing our students’ worlds. Carolina Rodríguez Buitrago -Centro Colombo Americano – Bogotá

11:25 – 12:30 Workshops 1. Autonomous Learning based on CALL Paola Forero Salamanca, La Salle University 2. Learning with Laughter Juan Manuel Ardila – Universidad El Bosque

12:30 – 02:00 LUNCH

02:00 – 02:50 Workshops 1. How can Excel Improve Algebra Concepts? Carlos Orlando Ramírez -Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 2. Including the Web 2.0 in our classrooms Marta Montiel – Alexandra Gómez – Universidad El Bosque

03:00 – 03:40 Research Reports Action research conducted in the classroom by Teachers who are participating in the Graduate Program in Bilingual Education – Second Semester.

03:40 – 04:30 Poster sessions: Preliminary reports on Research projects in Bilingual Education- First semester.



08:00 – 09:30 Plenary Two: Blended Instruction: The Best of Both Worlds Julie Watson -Technology Champion -Cambridge University Press.

10:00 – 10:15 COFFEE BREAK

10:15 – 11:00 Awareness Sessions 1. ¿Educación en nuevas tecnologías o simplemente Educación? Helbert Escobar – Secretaría de Integración Social de Bogotá 2. Reading Online: A new perspective of reading skills. Carolina Rodríguez Buitrago -Centro Colombo Americano – Bogotá

11:00 – 11:50 Workshop Culture Connections Virtually Ellen Minter – North Carolina Virtual Public School – United States

11:50 – 12:30 Closing Ceremony – Cultural Event – Certificates