Sessions
International Film Club - Join Us! at the iEARN Conference
Helaine Marshall
Long Island University
Dr. Marshall is professor of education and director of language education programs at LIU Hudson, NY, USA. She teaches courses in linguistics and multicultural education in face-to-face, blended, and synchronous online formats. Her research interests include: culturally responsive teaching, SLIFE (students with limited or interrupted...Read Full Bio
Helaine Marshall
Dr. Marshall is professor of education and director of language education programs at LIU Hudson, NY, USA. She teaches courses in linguistics and multicultural education in face-to-face, blended, and synchronous online formats. Her research interests include: culturally responsive teaching, SLIFE (students with limited or interrupted formal education), nontraditional teaching of grammar, and instructional technology, especially flipped learning. Contact her for training on: the Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm® (MALP®) and the Synchronous Online Flipped Learning Approach (SOFLA).
Type: Ignite-Style Talk
Location: Room 1305
Date: Friday
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
This session is associated with a UN SDG!
This session relates to the International Film Club iEARN Project!
Session Description
This is a quick tour of the first year of activity for our new iEARN Project: The International Film Club. Participants will learn what the project is, how we got started, how to join, the results our first year with students in Morocco, Israel, and the US. Films we have seen include: Gran Torino, Homeless to Harvard, Invictus, and Sunflower Sees (documentary about Syrian refugee children in Greece). All films encourage intercultural understanding and bring up challenging issues for youth.
What will educators learn and be able to do at the end of the session?
To inform audience about the IFC
To encourage audience to join the IFC project
To share results of the first year of the project
Session Resources
iEARN 'Film International Club"
Students made a video to anser the questions about their school to our partners in America.