Past Seminars

Educational Seminars and Workshops

Conducted by Maryam Torbati, Ph.D.


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Past Seminars:

University of California, Davis

Specialized Studies Program in TESOL

Presenter: 5 Days Seminar ( July 7 to 11, 2008)

TESOL: Applied Methods, Materials and Structural Issues

 

California Association for Bilingual Education, Statewide Conference 2008

Presenter (March 7, 2008, San Jose CA)

        " Second Language Learner, Technology, & The Amazing Brain"

 Learning & the Brain Conference

Seminar: The Art of Changing The Brain

Educational Technology Conference, January 2008, Sacramento

 Seminar: Teaching, Learning, Technology and the Brain

 

Fresno Pacific University, California Fresno Pacific University

Art of Teaching; Art of changing the brain

June 27, 2007

All day workshop

Art of Motivation ; Motivating the unmotivated through theories of motivation

July 6, 2007

All day workshop

Art of Creativity ; what is it, how to become more creative, and how to make it work for us

July 27, 2007

All day workshop

Diversity ; Fifty strategies for teaching second language learners

Aug 10, 2007

All day workshop

Differentiated Instruction; Instruction for all

Aug 18, 2007

All day workshop

Mind Maps/Graphic Organizers

Aug 25, 2007

All day workshop

Emotional Intelligence/EQ

September 8, 2007

All day workshop

Conflict Resolution

October 27, 2007

All day workshop

Backward Design Curriculum

November 17, 2007

All day workshop

Art, Music,& Content

December 1, 2007

All day workshop

Art of Changing the Brain /Art of Teaching

December 8, 2007, Visalia Center

All day workshop

California Association for Bilingual Education, Region IV, San Bernardino/Riverside County

Presenter (May 24,  2007)

        "Learning & Teaching with the Brain & Multiple Intelligences in Mind and how it applies to second Language Learners".

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Presenter ( April 21- 2007)

        "Teaching, Learning, Technology and The Brain"       

38th Annual State Conference, San Diego, CA

     Presenter ( April 12-15 2007)

        "Teaching, Learning, Technology and The Second Language Learner's Brain"       

       

Educational Technology Conference, February, 2007

 Seminar: Teaching, Learning, Technology and the Brain

Innovations in Education" CVCUE Fall Conference, October, 2006

Seminar: Teaching, Learning, Technology and the Brain

Orange County Reading Project

October 21, 2006

Seminar: Brain Research & Reading

PROJECT READ/ San Diego's 16th Annual TUTOR CONFERENCE

Saturday June 3, 2006 @ Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego.

Workshop: The Psychology of Learning: Teaching and Learning with the Brain in Mind.

 


CATESOL 2006 Statewide Conference, San Francisco

     Presenter ( April 6-9 2006)

        "Learning and Teaching with the Brain in Mind"       

        "Teaching Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction"


        Seminars in Differentiated Instruction ( March To May 2006)


 Saroyan Chapter of CATESOL

    Motivational Speaker ( October 22, 2005)

        "Celebrate Life Long Learning;  Learning With The Brain In Mind"  


 Fresno Pacific University, California Fresno Pacific University

Teaching:

Learning Communities

California History ( Past to Present)

Human Learning

Language Acquisition

Extended Education Seminars:

Creativity In Action


TESOL Program Coordinator ( January 2005 to Present)

Also Teaching:

Theory and Methodology of TESOL

Cross Cultural Competencies for TESOL


Division of Extended Education
Fresno State masthead

Responsible for creating and teaching a certificate program in "Learning & the Brain" 

Also Teaching:

Learning and teaching with the Brain in Mind

Psychology Behind The Art Of Teaching

Differentiated Instruction

Learning Theories In Motion

Fifty Strategies In Teaching Second Language Lerner

Creating Value And Meaning Through Creativity

Backward design curriculum

Making the connection

8 units (Certificate Program "Learning & the Brain")

Graphic Organizers ( June 2006)

5 Brain Enchanted Tools ( June 2006)


From 2002 to Present:

Nine Ways to Success through the Multiple Intelligences

Fifty Strategies for Teaching Second Language Learners / Differentiated Instruction for All

Learning Theories In Motion ( Spring 2006)

Backward Design Curriculum ( Spring 2006)

Graphic Organizers ( April 2006)

5 Brain Enchanted Tools ( May 2006)


Extended Education Courses ( Visalia Chapman University)

    Teaching and Learning with the Brain in Mind ( 1 to 3 Units, June 2006)

    Graphic Organizers / Mind Maps ( 1 to 3 Units, June 2006)

    Differentiated Instruction for All ( 1 to 3 Units, May 2006)

    Anger Management ( 1 to 3 Units, June 2006)

    50 Strategies for Teaching Second Language Learners ( 1 to 3 Units, April 2006)


Teaching and Learning with the Brain and Mind


Teaching and Learning with the Brain and Mind


"Break the pattern, change the perception, and believe in the possibilities"

"Recognition is the best motivation" Albert Einstein

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