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Dr. Maher Bahloul and English teacher Wafa Mezghani will show you how to vary your teaching by using mime, storyboarding, drama and storytelling in your classroom through a series of hands-on activities.

In this talk Deborah Mends, a classically - trained artist and visual thinking specialist, will discuss how neuroscience has helped identify the five cognitive skills to acquire realistic drawing skills. In a matter of only five days, anyone can therefore learn to draw. Deborah will demonstrate how quickly a change in skills can occur with a volunteer from the audience.

In this two-hour session Deborah Mends, a classically-trained artist and visual thinking specialist, will explain why visuals are taking the world of business and education by storm, and how they help your target retain up to 60% more of your message while feeling much more interested and engaged. This workshop offers participants a step-by-step introduction to drawing simple graphics so they may incorporate visuals into their presentations, lectures and day-to-day communication.
Deborah Mends is the founder of VizThink Labs and member of the International Forum of Visual Practitioners as well as International Association of Facilitators.

Join Hallfridur Olafsdottir when she tells the story of Maximus Musicus, the musical mouse. A multi-layered project reaching out to children across the globe and across different cultures through the universal language of music using different medias. Hallfridur tells the story of her musical mission, and results and discusses why it was so successful in touching both children and parents.
Hallfridur Olafsdottir, is an Icelandic educator and principal flute at the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Making music helps children learn and grow as individuals. It can even improve social skills. Join this sessions to learn about this and much more on the benefit of learning music.