22 Saturday
09:00-10:30
Hall 3
First floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.1. Play in early childhood education (master class)
Engage Your Brain
Nathan Wallis
neuroscience educator and psychologist, New Zealand
(online)
Using neuro-exercises to develop thinking skills of preschool children
Gulnar Kassymkhanova
International School of Astana
Kamshat Zhussupova
International School of Astana
Moderator:
Gulistan Assylbekova
senior manager, NIS Centre of Educational Programmes
11:15-12:45
Concert Hall
First floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.2. Language and communication as the soft power of a successful personality
Critical pedagogy in language teaching
Peeter Mehisto
Honorary Research Fellow, University College London, Faculty of Education, expert on multilingual education, Estonia
Neuro-Linguistic Approach to Language Learning
Aiganym Satyly
Altyngul Khassenova
senior managers, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Making language visible
Phil Ball
CLIL trainer and author of books and textbooks, Spain
6 steps from reality to creativity (Special characteristics of teaching literature)
Zhanabai Abuov
Head of Department, NIS Centre of Educational Programmes
Saltanat Mendibayeva
Kazakh language and literature
teacher, NIS PhM in Astana
Moderator:
Samat Kalmenov
Head of Analysis and Research Department, NIS Centre of Educational Programmes
11:15-12:45
Hall 2
First floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.3. Assessment for the development and progress of the child
Development of assessment systems
Riin Saar
teacher at Tallinn Secondary School of Science, Estoni
Formative assessment. Improving learning for every child
Clara Garcia Millan
Master in the development and global
education, Education consultant HundrED, Finland
(online)
The Updated Content of Education in Kazakhstan, 2015-2019: Did it Improve Kazakh, Russian, and Uyghur Child Literacy
Matthew Courtney
PhD, Assistant Professor, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
The use of machine learning in predicting student’s exam grades: practical and ethical implications
Georgie Billings
senior assessment consultant, Cambridge University Press and Assessment, UK
(online)
Moderator:
Dinara Ziyedenova
Deputy Director, NIS Centre for Pedagogical Measurements
11:15-12:45
Hall 3
First floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.4. Play in early childhood education
The lost art of play: how children become personalities
Deborah MacNamara
professor at the Neufeld Institute, author of the book “Rest, Play, Grow”, Canada
(online)
Floor games for preschoolers
Irina Mikhnevich
International School of Astana
Gulshat Nassimuldinova
International School of Astana
Moderator:
Assem Botayeva
senior manager, NIS Centre of Educational Programmes
11:15-12:45
Room 221
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.5. Play in early childhood education (master class)
Theraplay workshop
Anastasiya Ratushnyak
psychologist and game therapist, Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Sogdiana Chukurova
Deputy Director, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
11:15-12:45
Hall 6
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.6. Studies of teacher-practitioners (master class)
• How to observe the process of learning a child in the classroom
• How to create a lesson transcript (on the example of the proposed template)
• How to use your lesson transcript to track student learning progress
Recommendations of international expert
Toshiya Chichibu
senior research fellow, National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Japan
Moderators:
Tolkyn Aidosova
Deputy Director, NIS Centre of Excellence
Tauilya Akimova
Director, NIS Centre of Excellence in Aktobe
11.15-12.45
Hall 7
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.7. Student Wellbeing: Best Practices Workshop (master class)
Case study: ethical dilemmas in teaching practice
Khalida Azhigulova
Director of the Research Centre for Human Rights, Inclusion and Civil Society of the Eurasian Technological University, Kazakhstan
Moderator:
Dinara Ualkenova
Director, Department of Students’ Well-Being, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO
11:15-12:45
Hall 4
First floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.8. From talk to practice (master class)
Development of reading literacy: strategies for working with digital texts
Gulmira Kozhamkulova
Master of Education, Senior manager, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Dinara Kozhakhmetova
уteacher-expert, IB Examiner for the Diploma Programme, senior manager, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Applying Akhmet Baitursynuly’s works to primary education
Kalamkas Baitenova
Master of Education, Head of Department, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Perizat Bigazina
Senior manager, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Zhanat Kazhygaliyeva
Master of Education, Senior manager, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
Moderator:
Zukhra Shegenova
Deputy Director, NIS Centre for Educational Programmes
11:15-12:45
Hall 8
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.9. The life of a super teacher
Quality > Quantity in the work of the teacher
Vaughan Connolly
co-head of the Computer Science Department at the Francis Holland School, UK
The life of a super teacher
David Marsh
PhD, director, Innovation & Outreach, at EduCluster Finland, University of Jyväskylä Group, member to the Royal Society of Arts, Finland
Moderators:
Aisha Sadykova
manager, NIS Centre of Excellence
Gaukhar Turebayeva
specialist, NIS Centre of Excellence
11:15-12:45
Recreation 1
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.10. Alumni NIS: Exchange of best practices for the benefit of the nation
Sharing intellectual resources with the young generation of students
Zhanel Sabdenova
NIS PhM Astana alumnus, Alumni NIS president
Creating a platform to develop the olympiad movement among students
Arman Bolatov
NIS PhM Taldykorgan alumnus, Beyond Curriculum Public Fund
Edutainment: increasing engagement in education using social media
Nariman Karabalin
NIS PhM Almaty alumnus, Jump2Mars project
Moderator:
Assem Zhakupova
“NIS Development Fund” Corporate Fund
11:15-12:45
Recreation 2
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.11. Presentation of Action Research results (group 5)
Developing Students’ Argument-Building Skills in Essay Writing Through Oral and Written Feedback
Ainur Bekeyeva
Zhanat Turekhanova
NIS C&B in Kyzylorda
Effective Ways to Form and Develop Writing Skills of Students
Ayaulym Abilda
International School “Galaxy”
Action Research: How to Develop Essay Writing Skills Through the Research of Emotive Space of a Text in Higher Grades?
Dametken Syzdykbayeva
Gulmira Nurpeissova
International School of Astana
Author’s Questionnaires of Students’ Expectations as a Tool for Effective Learning Planning
Stanislav Kotov
Valentina Kan
NIS P&M in Taraz
Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Inclusive Values for Implementing Differentiated Instruction in Science Lessons
Banu Kurkutova
NIS P&M in Aktobe
Assessing the Impact of Microlearning on Improving ESL Students’ Grammar Skills
Zeniya Alikulova
Kulshat Abisheva
NIS P&M in Shymkent
What is the Efficiency of Flipped Classroom and the Possibility of ICT in Increasing the Quality of Knowledge for the 10th Grade Students?
Ainur Kulymbetova
International School of Astana (IB)
Kamila Utegenova
NIS P&M in Taraz
How Planning of Teaching History of Kazakhstan Based on the Tools of the “Understanding by Design” Model Improves the Learning Outcomes of High School Students
Galina Li,
School-Lyceum №6 in Ekibastuz
Moderators:
Kairbek Buksukbayev
principal, NIS ChB of Shymkent
Zhanbyrzhan Bekbolatov
principal, NIS ChB of Kyzylorda
11:15-12:45
Hall 5
Second floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.12. SHARE – Research Evidence on Teacher Learning and School Improvement
Introduction to SHARE research on Teacher Learning and School Improvement
Colleen McLaughlin
Professor, Cambridge University, UK
School Improvement in SHARE: Evidence from SHARE-22
Nazipa Ayubayeva
PhD, Deputy Chairperson of the Board, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO
The role of network coordinators and their development
Raihan Anapyanova
school-gymnasium №58, Astana
SHARE and schools’ strategic plan focused on school mission and vision”
Sultanbek Orazaly
school-gymnasium №67, Astana
Creating conditions for the implementation of SHARE in schools
Roza Shayakhanova
Centre for the modernisation of education, akimat of Astana
Key learnings so far from SHARE
Colleen McLaughlin
Professor, Cambridge University, UK
Moderators:
Nazipa Ayubayeva
PhD, Deputy Chairperson of the Board, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO
Colleen McLaughlin
Professor, Cambridge University, UK
11:15-12:45
Hall 1
First Floor
Breakout sessions 3
3.13. Digital teacher: Reboot
• Digital tools for the lesson – attention activation, assessment, practical work, virtual classrooms, quizzes
Zoya Zhurbenko, Anar Tayapbergenova
(NIS of Semey)
Laura Baykhanova, Gulnur Salimzhanova, Assel Zhantassova, Danagul Beyssenbayeva, Meruert Temirkhanova, Diyar Kundakbayev, Shyryn Mulkibayeva, Saliya Sakenova
(International School of Astana)
Alima Kurbangaliyeva, Nesibeli Nuriddin
(NIS of Astana)
• Mythbusters – about programming in kindergarten and elementary school, girl programmers and programming outside of computer science classes
• EdTech companies for teachers (technology solutions beyond the textbook, STEAM, robots and mobile devices in schools)
Moderator:
Yerlan Meirbek
Director, Department of Change Management, NIS AEO
