The Years that Changed the World:
Reflecting on the Russian-American Past and Framing the Future
AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE
(Subject to minor surprise changes)
DAY ONE
December 16,
2012 (Sunday): 11:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room, 12th Floor
In the Foyer: Photo-gallery featuring the Russian sailboat "Sedov's" circumnavigation and
its participation in the celebration of Fort-Ross Bicentennial
11:00
a.m.: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address:
Dr. Dan Davidson, President, American Councils for International Education
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Panel One
Personal Stories Within the Epic Background
- Yankees in Petrograd, Bolsheviks in New York (America and Americans in Russian Literary Perception).
- Fort Ross: 200 Years of Multicultural and Multinational Heritage.
- "Juno and Avos”: Romantic Echoes from the time of the Russian Dominion in the North American Northwest.
Leonard Sanford, Independent Researcher, J.D.
Moderator: Natalia Krylova, "Russkiy Mir” Center at American Councils.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch.
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Panel Two
Transcending Boarders, Transcending Times
- "Good Luck, Captain!" The back-story of the shared Victory in WW II.
- 1932 – 1937 - 2012: The Milestones of the American Finns’ Russian Saga.
Natalia Krylova, "Russkiy Mir” Center at American Councils, PhD.
- Building Intercultural Bridges through Communication in the Globalization World.
Sergei A. Samoilenko, George Mason University. Eurasian Communication Association of North America.
- From Russia with CV: Challenges and Wonders of Professional Relocation in the Russian-American setting.
Helen Abramova, Marketing Director of Target Labs, Inc.
Moderator: Dr. Milla Fedorova. Department of Slavic Languages / Georgetown University.
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Coffee-Break
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: "Titanic: The Century-Long Voyage” ("Титаник: Рейс длиной в столетие") - the American premiere of the Russian documentary film (September 2012). The film screening will be followed by an exclusive virtual Q&A session with the film director, Igor Dadashev, the production group and the film's main character (!) who will stay overnight in their studio in Ostankino for the live chat with our conference participants in Washington, DC.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Dinner.
DAY TWO
December 17,
2012 (Monday): 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Large Conference Room, 12th Floor
Working Languages: Russian and English
9:00
– 10:30 a.m.: Panel One
On Theory and Practice of teaching Russian to the bilingual Russian speakers
- Что такое развивающее обучение по системе Д.Б. Эльконина - В.В. Давыдова? (на примере обучения грамоте).
- Освоение языка как творчество: устная речь.
С.Н.Цейтлин , проф. РГПУ им. А.И. Герцена (Санкт-Петербург).
- Освоение языка как творчество: письменная речь
С.Н. Цейтлин, проф. РГПУ им. А.И. Герцена (Санкт-Петербург).
Модератор: Наталья Колодина, студия «Город-сад» (Вашингтон).
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Coffee Break
11:00
a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Panel Two
On Theory and Practice of teaching Russian to the bilingual Russian speakers (Cont’d)
- Преподавание литературы в школе: дефициты и пути их преодоления.
С.В.Волков, главный редактор журнала «Литература» (издательский дом «Первое сентября», Москва).
- Состояние билингвального образования учеников-иммигрантов в общеобразовательных школах штата Нью-Йорк
М.Терентьева, директор детской студии «Подсолнух», директор «Русского центра» (Нью-Йорк).
- Языковая игра – как средство обучения русскому языку.
Н.Колодинa, директор детской студии «Город-сад» (Вашингтон).
Модератор: Линна Либерчук, д.ф.н.
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Roundtable - «Что делать? and Other Infinitives»