ELT Calendar

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Back to School - practical ideas to help start the year off right
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Oana Maria Cusen, Steven Herder, Rebecca King, Brian Wojtowicz, Joshua Cohen, Raymond Bolger, Harry Carley, and Jeff Crawford
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: The theme of this event is practical hands-on activities, tips, & techniques that may be applicable to teachers of a wide range of levels, from elementary school, junior & senior high school, and university level.

Phonics, Songs, and More...
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Eric Kane
Organization: ETJ Kobe (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
Short description: In this wide ranging interactive presentation/discussion, Eric will share his views on the progression from phonemic awareness activities to the line between explicit phonics instruction and whole word learning.

Intensively Extensive: How my experience as an ESL learner has contributed to my teaching and writing
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marcos Benevides
Organization: Iwate-Aomori Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Short description: Marcos will present his personal story as a language learner and demonstrate the impact it has made on his classroom practice as well as on his material writing.

My Share, My Share, My Share from the Univeristy of Shizuoka
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Jonathan deHaan, Chris P. Madden, Kent Rhoads
Organization: Shizuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: Three University of Shizuoka teachers give three presentations on classroom teaching techniques: Jonathan deHaan will show us how to run a Strategic Interaction program, including using video to record student roleplays, posting said recordings to an online WIKI, and having students write and correct transcriptions afterwards for further teaching and learning opportunities.

English Clinic
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Workshop
Organization: ETJ Hiroshima (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: An English Clinic for teachers involved in teaching English at elementary schools. There will be three workshops: 1.

Becoming a Teacher-Researcher: The First Study
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Greg Sholdt
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Short description: Getting started in action or classroom-based research can be a bewildering endeavor. The goal of this workshop is to provide novice teacher-researchers with a simple and versatile quantitative research design template that can be easily implemented in most language classroom settings.

My Share - Classroom Management
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Chapter Members and Colleagues
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Chapter members and local colleagues sharing their knowledge, tips and tricks on classroom management. We had a very successful meeting on this topic last year, and only scratched the surface.

Being Constructive with Moodle
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Peter Ruthven-Stuart (Future University Hakodate)
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Short description: In this workshop, the audience will learn how to blend Moodle into their language classes. They will get hands-on experience in setting up a course and populating it with resources and activities.