ELT Calendar

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Today is Obon

Creating a Culture of Peace at a Critical Moment: The capacity of education for people's empowerment
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Loreta Castero, Kip Cates, Sasanka Perera, Kamata Yoji, Sakamoto Hitomi, Nojima Daisuke, Kakuta Naoko, Kikuchi Keiko, Kawane Shinya
Organization: Global Campaign for Peace Education Japan
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: A peace education meeting will be held August 13 - 15, 2011 at the National Women's Education Center (NWEC) in Saitama. The theme is Creating a Culture of Peace at a Critical moment: The capacity of education for people's empowerment.

Professionalism In The Classroom
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil
Organization: Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Being a professional is an integral part of our job. As teachers of children, it is important for us to take a look at ourselves.

Phonics and Sightwords: Empowering Children to Read
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Marco Brazil
Organization: Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop
Location: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Short description: Phonics and Sightwords are two important building blocks in the construction of children's ability to read and should be introduced in such a way to make it seem easy, fun, and relevant.