ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 19th, 2014

Osaka JALT Winter Potpourri Micro-conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Various speakers
Organization: Osaka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: Osaka JALT's Winter Potpourri will take place on Sunday, January 19 in the multi-media computer room at the Lifelong Learning Center in Umeda. The Winter Potpourri is a "micro-conference" event that welcomes presentations on whatever topics people would like to present.

January ACET Meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: ACET
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: We share lots of useful games, activities and discuss teaching methods and approaches. Coffee and sweets are served afterwards.

Cooperative Learning: teaching that is easy as 1-2-3-4
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Joel Laurier (Gunma Kokusai Academy)
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: Current reforms in the educational landscape are pushing toward a more student-centered approach to education. The talk is now of learning more than teaching.