ELT Calendar

Sunday, January 26th, 2020

Bring Your Classroom to Life - Winter Tour 2020 (Fukuoka)
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Speaker: Lesley Ito, Alison Nemoto, David White
Organization: National Geographic Learning (Cengage Learning)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Come and join National Geographic Learning for a fascinating day of practical workshops that showcase a range of skills and techniques for teaching young learners.

EOG Owners - App and Tech Share
Time: 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Multiple Presentations as yet to be decided.
Organization: Eikaiwa Owners Group
Location: Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture
Short description: As independent school owners, we are competing with larger chain schools and jukus who often have significant resources at their disposal. Technology has given all of us a chance to not only compete with the big boys on content, but also to become better schools by providing more learning opportunities to our students both inside and outside the classroom.

January Workshop: Teachers Help Teachers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Harumi Shige-eda, Yuco Kikuchi and others
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis
Short description: Speaker 1: Harumi Shige-eda Title: Interactive Reading for Young Learners Outline: The presenter will introduce some picture books for young learners and share ideas on how to use them.

JALT2019 Highlights
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: JALT Sendai members
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
Short description: Local members attending the JALT International Conference in Nagoya will present summaries/reflections on the best presentations they attended at the conference.

Oven-ready Speaking Resources for Junior High School Students
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Terry Yearley
Organization: ETJ Kanagawa (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Short description: Part of a teacher's career journey involves building a resource bank. This allows you to plan plan lessons efficiently, and ensure that those lessons are relevant to your students' needs.