Teaching Children and Young Learners

If you teach English to children or young learners (elementary school, junior high school, or high school), the events listed here are especially for you!

October 18th (Sunday) 2026

1) History of Japanese English education 2) Three key ideas for better learning outcomes
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Nicky Sekino and Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

October 25th (Sunday) 2026

Inspired to teach, Inspired to learn: Compass Day 2026 - Young Learner Event
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Renee Jun (Compass Publishing, Educational Planning Team Leader)
Organization: Tryalogue Education
Location: Chiyoda City, Tokyo Metropolis

Low-tech classroom response system
Captur

Captur Paddles encourage every student to stay involved.

Mobile Audience Response System (MOARS)

JALT's 52nd Annual International Conference:

JALT 2026

November 20-22, 2026
in Nagoya

ELT means English Language Teaching. The ELT Calendar contains information about conferences, conventions, workshops, presentations and other events of professional interest to teachers of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) in Japan, and the research communities of SLA (Second Language Acquisition), TESOL (Teaching English as a Second or Other Language), TEFL (Teaching English as a Foriegn Language) and others relevant to language learning and teaching English in Japan.