ELT Calendar

Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Session A: Enhancing Student Voice With and Without Technology Session B: Bring the World to Your Classroom with Google Expeditions VR/AR,
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Nate Gildart
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Session A: Moving more towards student-centered learning gives our students more opportunity to develop skills such as critical thinking and self-reflection.

englishbooks.jp Education Day for ELT Teachers Autumn 2019 in Fukuoka
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: TBC
Organization: englishbooks.jp
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Short description: Teachers and authors will gather at this event to share their inspiration and how they achieve classroom goals with their work. They also offer advice on how you can do the same.

International Communication and Community Development Conference (day 2 of 2)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph Shaules, Stephen Ryan, Kathryn Tanaka; call for papers due May 31
Organization: Notre Dame Seishin University
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Short description: The inaugural International Communication and Community Development Conference sponsored by Notre Dame Seishin University and held in co-operation with SIETAR Japan, the JALT Global Issues in Language Education SIG and the JALT Intercultural Communication in Language Education SIG, will be held in Okayama, Japan from November 16-17th, 2019.

Songs, chants and rhymes in the classroom
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Songs, chants and rhymes can add a whole new fun dimension in the classroom as children respond well to music and rhythm. Movement activities, instrument playing, and call and response singing are just a few items that can be used.

Child-centered story telling
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Herman Bartelen
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Short description: Storytelling is an essential element in TEYL classrooms. It is engaging and fun, and can teach all of language skills.