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ELT Calendar for Iwate Prefecture

Events of professional interest to language teachers in Iwate Prefecture.

May 27th (Sunday) 2012

Workshop on Teaching Young Learners: Brain Rules, Tools and Jewels
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Kim Horne
Organization: Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Aiina, Morioka, 6th Floor, Room 602
City: Morioka City
Brief description: Ahoy there! Come one and all to explore songs, chants and other activities that will bring language and laughter to young learners.

June 17th (Sunday) 2012

Oxford All-Japan Summer Tour for Teachers 2012 (Iwate)
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Muro Yoko (Sendai), Gregory Anthony (Hachinohe University)
Organization: Oxford University Press
Venue: Hotel Pearl City Morioka 3F Room Ran 03-7-19 Odori, Morioka-Shi, Iwate
City: Morioka City
Brief description: From mid-June to late-September, Oxford University Press will be holding a tour of 30 cities across the country.

Using Student Mirroring Science in the Language Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Tim Murphey, Harumi Ogawa
Organization: Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Aiina, Morioka, 6th Floor, Room 602 map
City: Morioka City
Brief description: Tim will set the stage with some recent anthropological and neuroscience findings and theory that have clear indications for education.

July 22nd (Sunday) 2012

Teachers Finding Belonging Inside and Outside the Classroom
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Joseph Falout
Organization: Iwate Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Venue: Aiina, Morioka, 6th Floor, Room 602 map
City: Morioka City
Brief description: Teachers are often professionally dedicated, however they may face motivational difficulties largely due to lacking a sense of belonging both inside and outside the classroom.