ETJ Aichi Archive

This is an archive of all of the past events of ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan) on ELT Calendar.

July 26th (Sunday) 2026
ETJ Aichi Teacher Learning Festival: Our Practical Ideas You Can Use on Monday!
Speaker: Mayumi Kako, Matthew Cockayne, Faffy Katemauswa, Drew Walker
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 17th (Sunday) 2026
ETJ AICHi and JALT Tomodachi Event
Speaker: Yoko Takano (10-11am), Wayne Jackson (11:15-11:45 am)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 22nd (Sunday) 2020
CANCELLED: ETJ Aichi March Workshop
Speaker: cancelled
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

February 9th (Sunday) 2020
ETJ Chubu Expo (Nagoya City, Aichi)
Speaker: Many great speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 19th (Sunday) 2020
Session A: Most effective and successful teaching activities; Session B: Help students build confidence and improve their test scores
Speaker: Wayne Jackson, Yuichi Hasegawa
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 17th (Sunday) 2019
Session A: Enhancing Student Voice With and Without Technology Session B: Bring the World to Your Classroom with Google Expeditions VR/AR,
Speaker: Nate Gildart
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 14th (Sunday) 2019
Session A: Making Students Active Readers; Session B: Self-Assessment in the EFL Classroom
Speaker: Yoko Takano, Steve Charles, Jane Hislop
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 17th (Sunday) 2019
(1) Letting Learners Take Control: Methods and activity ideas; (2) Back-to-School Share
Speaker: (1) Jackson Lee; (2) Various speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

February 10th (Sunday) 2019
ETJ Chubu Expo
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Ritsuko Nakata, Makoto Sato, Simon Moran, David Paul, and many more
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 20th (Sunday) 2019
An introduction to Cooperative Learning
Speaker: Lem Mauricio
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 18th (Sunday) 2018
Youtube: Setting Up Your Channel, Branding and Community Building
Speaker: Nate Gildart
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 23rd (Sunday) 2018
Autumnal Equinox (Shuubun-no-hi)
Holiday Activity Share
Speaker: ETJ-Aichi officers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 29th (Sunday) 2018
Conversational Storytelling and How To Teach It
Speaker: Bob Jones (School owner and part-time university teacher)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 20th (Sunday) 2018
Peer review in EFL writing and speaking
Speaker: Steven Charles, Wayne Jackson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 4th (Sunday) 2018
1) Seesaw: The Learning Journal; 2) Back to School Group Share
Speaker: 1) Riza Banzon and John Ellis; 2) Wayne Jackson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 14th (Sunday) 2018
(1) Foster Independent Academic Learning with Google Search; (2) Tech Tools for Formative Assessment
Speaker: (1) Nate Gildart; (2) Alexander (Dean) Hester
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 19th (Sunday) 2017
(1) Bring your young learners together! (2) Task-Based Teaching
Speaker: (1) Bob Pensak (Bob's English); (2) Nami Imagawa (Nami's English Room)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 17th (Sunday) 2017
Halloween Workshop
Speaker: Discussion
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 23rd (Sunday) 2017
Four-Skills Integrated Lessons to Promote Learners' Communicative Competence
Speaker: Yoko Takano (Okidoki Eigo School/Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS))
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 21st (Sunday) 2017
Teach Spelling Without Really Trying
Speaker: Nic Kapper
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 5th (Sunday) 2017
Back To School Ideas
Speaker: Open to all
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 8th (Sunday) 2017
JMs Card Game Theory
Speaker: J.M. Dunn
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 20th (Sunday) 2016
Kids are like goldfish!
Speaker: Robert Pensak
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 18th (Sunday) 2016
Halloween Workshop
Speaker: sharing ideas with ETJ officers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 24th (Sunday) 2016
Pecha Kucha in the Classroom
Speaker: ETJ officers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 15th (Sunday) 2016
Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Classroom
Speaker: Nic Kapper (NPO Spelling Bee)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 6th (Sunday) 2016
Back-to-School Sunday Workshop
Speaker: All of us sharing ideas
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 10th (Sunday) 2016
Fowl play: Fun activities and game ideas to enliven your classroom!
Speaker: Andrew Hitchings
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 27th (Sunday) 2015
Halloween Activity Share Session
Speaker: (Attendees Share Ideas and Materials)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 26th (Sunday) 2015
Round Table Discussion
Speaker: Round table
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 10th (Sunday) 2015
(1) An Introduction to Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) for ELTs and Language School Operators; (2) External Motivators to Get Jr. High School Students Talking More in Class
Speaker: (1) Tim Chambers; (2) Joshua Myerson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 1st (Sunday) 2015
Back to School: My Share and Discussion
Speaker: round table discussion
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 25th (Sunday) 2015
Chubu ELT Expo
Speaker: Various; call for papers due November 15th.
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 18th (Sunday) 2015
English Unplugged: Generating energy in the classroom
Speaker: Paul Durant (InterSchool, Linguage)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 16th (Sunday) 2014
English Activities for Intercultural Awareness
Speaker: Jon Dujmovich (Aichi University and director of Imagination Ink)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 21st (Sunday) 2014
Halloween fun ideas
Speaker: Everybody
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 27th (Sunday) 2014
(1) Overcoming English Teaching Challenges Together; (2) The Relationship Between Japan and Foreign People/Cultures Since The Meiji Era (in Japanese)
Speaker: Kojima Naoya
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 11th (Sunday) 2014
Lesson Planning for Very Young Learners
Speaker: Bob Pensak (Bob's English)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 30th (Sunday) 2014
(1) Preparing for the TOEIC Exam; (2) 1+1=3: Strategies for Better Team-Teaching
Speaker: (1) Kazumi Takagi; (2) Steven Charles
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 26th (Sunday) 2014
Chubu ELT Expo
Speaker: Various
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 10th (Sunday) 2013
1.How to motivate students to learn English vocabulary; 2. Flexible Game Templates
Speaker: Nobutaka Tsubota; Wayne Jackson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 28th (Sunday) 2013
(ETJ-Aichi) Power Up Your Numbers and Power Up with Music
Speaker: Chris Davanzo (Nanzan University), Eric Kane (ELF Learning)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 6th (Saturday) 2013
FAB4: International NeuroELT Conference
Speaker: Marc Helgesen, Robert S. Murphy, others
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 5th (Sunday) 2013
Children's Day (Kodomo-no-hi)
Useful Activities and Techniques for Junior and Senior High School Teachers
Speaker: Nick Boyes
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 24th (Sunday) 2013
Engaging Young Readers: Introducing Young Learners to Extensive Reading
Speaker: Thomas Bieri
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 25th (Sunday) 2012
2012 ETJ Chubu Expo
Speaker: David Paul, Carolyn Graham, Ritsuko Nakata, many more!
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 30th (Sunday) 2012
Halloween Event Management and My Share Ideas: Activities, Crafts and Games for Halloween!
Speaker: Wayne Jackson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 18th (Sunday) 2012
Embrace your power to connect: Creative techniques to improve teamwork and communication
Speaker: Mhairi Anne Robson
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 20th (Friday) 2012
(1) Creative Games for Young Learners; (2) Gaming in the Classroom
Speaker: (1) Robert Pensak; (2) Chris Loeber
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 6th (Sunday) 2011
2011 ETJ Chubu Expo
Speaker: Call for presentations due September 10
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 24th (Sunday) 2011
Brain Rules and Tools for Teaching Young Learners
Speaker: Kim Horne
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 22nd (Sunday) 2011
Ready for action (research)! - Where do I start?
Speaker: Robert Croker
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 20th (Sunday) 2011
Teaching Special Children
Speaker: Cynthia Akazawa
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 23rd (Sunday) 2011
(1) Speech Contests; (2) World Englishes
Speaker: (1) Ula Gorski; (2) James D'Angelo
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

October 10th (Sunday) 2010
Chubu ETJ Expo (Nagoya, Aichi)
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 26th (Sunday) 2010
From chalk to chip: A journey from a no-tech to a lo-tech classroom
Speaker: Lance Bennett and Kaj Schwermer
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 11th (Sunday) 2010
Effective Use of Multi-Media in the Classroom
Speaker: Mark Reed
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

May 30th (Sunday) 2010
1) Engaging Junior High Students with Cooperative Learning Activities; 2) American Values, Human Values, and Teaching English
Speaker: 1) Ben Backwell; 2) Peter Warner
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

March 28th (Sunday) 2010
World Englishes Education in High School
Speaker: Naoko Murata and Kayo Sugimoto
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

January 24th (Sunday) 2010
Drama in the Classroom
Speaker: Jeffrey Scott
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

October 18th (Sunday) 2009
ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2009
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 27th (Sunday) 2009
Is One Two Hard? Teaching 'Sight Words' in a Phonic-based curriculum
Speaker: Peter Warner
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 12th (Sunday) 2009
Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts
Speaker: Ruth Barnes, Manukau Institute of Technology (Auckland, New Zealand)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 17th (Sunday) 2009
Twelve Steps to Teaching Verbs and Verb Tenses
Speaker: Peter Warner
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 29th (Sunday) 2009
Using Portfolio Assessment in the ESL Classroom
Speaker: Steve Quasha
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 25th (Sunday) 2009
ETJ-Aichi January 2009 Workshop: Guide to Phonemic Awareness
Speaker: Jeffrey Scott
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

October 26th (Sunday) 2008
Chubu ELT Expo
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 28th (Sunday) 2008
ETJ-Aichi September 2008 workshop for teachers of children: (1) Stories; (2) Halloween
Speaker: (1) Chris Loeber; (2) Joe Alsheimer
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 13th (Sunday) 2008
ETJ-Aichi July 2008 workshops for teachers of children
Speaker: Bob Jones and Vick Ssali
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 11th (Sunday) 2008
ETJ-Aichi May 2008 workshop: Four Skills for Effective EFL: How and Why
Speaker: Peter Warner
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 23rd (Sunday) 2008
ETJ-Aichi March 2008 workshops: (1) Let's enjoy picture books in the classroom; (2) A Tale of Two Kindergartens - A Journey of Intercultural Exchange
Speaker: (1) Kazumi Takagi; (2) Aya Asano and Kim Horne (Izumi Chuo Kindergarten)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 27th (Sunday) 2008
ETJ Aichi January 2008 Workshop on Teaching Children
Speaker: Nicola Oshima and Otto Lamb
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 9th (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi September 2007 workshops: (1) Interactive Conversation - some classroom techniques suitable for Junior High School to Adult; (2) Halloween Events and Games "
Speaker: (1) Bob Jones; (2) Joe Alsheimer
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 1st (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi July 2007 workshop: (1) Using Music to Teach Rhythm, Vocabulary and Self-Confidence; and (2) Homework for Young Learners
Speaker: (1) John Wilcutt and (2) Peter Warner
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 27th (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi May Workshop: 'Cooking Up English' and 'Deactivating the Mute Button in a Jr. High School Classroom'
Speaker: Chris Williams and Joe Hindman
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 18th (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi March 2007 workshop
Speaker: Yoko Takano, Joshua Myerson, and Ben Backwell
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 14th (Sunday) 2007
ETJ-Aichi January 2007 workshop: Teach Them All By Reaching Them All
Speaker: Chuck Kayser
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 10th (Sunday) 2006
Engaging Junior High Students with Cooperative Learning Activities; Multi-Sensory Teaching
Speaker: Ben Blackwell and Patricia Gage; Kim Horne
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 2nd (Sunday) 2006
ETJ Aichi July 2006 Meeting - Six Secrets to Success with Songs and Chants
Speaker: Kaj Schwermer
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 14th (Sunday) 2006
ETJ Aichi May 2006 Meeting: Lesson Planning for Higher Elementary, and Reading: Understanding Phonics and Whole Word Methods
Speaker: Mayumi Kako, Peter Warner
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 12th (Sunday) 2006
ETJ-Aichi Round Table Discussion and Spring Cleaning ELT Bazaar
Speaker: various speakers for the round table discussions
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 22nd (Sunday) 2006
Three Talks: Encouraging Kids' Originality: English Through Art; Romaji Isn't English; Practical Strategies for Classroom Management
Speaker: Yoshimi Midori, Peter Warner, and Doug Evans
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 20th (Sunday) 2005
ETJ Chubu ELT Expo 2005
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

September 11th (Sunday) 2005
ETJ Aichi September Workshop: The Future of Team Teaching in Elementary School
Speaker: Biagio Christiano
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 10th (Sunday) 2005
Practice Makes Confident
Speaker: Ritsuko Mori, Inazawa Higashi Senior High School
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 8th (Sunday) 2005
ETJ Aichi Three Presentations: Fun Activities, Classroom Management, and Make Your Own Storybook
Speaker: Yoko Takano, Chris Williams and Linda Donan
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

March 20th (Sunday) 2005
ETJ Aichi Round Table Discussion and Spring Cleaning ELT Bazaar
Speaker: various speakers for the round-table discussions
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

January 23rd (Sunday) 2005
ETJ Aichi January Workshop: 'TELL: Express Yourself' and 'Stop "teaching" your pre-schoolers!'
Speaker: Mayumi Kako, Nicola Oshima
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 14th (Sunday) 2004
ETJ Aichi November meeting: Intermediate Phonics
Speaker: Peter Warner, At Home English
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

September 5th (Sunday) 2004
ETJ Aichi September: Turn Your Students Into Chatterboxes
Speaker: John Moore
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

July 11th (Sunday) 2004
ETJ Aichi July meeting: A New Challenge to English Learning in Japan
Speaker: Rieko Takagi and Naoyuki Takeda
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 16th (Sunday) 2004
ETJ Aichi May meeting: Developing Projects for Younger Learners
Speaker: Chuck Sandy
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

March 7th (Sunday) 2004
ETJ Aichi March meeting: Lesson Planning: As Easy As PIE
Speaker: Lesley Ito
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

January 25th (Sunday) 2004
Entering a New Era with Reflex Training
Speaker: Felix Puschkarski and Jonathan Lipschitz
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

November 16th (Sunday) 2003
Speech Contest, and Ingredients for Games
Speaker: David Rawn, Chris Williams, and Joshua Myerson
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

September 7th (Sunday) 2003
Integrated Lessons, Listening Skills, and more
Speaker: Hamish Buchan of The British Council
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

July 13th (Sunday) 2003
English Proficiency Tests for Young Learners
Speaker: Lesley Ito and John Raby
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

May 25th (Sunday) 2003
Kids' Favorite Learning Activities
Speaker: Hiromi Yano, Mayumi Kako and Peter Warner
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

March 9th (Sunday) 2003
Tax Workshop for English School Owners and Teachers
Speaker: Miki Aoki
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

January 26th (Sunday) 2003
Graded Readers for Young Learners and Jr. High
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick, Nicolas Cueto
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

November 17th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching for Christmas
Speaker: Linda Donan, plus additional members' ideas
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

September 8th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching Children: 4 Mini-Presentations
Speaker: Yukie Mori, Joe Alsheimer, Peter Warner, Sharon Abe
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

July 14th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching Phonics to Children
Speaker: Kimiko Hiramatsu, Education Network
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

May 19th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching English to Children
Speaker: Elin Melchior and Michael Hunter
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

March 17th (Sunday) 2002
Teaching English to Children
Speaker: Tania MacDonnell and Joshua Myerson
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

January 20th (Sunday) 2002
Games for Little Children
Speaker: Shizuka Mori
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

November 18th (Sunday) 2001
Activities and Phonics
Speaker: Sharon Abe, Stephen Brivati
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

September 30th (Sunday) 2001
Activities, Songs, & Chants for Children
Speaker: Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

July 8th (Sunday) 2001
Applying the three R's to teaching: Recycling, Reusing and Reducing
Speaker: Mathew White
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

April 22nd (Sunday) 2001
Vocabulary: what words do we teach and how?
Speaker: Peter Warner and Nicolas Cueto
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture

February 25th (Sunday) 2001
One Japanese perspective on employing & teaching
Speaker: Yoshimi Nagano
Location: Aichi City, Aichi Prefecture