On November 22, 2016, I gave the monthly Power Up Lecture at a municipal junior high school in Saitama City. There were three main parts to the lecture. The first part focused on the contribution the school made to the Global Studies program by examining the school’s work. The second part explored principles of implementing Global Studies through with examples from three programs (units) in each grade. And the third part of the lecture was an open discussion. Continue reading
On November 21st 2016 I gave a workshop at the Saitama Municipal Institute of Education to the city’s ALTs. The topic of the workshop was analyzing activities and modifying them to ensure that they are communicative. Continue reading
On October 17th 2016 I gave a workshop for the Saitama City’s municipal ALTs. The focus of the workshop was on interactions with individual students. Continue reading
On October 12, 2016 I gave the Power Up Lecture (PUL) at a municipal elementary school in Saitama City. The workshop was attended by teachers and part-time lectures teaching Saitama City’s Global Studies program. Continue reading
On September 12, 2016 I gave a workshop for ALTs working in Saitama City’s 103 elementary schools. The topic of the workshop was unifying instruction and assessment. Continue reading
On August 18th 2016 I gave a workshop to the 2016 class of Global Studies Teachers (Japanese English Teachers). These teachers were selected during the 2015 teacher selection process. During this, their first year as full teachers, they receive a wide variety of trainings throughout the year. Continue reading
On August 16, 2016 I gave a workshop for the 2016 class of incoming JETs at the Urawa Community Center in Saitama City. This was the 6th year that I have given this workshop. Continue reading
On April 25th 2016 I gave a workshop to the Saitama City ALTs at the Municipal Institute of Education. This was the first ALT workshop of the 2016-2017 school year. Continue reading
On January 22nd 2016 I gave the Power Up Lecture (PUL) to group of English teachers with between 1 and 5 years of teaching experience at the Saitama Municipal Institute of Education. Power Up Lectures are a monthly workshop open to all teachers. This PUL was the first in a series planned on the upcoming implementation of Global Studies. Continue reading
The Saitama Orientation is a major event for incoming and current JETs working in the Saitama Prefecture. Hosted by the Prefectural Governments International Division, this event prepares new JETs for their lives and work in Japan. Instructors for the day are mostly current Saitama Prefecture JETs. Workshops on this day ranged from the basics of living in Japan (like taking out the garbage) to planning lessons and team teaching. Continue reading