Sunday, July 20th, 2008 2:10 - 5pm.
Kim Horne presented " Kim's Summer Song & Chant Boot Camp "
"Kim's brought back some classics and a lot of new material! She helped us explore songs, chants, games and other activities that bring language and laughter to young children. She taught us to awaken our students' senses by learning and practicing English with engaging multi-sensory activities that span a wide range of ages and interests. This energetic presentation sent us home with great ideas to supplement our curriculum and make learning fun for everyone!h
Sunday, May 25th 10:10am -1pm
Cynthia Akazawa shared a model for identifying gifted students and students with learning disabilities. Drawing from research and real-life examples she discussed how we can better serve these students. hFor notes on Cynthia's presentation click here: Cynthia's notes
Eric Kane's presentation to ETJ Kyoto January 13th, 2008
“Increasing the Effectiveness of Classroom Activities (with nonverbal awareness)”
Eric presented on what nonverbal communication is, how we use it already and how we may use it better in our classrooms.
click kere for notes on his presentation-----> Eric Kane's presentation notes
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Last year's expo was a great success!!!
Thank you everyone who came out!
For expo photos, please visit:
http://www.etjkansai.com/Site/Expo_Photos.html
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Mayumi Tabuchi's presentation to ETJ Kyoto October 7th, 2007
"How to Assess Children's English Proficiency in the EFL
classroom"
Mayumi presented on her research and experience using assement in the classroom. Her presentation covered elementary school students both in school and in English school.
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Kim Horne 's Presentation to ETJ Kyoto July 1st, 2007
gMy Favorite Things: How to keep them laughing, learning and loving
English!h
Kim had everyone up and playing as she demonstrated all the wonderful ideas she has for teaching kindergarten students.
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Peter Warner's Presentation to ETJ Kyoto May 20, 2007
gPhonics: Why and Howh
Peter gave his presentation in two parts. The first focused on the theory behind Linguistic Phonics; the second gave examples of how to apply it in an EFL classroom.
click kere for notes on his presentation-----> Peter Warner's presentation notes
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Lisa Manhart and Yuka Hosoda's presentation to ETJ Kyoto on February 25th, 2007. "Mommy, Me and Everything: Eurhythmics in English."
Lisa and Yuka demonstrated their wonderful program for 1-3 year olds. Using music and movement to inspire young minds to learn coordination, balance, timing, rhythm, social skills, and more!