A call out for presenters for an October Teaching Ideas Exchange

[Nicole Gallagher]

To Kumamoto ALTs,

An email was sent to me earlier today in regards to an opportunity to present and exchange teaching ideas at an event being held by PIGATE, a teacher training group of pre- and in-service teaching professionals. PIGATE is now working in collaboration with the newly formed NanKyu JALT Chapter (The Southern Kyushu JALT chapter) to put on a teaching ideas exchange event in October. In case you were wondering, JALT (Japanese Association for Language Teaching) is a nationwide association for language teachers and educators. You can see their activities and publications on their website - jalt.org.

NanKyu is inviting Kumamoto ALTs to get involved in this event as presenters. Since I know many of you probably have a handful of great ideas up your sleeves, I think it would be a great opportunity for you to present them to teachers outside of the JET community.

The details follow in the original email below. If you are interested, please contact Sarah Faherty, the Nankyu JALT Program Chair, directly at pro...@nankyujalt.org by July 25th.

Kind regards,

Nicole

Original email:

As you may have seen in our latest newsletter, Nankyu JALT and Pigate are working together to arrange a teaching ideas exchange on October 10th. Our intention is for teachers to make brief presentations about a game, a way to teach a language point, or any other useful tip they may have for their fellow teachers. We hope it will be an enjoyable and informative afternoon for everyone.

To that end, I was hoping you could help us by inviting both teachers and ALTs in your area to join us. I know from experience how valuable it can when educators come together and share their knowledge, but the success of such an event depends upon the enthusiasm of the people who join us. At this stage, I really just need to know numbers for planning purposes, preferably by July 25th. Participants can simply email me at this address. 

Thank you for your help. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have further questions. Here is the link to NanKyu JALT's website for further information about our chapter and our activities: http://www.nankyujalt.org/. 

Best wishes, 

Sarah