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Events

06

Apr
2025, 9:30am to 11:00am

NaraJALT MyShare Event

Nara

Held in spring to coincide with the beginning of the academic year, the NaraJALT MyShare event is a round-table discussion for sharing practical teaching ideas. We want to hear your best, tried-and-tested, practical language-learning activities. 

Participants, or MySharers, in this open...

06

Apr
2025, 11:35am

NaraJALT Lunch & Hike on Mount Ikoma

Nara

This spring, join NaraJALT for a fun day out on Mount Ikoma, featuring wood-fired artisan pizza, easy-grade mountain hike, and exceptional spring views.

Times, Locations and Links:
11:36 Ikoma Cable-car Tori-mae Station
12:00 Kumotei Stone-Oven Mountain Pizza Restaurant
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06

Apr
2025, 12:30pm to 4:30pm

Hanami social in Osaka Castle Park

Osaka

Come join us for some friendly peer-, near-peer-, and community mentoring and networking at our annual hanami social in Osakajokoen (Osaka Castle Park)! It's FREE and open to everyone, so please bring family, friends, colleagues, students, pets, and acquaintances, or come alone if you prefer. ...

12

Apr
2025, 6:00pm

Raising Bilingual Children (Christie Provenzano); (2) Pensions, Employment Insurance, and Health Insurance (Chris Flynn)

Fukuoka

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Christie Provenzano will give a short presentation on raising bilingual children. Chris Flynn will talk about pensions, employment insurance, and health insurance.

12

Apr
2025, 6:00pm

Teacher Preparation: The Impact of Coaching

Kitakyushu

Teach For America`s regional supervisor, CQ Wilder, joins us to talk about teacher coaching, peer mentoring, and how vital it is for successful practice. 

"I'll focus on coaching and areas that TFA focuses on when coaching our teachers and what an ecosystem of support looks like "

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13

Apr
2025, 10:00am to 5:00pm

World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium

Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities

World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium 2025
April 13–15, 2025 | Kyoto, Japan
Hosted at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS)

Join us for the World Immersive Learning Labs Symposium 2025, a premier international gathering of educators, researchers, and technologists...

13

Apr
2025, 1:00pm

YoJALT My Share

Yokohama

Join us to share or watch 10- to 15-minute presentations with practical ideas for the language-learning classroom at Keio University Hiyoshi campus! Doors open at 1pm. A social/networking get-together will follow this event. 

Call for presenters: Submit an abstract and short bio at ...

19

Apr
2025, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

How’s your Bedside Manner? An added dimension in nursing English 発表タイトル:How's your Bedside Manner? 看護英語の新たな一面

Matsuyama

Abstract: As a materials developer I am always looking to add value to my courses and provide out-of-class activities that enable learners to prepare and review target language productively, flexibly, and enjoyably. While developing a nursing English series I discovered ZenGengo. Using this...

19

Apr
2025, 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Autoethnography for reflective practice, self-care, and professional development with Dr. Miso Kim (Osaka University)

Kobe

This hands-on workshop is designed for teachers who seek to turn their lived experiences and translingual identities into teaching and research. In the first half of the workshop, I introduce autoethnography, a research method for critically analyzing our teacher identities and experiences. I...

19

Apr
2025, 6:00pm

Where Words Meet Music: Learning Language Through Song

Nagoya & Gifu

Join the Nagoya-Gifu chapter in an evening workshop on Saturday April 19, 2025 (6-8 pm): "Where Words Meet Music: Learning Language Through Song" by Ashley Ford-Mihashi, Nagoya City University (with a short student presentation by Chris Ho, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University). 

Research from...