Sunday, July 4, 2010

Extensive Reading Seminar -- a one-day event

Keynote Speaker: Marc Helgesen
This event is co-sponsored by the Extensive Reading SIG and JALT Hokkaido.

Sunday, July 4 - Hokkai Gakuen Daigaku, Sapporo
11:00am - 4:00pm


For more details: http://www.erjseminar.org/

Sunday, September 26

The 2010 JALT Hokkaido Conference at Hokusei Gakuen University in Sapporo.

JALT Hokkaido Conference: Sunday, September 26

See the conference page for more details.

We are accepting submissions for teaching pre-school, elementary, junior high school and high school, university, tertiary education, eikaiwa, older learners and test classes.

The presentation blocks are 45 minutes but double blocks can be requested if necessary.

The deadline for submissions is 11:00 pm, Friday, July 23, 2010.

All submissions will be vetted by the 2010 JALT Hokkaido Conference Vetting Committee and the results will be announced no later than the first week of August, 2010. Please help us out and submit early!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Peter Schinckel, the 2010 JALT Hokkaido Conference Program Chair, at schinckelp@gmail.com.

December ??
Our annual bonenkai

November ??
Kaz Hagiwara
Using Suggestopedia / Reservopedia in the Language Classroom

October 24
Don Hinkelman
Blended Learning

September 26
JALT Hokkaido Annual Conference

August ??
family BBQ in Bankei

July 25
Peter Lambert
Retell - Relate - Reflect / A Reading Comprehension Assessment Method

July 4
Marc Helgesen
Extensive Reading Seminar

May 15, 16
M. Todd Fouts
Giant Steps: The Project to Internationalize EIKEN

April 25
Greg Sholdt
Becoming a Teacher-Researcher: The First Study

March 28
Glen Rowell
In and beyond your classroom: Ideas to help your students and self learn quickly. A look at cost-effective and appropriate ways to use software and technology.

B. Bricklin Zeff
An Introduction to Second Life

February 13-14
MoodleMoot Hakodate 2010
http://vle.c.fun.ac.jp/moot2010/

January 24
Mary Virgil-Uchida
A Teacher Training Course for Teachers of Young Children

December 20
Everybody!
Our annual Potluck dinner party!

November 21-23
JALT National Conference
Granship, Shizuoka, Japan
http://jalt.org/conference

November 8
Teacher's Conference with Pearson Longman
What’s New with Pearson Longman?

October 17-18
2009 JALT Hokkaido Conference and CALL Workshop

September 27th
Bob Gettings, Tom Goetz, Don Hinkelman & Eric Hagley
Moodle for Beginners

September 18th (Friday)
Jim George
Cambridge ESOL Examinations for Learners of English.
Teacher Workshop

August 30
Everybody!
An outdoor gathering / picnic!

June 21
Wilma Luth
Good Practices that Help Students Learn and Teachers Grow

May 24
Teaching Children Mini-Conference
Keynote Speakers: Mari Nakamura, Lesley Ito, Dr. Takao Ishii

April 26
Kenlay Friesen and Peter Gray
Analyzing Grammar Mistakes in College Composition Classes

March 29
Miori Shimada
Incorporating art into language education

February 22
Norihito Kawana
1. The Road to the Software-Armed Skillful Language Teacher
2. More Comunication with Skype and Blog

February 15 &16

January 25
Returnees - The experiences of families who have taken children abroad and returned to Japan

Sarah from The Daily English Show interviewed the JALT Hokkaido president and conference chair during a visit to Sapporo. Check out video highlights on YouTube.