Three members from ETJ Saitama and three from Omiya JALT will each, in turn, give a 20 minute presentation aimed specifically at elementary school learners of English.
Chris Maupin: Breakthroughs in Your Classroom
Get ready to start experiencing breakthroughs in what you are able to accomplish in your classes—no matter how long or short they are. Chris introduces a new (and FUN) approach to teaching that gets your kids engaged and active in their own learning. If you are spending large chunks of your class time desperately trying to get your kids to pay attention, or you struggle with getting them out of their shells and into working together, this is the seminar you cannot afford to miss.
There’s no need to take notes or remember key points from a dull lecture because with Chris, you will be doing the activities and experiencing this powerful and revolutionary teaching method for yourself. Do it once and you will remember it forever!
Lori and Regina:
"Hello Song" for the opening and afterwards, they are going to present a few activities that can be used for warm-up activities, to fill up time before goodbye song, to recharge the energy of the students or simply to complement the language target.
Graham: A Little Bit of This, A little Bit of That.
Some ideas for students to use 'this' and 'that' in fun and interesting ways. Activities will encourage them to not only use classroom objects but to also use their imagination.The activities presented are applicable to young learners, 1st and 2nd grade students.