In a year-end My Share event, language teachers will showcase fun and practical activities for celebrating special occasions throughout the school year. If teachers have any ideas about tasks and activities related to Christmas, Kwanzaa, Day of the Dead (Día De Los Muertos), Eid al-Fitr, Halloween, Hanukkah, the Lunar New Year, etc., they would be highly welcome.
Share your creative ideas that inspire students, build community, and bring cultural celebrations to life—all while supporting language learning goals. This is your opportunity to spark new ideas, connect with fellow teachers, and create a festive and engaging classroom environment for your students. Light refreshments will be provided and you may feel free to bring food and drink (no alcoholic beverages are allowed on campus, though).
Date & Time: December 12 (Friday); 7 PM – 9 PM [The rooms will be reserved for that time frame but participants need not stay until 9 PM if they have other engagements.]
Location: Room 15-308 (3rd Floor of Goucher Building [#15] on the Aoyama Gakuin University Campus—see map below) [Room 15-309 has also been reserved.]
The main presenters will include:
Dax Thomas: Trouble at the North Pole: A Christmas-Themed, “No-Combat” Approach to Collaborative Character TRPG Play in the ELF Classroom
Colin Thompson: A Winning Task:Turning takarakuji success into a meaningful activity
Chiyuki Yanase: WOOP for a Happier Learning Life: Turning Wishes into Action
Timothy Ang: Exploring Design and Culture With Country-specific Manhole Covers
Joseph Dias: Creating Talk from Silence: Pantomime Performances Based on Culturally Rich Vignettes
This will be a hybrid event and the Zoom link will be provided upon request.
Note: From 8:30 PM – 9 PM the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of JALT’s Lifelong Language Learning SIG will take place, with an opportunity to nominate and elect officers.
Tell us if you’ll be able to make it and what you would be willing to share (optional) by responding to this Google Form: https://forms.gle/QumFcjDyxBFABs8d6