TOKYO

   Workshop schedule

May 8

May 8

Jun 5

Jun 5

Jul 3

Jul 3

Sep 4

Sep 4

Oct 2

Oct 2

Nov 6

Nov 6

Dec 4

Dec 4

Jan 15

Jan 15

Feb 5

Feb 5

Mar 5

Mar 5

   Trainers

David Paul

Founded David English House in an apartment in Hiroshima in 1982 and built it up to become one of the most respected schools in East Asia. He is also the founder of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). David has spent a lot of time travelling around East Asia training teachers and helping both private schools and ministries of education to introduce more student-centered programs. He has also been a guest speaker at many conferences throughout the region. However, these days, when he is not teaching, he focuses almost entirely on training and supporting teachers at a grass-roots level.

His books include:
‘Teaching English to Children in Asia’ (Pearson)
‘New Finding Out’ (Macmillan)
‘Communicate’ (Compass)
‘Motivate’ (Compass)
‘Communication Strategies’ (Cengage)

Robert S. Murphy

Founder and Principal, Murphy School of Education. Author of the popular EFL textbook series, Optimal Levels!. Robert studies and conducts research at Harvard University with the main field work in cognitive development rooted in Japanese schools. His current doctoral research (supervised by Zoltan Dornyei at the University of Nottingham) connects neuroscience, intercultural studies, and EFL in Japan – Robert has a Master’s degree in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham, and is now a tutor/supervisor for the Birmingham MA distance program. Robert is fully bilingual (English/Japanese).

Kim Horne

Kim has been teaching children and training teachers in Japan since 2000. She has shared her experience in a wide range of presentations for teachers of young learners in public and private schools, as well as for professional development organizations such as ETJ and JALT. Kim has also contributed to various published English language learning materials and is a co-author of a workbook for the Happy Valley English textbook series.

Aurora Dobashi

Founder of FETJ (Filipino English Teachers in Japan), a highly effective volunteer group that supports Filipino English teachers in Japan. Aurora has been teaching, training, advising, organizaing events . . . and much more for English teachers in Japan. She was the teacher trainer and chief of foriegn teachers for Sogakukan for many years, and is a presenter for the Oxford University Press Kids Club, and former teacher trainer for the International English Education of Children (IIEEC).

Aurora currently works for the Saitama City Board of Education teaching elementary and junior huigh school students. In the past, she has taught young learners in a wide variety of situations in both Japan and in the Philippines.

Scott Crowe

A Founder of Sunshine Kids English School Chain and Nuthouse Education Publishing company. Author of 9 published children’s textbooks and 4 other in-house textbooks, Scott is focused on creating learning environments in which students speak of their own volition and engage in imaginative play in English. He integrates high frequency sight word use and phonics into the language activities so that students have a fun and emotionally engaging experience when they start reading. He uses a story based approach to bring children into the imaginative world of English.

His books include:
Jimmy’s Magic House
‘New Finding Out’ (Macmillan)
Sam’s Magic House
Jill and Jay’s Magic House
Collection of short stories (Princess Oops, Smash the Robot)

   Workshops

 YL1: How children learn
Trainer: David Paul
A comparison of different theories and the implications of these theories for classroom practice. Teachers will look at the assumptions behind the methods we use.

YL2: Child-centered learning
Trainer: David Paul
What is child-centered learning and how can we incorporate child-centered methods in our classes? Teachers will compare teacher-centered and child-centered methods.

YL3: Teaching phonics
Trainer: David Paul
What is the role of phonics and how can we teach phonemic awareness? This session will also contrast phonics with other approaches to teaching reading and writing and look at the role of each approach.

YL4: Phonics activities
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will look at a range of activities for teaching phonics.

 YL5: Teaching listening and communication
Trainer: David Paul
How can we develop children’s listening and communication ability? The ability to communicate includes a variety of elements. This session will look at how these can be scaffolded over a period of time.

YL6: Teaching writing
Trainer: David Paul
Writing is the most difficult of the four skills, but mastering writing greatly improves the children’s ability to internalize language. This session will look at how to teach writing in an effective way.

YL7: Teaching games and songs effectively
Trainer: David Paul
How can we use games and songs to maximise learning? Games and songs are used as extras by some teachers and just to have fun by others. How can we make them the central part of the learning process?

YL8: Activities for children’s classes
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will discuss and practice a range of activities. Teachers will also discuss their own and others’ activities.

 YL9: Lesson planning
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will look at effective lesson planning, create lesson plans, and demonstrate how the lessons would be carried out in practice.

 YL10: Being an effective teacher
Trainer: David Paul
Teachers will look at the role of the teacher in class, and at how to manage difficult classes. This will include the way we interact with students, the example we set, our role in activities etc..

YL11: Context-based teaching for very young learners
Trainer: Scott Crowe
Teachers will look at how to set up context based situations so that children use language more naturally. This will include how to incorporate High Frequency Sight Words and CVC words into fun speaking activities that get young learners very familiar with these very useful words.

YL12: Story-based teaching for very young learners
Trainer: Scott Crowe
Teachers will look at how to choose a story and how to re-work a story so that it matches a target language. This will include how to choose a good story for the type of target language being focused on and how to build speaking activities around that.

YL13: The neuroscience of young learners’ development
Trainer: Robert Murphy
Gain confidence in your teaching by learning about how your students’ brains are actually developing. Learn about neuro-myths that often dampen our teaching. This will be a fun, lively, and interactive session — so be prepared to have fun learning about neuroscience.

YL14: Practical applications of neuroELT/strong>
Trainer: Robert Murphy
Learning about the brain may be interesting, but how can that be translated into better classroom teaching? That’s exactly what this session is all about. We will uncover numerous practical teaching strategies that will work for you, in your specific teaching context. Be prepared to be engaged and take home a notebook full of practical ideas that you can use in your classroom right away!

YL15: Activities that are effective in both large and small classes
Trainer: Aurora Dobashi
There are many activities that work well only in small classes. Many teachers neeed activities that are effective in large classes and can also be adapted to smaller classes.

YL16: Teaching in elementary schools
Trainer: Aurora Dobashi
What is happening with English classes in public elementary schools? How can we make the best use of the materials? How can we work well in team teaching situations. How can we get jobs teaching at elementary schools?

YL17: Brain rules and tools for teaching very young learners (ages 4-6)
Trainer: Kim Horne
This session covers brain-based strategies and skills to help children focus effectively, keep their attention, and power up their active learning and recall of language.

YL18: A treasure chest of classroom ideas for teachers of very young learners (ages 4-6)
Trainer: Kim Horne
Delve into the structure and strategies of a lesson designed to get students thinking, sharpen their senses and build their self-confidence through songs, chants, picture books, games, class management techniques and more!

YL19: Your turn
Trainer: David Paul
Individual teachers or groups will prepare activities in advance and demonstrate them to the other teachers taking the program. We will all discuss the ideas that are demonstrated.

 YL20: Your turn
Trainer: David Paul
Individual teachers or groups will prepare activities in advance and demonstrate them to the other teachers taking the program. We will all discuss the ideas that are demonstrated.