ALT Training Online

Let's come together—organizers, audience, and community—to help reshape Agorà's vision in our ever-changing world. Your voice matters! 🌟Save the date and be part of the conversation!🌟 #ALTTrainingOnline #ALTagorà #LanguageEducation #TeachinginJapan #Community

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🌟 Agorà Alert! 🌟 Hello everyone! We are inviting you to this free webinar! THIS MONTH’S TOPIC: ActionSpeak: Using gestures, story, and rhythm to teach a set of phrases to young (or young-at-heart) learners. This presentation will introduce you to a novel and fun method of teaching a set of phrases using story, gestures, and rhythm.  Your presenter, Andy Lankshear, has been using this method as a warm up for over twenty years. He has consistently found it gives beginning learners a confident start to learning a lot of useful English phrases in a short time all the while having immense fun doing it. There are two methods – Story-based ActionSpeak and Phrasal ActionSpeak, with the latter using gestures to support the learning of the vocabulary and syntax to ask common questions and to reply correctly. Please join if you want to liven up your class by getting your students moving and remembering! *This session is interactive and will involve moving. Participants are encouraged to use speakers/wireless headphones as well as ensuring they have space to move. When: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, @7:30 pm JST 📍Where: Online (Zoom)... and it's FREE You will receive the link the day before the event (or on the same day!). Scan the QR code or click the link below to register. https://lnkd.in/gyGjrxBV

🌟 Agorà Alert! 🌟 The long-awaited Spring has arrived, and with it, cherry blossoms in the air and the fresh faces of students and teachers ready to take on a new school year. This month, our spotlight speaker Alexandra Burke answers a question many a teacher wonders about year after year — “How can I help my students that don’t click with English or the classroom environment?” Join us as we overcome hidden barriers and create a classroom everyone can learn in. See you there — and don’t forget to register!! 📅 When: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, @7:30 pm JST 📍Where: Online (Zoom) You will receive the link the day before the event (or on the same day!). Scan the QR code or click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gR3i3vP6 #ALTTO #ALTAgorà #professionaldevelopment #TeachinginJapan #EnglishEducation #AssistantLanguageTeachers #EducatorsinJapan

📚✨ Are you excited to start teaching this April? Last February, Andy Lankshear guided us through Loilonote, a digital tool which you can use for planning, organizing, and enhancing your English lessons. In this presentation, Andy shows us Loilonote’s basic functions and how he manipulates language items within digital cards to make information gaps, and letter and word arranging activities. Share this video to anyone looking to use digital tools in the classroom! Video: https://lnkd.in/gh8MYfN6

📢 Attention! Help Wanted at ALT Training Online! 🌐 ALT Training Online is seeking someone to assist in setting up Moodle! 🚀 If you're passionate about online education and want to contribute your skills, we'd love to have you on board. Help us create an engaging learning platform for teachers! 📧 Contact Nate: For more information or to express your interest, please reach out to Nate at nate@altto.net. #ALTTrainingOnline #MoodleSetUp

🌟Last call to register! 🌟 There is still time to register!  📅 Date & Time: March 13 (Wednesday), 7:30 PM 📌 Registration: Scan the QR code to secure your spot!  [Link will be sent the day before or on the same day] 🎤 In the meantime, meet our ALT presenters! ROOM 1: Navigating the Kaleidoscope: Inclusive Strategies in Teaching English to Special Needs Classes (Elementary School) Speaker: Diana D. Cadillo Vásquez Seasoned English language educator, and dynamic professional development enthusiast. With a wealth of experience spanning over two decades, Diana has been a dedicated force in shaping the landscape of language education. Holding a License in Education with a focus on English and Spanish, Diana is a proud alum of Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima Peru. Currently engaged as a Dispatch ALT, Diana is focused on planning and conducting engaging lessons. She has become a pivotal figure in fostering cultural exchange and language proficiency. Diana has a particular passion for teaching English as a foreign language, coupled with an expertise in developing communicative and oral skills. ROOM 2: Fighting Evil By Moonlight: Designing lessons for the special education division– and more! (Junior & Senior High School) Speaker: Matt Deans Psychology, technology, and mnemonics. Oh my! This ALT hails from the totally fictitious city of Vancouver (in the more-rain-than-snow western end of Canada). Thoughtful, patient, and hilarious, Mr. Deans believes English language education is crucial to connecting students in Japan to the world, and more importantly: each other. ROOM 3: Making Textbook Unit Tasks More Engaging and Authentic Speaker: Rachelle Cayog Rachelle Torreon Cayog has over 15 years of experience teaching across educational levels – from elementary to graduate school. She is currently a JET Programme ALT in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prior to coming to Japan, she was a College Instructor at Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) where she taught academic writing and literature to undergraduate students and Business English to Japanese professionals through a program of Kyoto University in partnership with Ateneo Graduate School of Business. She authored several English Language Arts textbooks in the Philippines and conducted teacher-training seminars in various regions across the country. She earned her master’s degree in teaching Reading and bachelor’s degree in secondary education major in English (with Latin honors) from the Philippine Normal University – the National Center for Teacher Education in the Philippines. #ALTSpotlightMonth #ALTTO #ALTAgorà #Inclusivelearning #Diversity #professionaldevelopment #TeachinginJapan #EnglishEducation #AssistantLanguageTeachers

Hello everyone! ALT Agorà presents ALT Spotlight Month this March! 🗣️  Three incredible ALT speakers will be sharing practical strategies for inclusive classrooms and transforming textbook exercises into authentic experiences! Don’t miss out on this free online event. Please see the post below for details. 🌟 #AssistantLanguageTeachers #teachinginJapan #professionaldevelopment #languageeducation #ALTSpotlightMonth #ALTAgora #ALTTO

Don't forget, the ETJ Tokyo Expo is happening tomorrow! Secure your spot by registering today and avoid the hassle of registering on arrival. See you there! #ETJTokyoExpo #EnglishLanguageTeaching #TeachinginJapan