October Newsletter for the Omiya Chapter of JALT
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Regarding Executive Officer Elections held in September:
This weekend JALT members from all over the country (and world) will convene in Kobe for the annual conference. It is at this time that the unanimous results of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) election will be ratified, and the incoming officers will serve officially.
The incoming officers are as follows:
President: Matt Shannon
Programming: Jun Harada
Treasurer: Robert Rowland
Publicity: Tyson Rode
Recording Secretary: Todd Berozsky
In the next month, you will be introduced to our new Membership chair. In the meantime, Matt Shannon will continue to serve in that function.
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Upcoming Events and Call for Presentations:
November 10th, 2013: The Greatest Group Presentation Story Ever Told
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Place: Harigaya Kouminkan
Presenters: Todd Berozsky, Tyson Rode, Robert Rowland
Three curriculum developers of Saitama City’s Uruoi no Jikan program present next-day-teachable lessons in group presentations. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, we will brainstorm, mind-map, order, divide, practice, present with aides, actively listen, respond with reference to the speaker, and self-assess. Why is it that entire classes of third-year JHS are able to talk about what they would do if they met an alien, or what you should do when you visit Brazil? Find out in this workshop, where learning is doing.
Bios: Todd Berozsky (ALTI, Saitama City BOE), Tyson Rode (AET, Tokorozawa BOE) and Robert Rowland (Head ALTI, Saitama City BOE) have developed the communicative-skills enrichment program known in Japanese as 潤いの時間 (Uruoi no Jikan), also known as ECAD (English Communication Abilities Development), a nationally-backed research program now in its eighth year at Saitama City. In their roles as ALTIs (ALT Instructor), they are responsible for the education of students, teachers, and the public with regards to this special program that enables students to foster relationships with the international community, increase their ability to deduce and understand a situation and its appropriate response, and develop the attitudes and abilities necessary for self expression. They are active in the English teaching community, with significant contributions to the Nakasendo English Conference, JALT, and the Saitama City Educators.
December 8th, 2013: MyShare - a joint event with Saitama City Educators
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (to be followed by the year-end Bounenkai)
Place: Sakuragi Kouminkan 5F, in Omiya
MyShare is an event for educators who wish to share a technique, material, procedure, story, or other useful tool or experience with the general membership - and do so within 20 minutes. While previous events have been fixed to 20 minutes only, we welcome any and all time frames up to 20 minutes. Yes, a three minute MyShare can be just great. At this point, we are expecting at least four quality presentations from our partners in SCE. Who’s ready to rise to the occasion?
Following the MyShare, members of the Omiya JALT chapter are invited to join the presenters for good company and beverages, location TBD (in Omiya.)
The call for MyShare presentations is open. As our programming chair is enjoying the sunny isles of Hawaii, those wishing to present should please contact Matt Shannon at mailmatt@gmail.com
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Message from incoming President, Matt Shannon
To all friends and members of the Omiya Chapter of JALT,
I have to say that I’m really excited to be in what is clearly the right place and the right time. In the next year, I’m looking at a terrific slate of quality programs; a push towards creating educator resources via video production of meetings, activities, and discussions; community service plans as members engage in the enrichment of speech, debate, mentoring, and English education awareness; continued collaboration with our partners like ETJ, SCE, and other JALT Groups; and new opportunities for professional development within the Saitama Journal of Language Teaching.
Personally, I want to enjoy with you the highest-quality presentations in the nation, and be. In order to reach that goal, I have surrounded myself with apt, able, and intelligent officers. Jun Harada has a plan to re-engage the Japanese English education community, Robert Rowland is going to keep us on the right path and just be as razor-sharp as he always is, Tyson Rode will demand all of us to engage on a personal level while keeping transparency of all our workings, and Todd Berozsky is set to make the difference between being a chapter has a YouTube account and being a chapter the educates people online.
I hope to be your ear, and when the time is right at national meetings or the executive board, your voice. Within our chapter constitution is the line that myself and the officers “will consider any suggestion or proposal submitted in writing by a JALT Omiya member”, and I think this is a beautiful thing that all our members are made aware of from the start. This is our organization, the product of its experiences and the result of the strangely rich environment that Saitama is able to afford.
Finally, my thanks to the outgoing cabinet, appointed officers, and members who have put in their time and effort in to this organization. I look forward to seeing you all again this year, as well as your friends and colleagues. Bring two.
Regards,
Matt Shannon
http://www.jaltomiya.org
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Regarding Executive Officer Elections held in September:
This weekend JALT members from all over the country (and world) will convene in Kobe for the annual conference. It is at this time that the unanimous results of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) election will be ratified, and the incoming officers will serve officially.
The incoming officers are as follows:
President: Matt Shannon
Programming: Jun Harada
Treasurer: Robert Rowland
Publicity: Tyson Rode
Recording Secretary: Todd Berozsky
In the next month, you will be introduced to our new Membership chair. In the meantime, Matt Shannon will continue to serve in that function.
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Upcoming Events and Call for Presentations:
November 10th, 2013: The Greatest Group Presentation Story Ever Told
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Place: Harigaya Kouminkan
Presenters: Todd Berozsky, Tyson Rode, Robert Rowland
Three curriculum developers of Saitama City’s Uruoi no Jikan program present next-day-teachable lessons in group presentations. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, we will brainstorm, mind-map, order, divide, practice, present with aides, actively listen, respond with reference to the speaker, and self-assess. Why is it that entire classes of third-year JHS are able to talk about what they would do if they met an alien, or what you should do when you visit Brazil? Find out in this workshop, where learning is doing.
Bios: Todd Berozsky (ALTI, Saitama City BOE), Tyson Rode (AET, Tokorozawa BOE) and Robert Rowland (Head ALTI, Saitama City BOE) have developed the communicative-skills enrichment program known in Japanese as 潤いの時間 (Uruoi no Jikan), also known as ECAD (English Communication Abilities Development), a nationally-backed research program now in its eighth year at Saitama City. In their roles as ALTIs (ALT Instructor), they are responsible for the education of students, teachers, and the public with regards to this special program that enables students to foster relationships with the international community, increase their ability to deduce and understand a situation and its appropriate response, and develop the attitudes and abilities necessary for self expression. They are active in the English teaching community, with significant contributions to the Nakasendo English Conference, JALT, and the Saitama City Educators.
December 8th, 2013: MyShare - a joint event with Saitama City Educators
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (to be followed by the year-end Bounenkai)
Place: Sakuragi Kouminkan 5F, in Omiya
MyShare is an event for educators who wish to share a technique, material, procedure, story, or other useful tool or experience with the general membership - and do so within 20 minutes. While previous events have been fixed to 20 minutes only, we welcome any and all time frames up to 20 minutes. Yes, a three minute MyShare can be just great. At this point, we are expecting at least four quality presentations from our partners in SCE. Who’s ready to rise to the occasion?
Following the MyShare, members of the Omiya JALT chapter are invited to join the presenters for good company and beverages, location TBD (in Omiya.)
The call for MyShare presentations is open. As our programming chair is enjoying the sunny isles of Hawaii, those wishing to present should please contact Matt Shannon at mailmatt@gmail.com
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Message from incoming President, Matt Shannon
To all friends and members of the Omiya Chapter of JALT,
I have to say that I’m really excited to be in what is clearly the right place and the right time. In the next year, I’m looking at a terrific slate of quality programs; a push towards creating educator resources via video production of meetings, activities, and discussions; community service plans as members engage in the enrichment of speech, debate, mentoring, and English education awareness; continued collaboration with our partners like ETJ, SCE, and other JALT Groups; and new opportunities for professional development within the Saitama Journal of Language Teaching.
Personally, I want to enjoy with you the highest-quality presentations in the nation, and be. In order to reach that goal, I have surrounded myself with apt, able, and intelligent officers. Jun Harada has a plan to re-engage the Japanese English education community, Robert Rowland is going to keep us on the right path and just be as razor-sharp as he always is, Tyson Rode will demand all of us to engage on a personal level while keeping transparency of all our workings, and Todd Berozsky is set to make the difference between being a chapter has a YouTube account and being a chapter the educates people online.
I hope to be your ear, and when the time is right at national meetings or the executive board, your voice. Within our chapter constitution is the line that myself and the officers “will consider any suggestion or proposal submitted in writing by a JALT Omiya member”, and I think this is a beautiful thing that all our members are made aware of from the start. This is our organization, the product of its experiences and the result of the strangely rich environment that Saitama is able to afford.
Finally, my thanks to the outgoing cabinet, appointed officers, and members who have put in their time and effort in to this organization. I look forward to seeing you all again this year, as well as your friends and colleagues. Bring two.
Regards,
Matt Shannon