JLTASA
PO Box 3065 Unley 5061
South Australia
ABN- 30248708122 [email protected]
Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of South Australia
Annual Japanese Language
Teachers’ Conference 2015
2015
“美 Japan (Be Japan)”
Celebrating the art and culture of
beautiful Japan
Saturday 9 May
Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh
10.00am to 4.45pm
Networking Dinner
“Ginza” Japanese Restaurant
5:30pm for 6:00pm start
Participation certificates with appropriate National Standards for Teachers covered by
Conference workshops will be provided for participants
Please register by Wednesday 29 April, 2015
10:00am Registration & Morning Tea
10:30 – 11:15am Welcome & Administration
11:15am – 11:45am Keynote Address:
Co de Presenter
1A
The Japan Foundation
Cathy Jonak
PROGRA MME
Browsing many Japanese language education resources and networking with colleagues
ボディーをうごかしましょう！
Russell Kelty 〜美術館の「美」〜 “Bijutsukan” no “Bi”
11:45am – 12:45pm Session One
Worksh op Title
(P = Primary, M = Middle, S = Senio r Secondary)
びじゅつ
美術 [Art] in the Japanese Classroom (P /M )
This workshop explores Intercultural Language Learning through the “Art Speaks Japanese” resource kit. The workshop will focus on
activities relevant to middle years students.
1B
MCJLE
Anne de Kretser
Be Prepared for the Australian Curriculum (P )
1C
Sun Kim
Bright Ideas for In Depth Study (S)
1D
Yuhiko Fujiwara
Be Zen….Not the Pottery! (P /M/ S)
This session will examine the elements and features of the Primary section of the F-10 Sequence of the Australian Curriculum: LanguagesJapanese. Teachers will discover what is new, challenging and familiar. An approach to planning will be explained as teachers are given
time to discuss planning with colleagues.
This workshop introduces a wide range of IDS topics that give more connections to students' tertiary study or future career. Share
experiences about how to encourage students, from choosing the right topic to completing their IDS assessment without procrastinating.
The session will consist of sitting meditation and interactive talk about Zen embedded in Japanese life/culture.
1E
Laura Carrington
Blogging (P /M/ S)
1F
Trish Takahashi
Books in the Japanese Classroom (P )
Co de Presenter
2A The Japan Foundation
Cathy Jonak
Discover how to use blogging as a tool for online assessment and promotion. Students can create their own blog or collaborate in a class
blog to share their studies of Japanese with the school community.
This workshop introduces the series, “Rokunin no Tomodachi” and provides ideas and strategies for maximising the use of the readers in
the Japanese classroom.
12:45pm – 1:45pm Lunch
1:45pm – 2:45pm Ses sion Two
Worksh op Title
(P = Primary, M = Middle, S = Senio r Secondary)
びじゅつ
美術 [Art] in the Japanese Classroom (S)
This workshop explores Intercultural Language Learning through the “Art Speaks Japanese” resource kit. The workshop will focus on
activities relevant to senior secondary students.
2B
MCJLE
Anne de Kretser
Be Prepared for the Australian Curriculum (M/S)
2C
Sun Kim
Bopping to J-Pop: Songs for the Senior Japanese Classroom (S)
2D
Katie Chandler
べんりなリゾース、つくろう！ (P /M)
2E
Kirsty Jeffree &
Laura Carrington
Ayako Uchikawa
Bento (P /M)
2F
Co de Presenter
3A The Japan Foundation
Tomoko Semba
3B MCJLE
Anne de Kretser
* BYO zabu ton /cu shi on
This session will examine the elements and features of the middle years section of the F-10 Sequence of the Australian Curriculum:
Languages-Japanese. Teachers will discover what is new, challenging and familiar. An approach to planning will be explained as teachers
are given time to discuss planning with colleagues.
This workshop introduces various Japanese songs to help high school students to understand SACE Japanese grammar with ease as well
as to enhance SACE Japanese vocabulary. Come along, sing together using particles, て form, ない form, potential form, and more.
A hands-on, collaborative workshop to create teaching resources, such as high frequency word lists and repeat sentence structure cards,
within AC Japanese F-10 Sequence. *P arti cipan ts pleas e br ing own ICT devi ces.
Discover how to use 'Bento' as a theme for a cross-curriculum project involving making an obento box in Technology, Japanese obento food
in Home Economics and describing it using the Japanese language.
Brush Strokes (P )
Participants will be treated to an example of a primary school lesson on shodo (calligraphy), including an explanation of how to hold the
brush and draw characters and also an introduction to sumi-e.
2:45pm – 3:15pm Afternoon Tea
3:15pm – 4:15pm Sessio n Three
Worksh op Title
(P = Primary, M = Middle, S = Senior Seco ndary)
Bringing the Japan Foundation to Your Classroom (P/ M/ S)
In this hands-on session we will explore the website and find materials relevant to your students. * P leas e bri ng yo ur o wn d evice.
Building Skills for Senior Japanese (S)
Often teachers and students focus on content and language acquisition only; however, a key to success in the senior levels in language
learning skills. This session will explore language learning and examination skills necessary for students to navigate real life language
exchanges such as listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as dealing with unfamiliar language and using time management
3C
Skye Baldacchino &
Alysha Milani
Blitzing Hiragana (P /M)
3D
Hiroshi Haga
Behaviour Management (M)
3E
Rob Ruediger
Bonsai (P /M/ S)
3F
Catherine Emmerson
Be Tech Savvy (M/S)
In a workshop where you are in the shoes of your students to learn, play and experience hiragana teaching, you will also have the chance to
share with others your own methods for teaching hiragana. The activities can easily be applied to katakana and kanji teaching too! Instant
classroom teaching ideas to use next lesson to help your students blitz hiragana!
Behaviour management is one of the most important skills to enhance students' learning outcomes. This workshop will give you some ideas
to create a happy, meaningful learning environment for middle school students.
This will be a bilingual workshop, in which participants will learn how to create bonsai and explore some ways they can be used in the
classroom.
This session shows you some good ways to use technology to deepen and personalise student learning such as ‘Office Mix’ and ‘Padlet’. This
can be used in class with your students or to ‘flip’ your classroom.
4:15pm – 4:45pm Raffle & Conference Cl ose
5:30-6.00pm Meet for Dinner at Ginza (48 Unley Road, Unley)