Presentation materials are shared here!
The 27th annual WATJ Conference was held on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Bothell High School. Our conference is our annual opportunity to strengthen our skills as Japanese language educators in Washington state. In 2019, we were thrilled to be joined by colleagues from Idaho and Oregon, and we hope to be joined by our out-of-state colleagues again this year!
Registration available here! Registration fee is $65 for members and $100 for non-members. Clock hours provided free of charge.
Registration and Networking opens at 8:30 am.
General Meeting begins at 9:00 am.
Keynote presentation begins at 10:00 am.
Keynote speaker: Yo Azama, Lead Instructional Coach, Salinas School District, California. Former Japanese teacher at North Salinas High School and 2012 ACTFL Teacher of the Year!
Keynote Title: Path to Proficiency through Content Based Instruction
PM Workshop Title: Inspiring Students to Find Their Voices in an Ever Changing World
Afternoon workshops will provide attendees with opportunities to network, collaborate, and continue to improve our craft.
Kurt Thompson and Takayuki Kumoda, What We Have Learned About Culture’s Impact on Language Teaching/Learning
Itsuko Nishikawa, Teaching Storytelling
Mari Brunson, Teaching Kanji
Yoko Sakurauchi, Satomi Hayashi Newsom, Yoko Miwa (ATJO), ATJO Mission and Business Report 2019
Questions? Contact 2020 Conference Co-Chairs Alicia Ceban (Malavolti) at amceban@seattleschools.org, Leslie Crawford at lesliecrawford@gmail.com or Kei Tsukamaki at keigaki@gmail.com.