ERWC4: The Last Lecture
Went pretty well
I attended the Extensive Reading World Congress last week and gave my last presentation on teaching. Over sixty people were kind enough to attend the 2.5 hour workshop, and we had a very productive session.
The workshop was run PDR style, and we were able to cover four of the five topics I had prepared.
You can see the slides here, and the worksheets here. I think the content would be useful for someone thinking about starting or developing an ER program to work through.
Please feel free to post any questions or comments below.
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The Last Lecture (well, workshop)
ER Program Design and Implementation
Extensive Reading World Congress, Toyo Gakuen, Tokyo
Friday August 4th, 15:30-18:00
At the beginning of next month I’ll be doing a pre-conference workshop at the Extensive Reading World Congress in Tokyo. This will be my last presentation on education.
The title is the same as the book I have been thinking about writing for the last few years. The content too. In a way, it’s the summary of the last ten years of my work as a teacher. I hope it comes together the way I would like it to. If it does it should be a pretty comprehensive introduction to all aspects of designing and running an extensive reading program at the institutional level.
It’s a workshop, so we’ll be doing work. I’m going to use the PDR (preparation, discussion, reaction) framework to structure the group discussions and will cover the following areas:
- Designing a Program
- Selling a Program
- Setting up a Program
- Running a Program
- Leaving a Program
If you come to the conference I hope you will consider spending a couple of hours with us on Friday. I can almost guarantee you will find it useful.
If you have any questions before the event feel free to post them in the comments below.
PRESENTATION: Children’s English Education @ Happonmatsu Shimin Centre
I did a presentation today for parents (mothers) of young children today on the topic of English education for children. The presentation was in Japanese, and I had a lovely group of people who seemed interested and asked good questions.
Here are my slides, cryptic as ever: 160706 Children Learning English
The questions at the end were submitted by participants prior to the event, which was a really nice touch as it gave me a chance to get my answers ready 🙂
Let me know if anything is unclear in the comments below!
OTWS Omiya Presentation Summary and Slides
Bowing Out on a High Note
Had a great time presenting at the OTWS Omiya yesterday. Really nice crowd, nice co-presenters, and a great lunch with Kevin C. afterwards.
You can see my slides here: 160306 OTWS reading program for young learners
This was my last currently-scheduled teaching presentation. As I mentioned before, I am going to take a break for a while to concentrate on creating new content and working on online resources. Stay tuned for more announcements soon!
PRESENTATION: Fukushima Libraries’ Association
I was invited to speak to the Fukushima Libraries Association yesterday about extensive reading, creating ER sections for libraries, and working with teachers to promote ER.
The Fukushima University campus is stunning. I would love to work there.
You can see my slides (in Japanese) here.
160222 Fukushima University Library ER lecture
I had a great time and met some fantastic librarians. Hopefully some of them will become interested in extensive reading!