This is a collection of materials, including presentation slides, workshop and booth handouts from past Orientations.
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2019 Kumamoto Orientation
14-16 August 2019
Day 1 Presentations:
- Keynote Speech by Preston Sangster
[1] Slides - Trading Places by Mika Tejbo and Karl Bristav
[1] Worksheet
Day 2 – Morning Workshops:
- SHS ALT Workshop
[1] Presentation by Kaye Levene
[2] Blank Lesson Plan Template
Activities: [3, Bilal Khan] [4, Kaye Levene]
Lesson Plans: [5, 6 Kelli Yogi] [7, 8 Ola Akindes] - ES/JHS Roleplay Workshop for Municipal ALTs by Eve Gillison and Jenny Vosper
[1] Demo Lesson Plan and Tips - CIR Workshop by Greg Corbett and Heling Wang
[1] Presentation by Greg Corbett
Day 2 – Afternoon Workshops:
- Life in the Inaka by James Davenport
[1] Handbook Materials
[2] Slides - Money Matters by Catherine Burke
[2] Handbook Materials - Office and Enkai Etiquette by Debbie Chaplin and Fujiko Okada
[1] Office Etiquette Guidelines
[2] Dress Code Guidelines
[3] Enkai Etiquette Guidelines
Day 2 – Interactive Booths:
- Appliances & Electronics by Gracia Lee and Sherlyn Lim
[Handout] - Cars and Driving by Ericka Lange
[Handout] - Classroom Games (ES/JHS) by Clifford Beddy and Stacy Chung
[Handout] - Classroom Games (SHS) by Chase Sutherland
[Handout] - Cleaning Products/Seasonal Housekeeping by Erika Bareng
[Handout] - Disaster Preparedness by Preston Sangster
[Handout]
[Link to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Disaster Preparedness Manual (English)] - Eating Vegetarian/Vegan by Jess Langshaw
[Main Handout]
Recipes [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] - Eikaiwa by Kira-Ann Hayashi
[Handout] - English Outside the Classroom by Meike Foreman and Lucas Rosch
[Handout] - ES Teaching Materials by Poppy Campbell and Sara Ramirez
[Handout]
[Handout – Extended Version] - Grocery Shopping by Laura Guihen and Alicia Lim
[Handout] - Health by Jenifer Vosper
[Handout] - Hobbies in Kumamoto City – Simona Husarova
[Handout] - KumAJET – Kelli Yogi and Patrick Amano-Dolan
[Handout] - Kumamoto Events – Greg Corbett
[Handout] - Making a Home – Mika Tejbo
[Handout] - Medicine – Amy Shiroma
[Handout] - Nursery and Kindergarten – Caitlin Puzzar
[Handout] - Office Etiquette and Enkai – Hester Mullen
[Handout] - Self-Intro Lesson Plan – Raleigh Hooks and Carla Petite
Handouts [ES/JHS Version] [SHS Version] - Stress Management & Culture Shock by Jennifer Frey[Pamphlet]
- Studying Japanese by Estelle Abrial
[Handout] - Women’s Health and Safety by Eve Gillison
Handouts [1] [2] [3]
2018 Kumamoto Orientation
15-17 August 2018
Presentations and Workshops:
- Keynote Speech by Kristina Butke
[1] Slides - Trading Places by Shenee Douglas and Kaye Levene
[1] Slides
[2] Worksheet - ES/JHS Activities Fair for Municipal ALTs
[1] Handout by Roslyn Humphreys - ES/JHS Roleplay Workshop for Municipal ALTs by George Leach and Chiri Davis
[1] Demo Lesson Plan and Tips - CIR Workshop by Greg Corbett and Youngsoo Lee
[1] Slides by Greg Corbett - Exploring Kumamoto by Charles Marchant and Olivia Poole
[1] Slides
[2] Handbook Materials
[3] Handout - Money Matters by Nora Schleupner
[1] Handbook Materials - Office and Enkai Etiquette by Debbie Chaplin and Fujiko Okada
[1] Office Etiquette Guidelines
[2] Dress Code Guidelines
[3] Enkai Etiquette Guidelines
Booths:
- Appliances & Electronics by Eric Goldberg
[Handout] - Cars and Driving by Justin Lau
Pamphlet [1] [2] - Classroom Games (ES/JHS) by Simona Husarova and Eloise Pienaar
[Handout] - Classroom Games (SHS) by Kaye Levene and Zak Repman
[Handout] - Cleaning Products/Seasonal Housekeeping by Erika Bareng
[Handout] - Disaster Preparedness by Shenee Douglas
[Handout] - Eating Vegetarian/Vegan by Rose Lipton
[Handout] - Eikaiwa by Greg Corbett
[Handout] - English Outside the Classroom by Casey Jones
[Handout] - ES Teaching Materials by Hadijah Mohammed
[Handout] - Health by Jenifer Vosper
[Handout] - Special Needs Education by Sheridan Piltz[Pamphlet]
- Traveling in and out of Japan by Stacy Chung
[Handout] - Women’s Health and Safety by Eve Gillison
Handouts [1] [2] [3]
