This is a collection of materials, including presentation slides, workshop and booth handouts from past Orientations.
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
Facilitated by Ola Akindes, Raleigh Hooks, Kaye Levene, Kelli Yogi and Bilal Khan
[Presentation: Introduction to Team Teaching]
[Blank Lesson Plan Template]
Example activities: [Two Truths and One Lie] [Prepositions of Place] [Breaking the Ice Warmups]
Lesson Plans: [Game Day] [Self Intro and Breaking the Ice] - 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 - Stress Management and Culture Shock by Jennifer Frey
[1] Handout
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- Gyoza] [2 - Kanten Jelly] [3 - Sweet Potato Gnocchi] [4 - Tofu Burgers] [5 - Tofu Nuggets and Spicy Tomato Sauce] [6 - Tofu, Chickpea and Spinach Buddha Bowl] [7 - Two Ingredient Pizza Base] [8 - Vegetable Agebitashi] - Eikaiwa by Kira-Ann Hayashi
[Handout] - English Outside the Classroom by Meike Foreman and Lucas Rosch
Handouts [1] [2] - ES Teaching Materials by Poppy Campbell and Sara Ramirez
[Handout]
[Handout – Extended Version] - Grocery Shopping by Laura Guihen and Alicia Lim
Handouts [1 - Shopping in Kumamoto] [2 - Reading Food Labels] - Health by Jenifer Vosper
[Handout] - Hobbies in Kumamoto City – Simona Husarova
[Handout] - Making a Home – Mika Tejbo
[Main Handout]
[Bonus 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]
