Please mark your calendar for September Benkyo-kai via Zoom! RSVP link to be posted soon!
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みなさん、お元気ですか？ We hope you are enjoying the summer as best as you can! Things are getting more uncertain as days go by, but let's focus on what we can do now as teachers for our students! We are planning to hold our first Benkyo-Kai at 9:00 am - 11:00 am (HST) on Saturday, August via Zoom conferencing (FREE). Please RSVP via Google Forms if you would like to reserve your spot. Topics: 1. How are you, really? 2. Share your success stories, failures, hopes and wishes in your classes 3. Summer Professional Development stories (what did you learn over the summer?) 4. Information on HATJ Fall Conference Please RSVP here via Google Forms by 12pm on Friday, August 28, 2020.   We hope you and your family are safe and healthy.
2019-2020 school year is coming to an end. Your students appreciate all you have done for the past few weeks during the remote teaching/learning phase. Due to the pandemic, so many things are uncertain for the next school year for many of us. HATJ would like to facilitate two special Benkyo-kai sessions via Google Meet in June, and a few more times in July, possibly via Zoom. We wanted provide different online conferencing experiences to prepare for the future, in case you are wondering. Please register via Google Forms for each Benkyo-kai separately. You will receive Google Meet code and the instruction on how to join the online meeting via email the day before the meeting day. You must have a gmail account in order to join a Google Meet. Summer Benkyo-kai 1 (via Google Meet) Date:10:00 am - 11:45 am, Saturday, June 13, 2020 Main Topic: Google Classroom basics and GC compatible tools for remote learning (Google Jamboard, Google Drawings, Edpuzzle, Quizizz) RSVP - Click here to register Summer Benkyo-kai 2 (via Google Meet) Date: 10:00 am - 11:45 am, Saturday, June 20, 2020 Main Topic: Google Slides for remote learning/teaching (Pear Deck, Kahoot!, Flipgrid) RSVP - Click here to register Hope to see you there! Please stay tuned for the July Benkyo-kai. How are you teaching Kanji in your classroom? Want to learn how other teachers are doing that? Come to this month's Benkyo-kai to find out more! February Benkyo-kai will be hosted by Kishima Sensei from the Mid-Pacific Institute High School. Please invite your colleagues and join us! When: 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Saturday, February 22, 2020 Where: Kawaiahao Bldg Room K302, Mid-Pacific Institute (Marked #2 in the campus map here) 2445 Kaala st. Honolulu, Hawaii Topics: How to incorporate Kanji in the lesson plans (Tominaga Sensei from KCC will make a presentation) B.Y.O.T. (Bring Your Own Topics) Campus map: https://www.midpac.edu/downloads/2016web_map.pdf  See you all at the next Benkyo-Kai on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Mid-Pacific Institute. Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, please don't forget to renew your membership for this year! Click here to renew your membership NOW.  Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful winter break and are ready to return to teaching/learning! Our first Benkyo-kai for 2020 will be held at Hawaii Baptist Academy High School campus as follows: When: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, January 18, 2020 Where: Room 402 in A building (Bessie Flemming Building), Hawaii Baptist Academy High School Campus, 2429 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 --> Please park at unmarked stalls and follow signs to find the classroom. Please refer to the campus map below. Topic: B.Y.O.T. (Bring Your Own Topic) Nengajo Contest overview & returning the cards and the certificates Thematic units & instructions Invite your peers and join us! If you haven't renewed your membership, now is the time to do so!  Thank you all for joining today's Benkyo-kai! We had lively discussion and meaningful information sharing over how manga/anime culture is affecting today's learners. We also talked about the grading, class management practices. Click here to view today's presentation on Incorporating Manga in Japanese language class Click here to view today's presentation slides on Grading based on learning, not earning See you all at the Fall Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Hawaii Baptist Academy. Details to follow soon!  Happy Fall to you all!
Please mark your calendar for this month's Benkyo-kai at Hawaii Baptist Academy as follows: When: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, October 19, 2019 Where: Hawaii Baptist Academy High School Campus, Room A402 (Please follow the HATJ signs on campus) Click here for driving Instructions to get to the high school campus of Hawaii Baptist Academy (Please beware that Google Map often takes you to the elementary school campus on Nuuanu Ave. High School/Middle School campus is located on Pali Highway) High School Campus Entrance Map What:
Who: All current & aspiring Japanese language teachers are invited! Please invite your colleagues and join us. We learned so much about IB (International Baccalaureate) program and meaningful discussion to rethink the existing curriculum. There were more than 12 enthusiastic Japanese teachers! Please mark your calendar for next Benkyo-kai at 9 am on Saturday, October 19, 2019. More details to follow. Location: Hawaii Baptist Academy Link to today's presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_K7NNLnJWIyaVlTNkNwMnlxUXFlZGNRTWFFNkVxbl9PVHU4/view?usp=sharing Happy Fall Season! Ready to get together again with the fellow teachers and learn?
We will be meeting at Sacred Hearts Academy again! When: 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Saturday, September 28, 2019 Where: Sacred Hearts Academy (Follow the sign on campus) - 3253 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 What: IB (International Baccalaureate) Japanese Program & more AP Japanese follow up + BYOT (bring your own topics) We look forward to seeing you there! |
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