Good evening Critical Thinkers! We have 5 upcoming presentations at the Tohoku ELT Expo this Sunday. If you are near Sendai, come on down and get some info on integrating Critical Thinking into your classrooms. Come join us at the Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School – Miyaginohara Campus for 5 great presentations! Presentation 1: David …
Happenings at JALT 2015
Good afternoon Critical Thinkers! This is an update on what happened at JALT 2015 last weekend from James Dunn, your new CT SIG Coordinator: First: for the members (new and old) who came to our forum and AGM: Thank you so much for being there with us! We were really happy to meet our members and …
JALT Conference – CT SIG Forum and AGM reminder
Good evening Critical Thinkers! Just a reminder that the CT SIG will be holding it forum on Saturday at 11am in room 1003. We have a great selection of 3 presentations on integrating CT into the classroom and Intercultural Communication. We hope you can join us there! There will be giveaways in addition to great …
Pre registration for the International JALT conference in Shizuoka closes in a week.
Howdy Critical Thinkers! This is just a reminder that the cheaper pre-registration for the JALT International Conference is ending in a week. Take advantage of pre-registration this week before it ends. We hope to see you there at the CT SIG forum on Saturday, November the 21st at 11:00am in room 1003! Sincerely yours, The …
From our friends in the Brain SIG
Check this out from the Brain SIG: If you haven’t looked at the FAB8 NeuroELT conference the Brain SIG and Kansai Chapters are putting on, then do so. This brain-friendly conference will be held Sept. 26-27 in Kyoto. Plenaries will be given by the world-famous Mind, Brain, and Education author, Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, and JALT’s own …
From our friends at the Speech Drama and Debate SIG
Hello Critical Thinkers! We would like to let you know about an upcoming conference our friends at the SDD SIG and Okinawa JALT chapter will be holding. The SDD SIG will be holding a conference at the Meio University, Nago City, Okinawa. It will be held on October 31st and November 1st. Theme: Speech, Drama, …
New CT SCAN has been sent
Hello Critical Thinkers! Just a reminder that the newest issue of CT SCAN has been sent and should be nestled in your inboxes. We have also put the previous issue of CT SCAN (April 2015) online for those of you who are not members (Why not?!?). If you would like to write an article for …
JALT Needs your vote!
Good morning Critical Thinkers! This is just a reminder that the OGM vote it still open and for those of you who have not clicked the link (HERE) to vote, you need to do so. We still have not reached quorum and we need everyone to cast their ballot. The biggest issue on the table …
JALT OGM coming soon!
Evening Critical Thinkers! JALT will hold its First Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) of 2015 on June 28, 2015, at the Yamanishi Welfare Memorial Hall in Osaka. The meeting will be held from 14:30-15:30. Importantly, we need a majority of JALT members to be present at the OGM for it to be valid. Holding a valid …
PanSIG Recap and Upcoming Events
Hello Critical Thinkers! This last weekend was a great time at PanSIG 2015. The CT SIG’s Forum went off smoothly with three interesting and thought provoking presentations. The number of attendees was small, but the discussion and ideas shared were big. Here are a few photos from the event. If you happen to be in …