Welcome to the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese!
The 34th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ) will be held at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
Conference Venue: Wake Downtown (Wake Forest University Downtown Campus)
Address: 455 Vine St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Yo Azama, a Japanese teacher at North Salinas High School in Salinas, CA, and the 2012 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year
Conference Venue: Wake Downtown (Wake Forest University Downtown Campus)
Address: 455 Vine St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Yo Azama, a Japanese teacher at North Salinas High School in Salinas, CA, and the 2012 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year
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Deadlines:
Proposal Submission: Saturday, December 1, 2018 Conference Registration: Thursday, January 31, 2019 Hotel Reservation: Friday, February 1, 2019 at 5:00PM |
Contact: Yasuko Takata Rallings 高田靖子 Professor of the Practice in Japanese East Asian Languages & Cultures Wake Forest University PO Box 7457 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 (336)758-1999 | takatay@wfu.edu SEATJ Homepage: http://seatj.weebly.com/ |
Keynote Speaker:
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Yo Azama has taught Japanese at elementary, middle, and high school levels for 24 years. He is currently the Lead Instructional Coach for Salinas Union High School District in Salinas, California. He also teaches World Language Teaching Method course at California State University, Monterey Bay and is a team leader of the Monterey Bay World Language Project.
He has conducted numerous presentations and seminars regionally, nationally, and internationally on various topics including; Motivational Curriculum & Syllabus Design, Classroom Management, and Effective use of Technology in World Language Classroom. In 2003, he served as a member of the Instructional Materials Advisory Panel for the California Department of Education. He has also served as a College Board Advisor for AP Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee. He has been the recipient of numerous awards such as the 2012 ACTFL Language Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Teacher of America Award by Carlston Family Foundation, the Robert J. Ludwig Distinguished Leadership Award, and Elgin Heinz Teaching Excellence Award just to name a few. His teaching has been featured in the Teaching Foreign Languages K-12 Video Library by WGBH Boston in 2003. He enjoys running, traveling, and playing music with friends. |
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