Sitting Panda Ueno Zoo: A Professional Learning and Network Meeting for Teachers and TAs of Japanese and Chinese

When Thursday 27 November 2014 Time 8:45am – 3:45pm Where Newman Siena Centre 33 Williamstown Road Doubleview Room S3.01 and S3.02 Cost Catholic Schools – $30 Other Schools – $98 + GST

How to Register Participants need to access the Catholic Education Office Professional Development web-site on http://internet.ceo.wa.edu.au/ProfessionalDevel opmentResearch/Pages/Professional- Keynote: Connecting people in Japan, China and Australia Learning.aspx

Search for: Secondary Categories: Concurrent Sessions on the following: This event is supported by the following Curriculum and Teaching; the date you require and register on-line. organisations:  School Perspectives: Teachers sharing their experience and knowledge; On-line registrations will close on Thursday 20  Learning and Teaching: various topics including using authentic November 2014. Late registrations and texts; registration queries can be emailed to  Integrating Languages and ICT with much more… [email protected] to ensure a place is still available. If a place is available you Plenary: Teaching Languages with a Biblical perspective will receive a confirmation via return email. Please include the name of your school when

emailing. THIS IS A BYO DEVICE EVENT. Please see agenda on the next page. Further details contact: Cherie Hess 0427 375 926 or [email protected]

Agenda Rooms S3.01 and S3.02 S3.03 S2.02

8:45 – 9:00 Registration and coffee

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and prayer

9:10 – 10:30 Keynote: Connecting People in Japan, China and Australia.

Tomoko Semba, The Japan Foundation Sydney will showcase the programs of the Japan Foundation Tokyo and Sydney. Claire Leong, Program Development Manager (ASIA) Lattitude Global Volunteering will showcase the Japanese and Chinese Language and Culture volunteer programs. Yuko Tamura, Intercultural Institute of Japan will showcase the programs available at their Japanese Language School located in Akihabara, Tokyo via Skype.

10:30 – 11:00 Morning Tea (Displays available)

Concurrent Sessions

11:00 – 11:55 Session 1 Tomoko Semba and colleagues, The Japan Foundation, Sydney Joanne Sgro, St Marks Anglican Community School, will Japanese and Chinese Teacher Assistants sharing will facilitate a workshop: Making Use of Manga for Japanese facilitate a workshop: Using iTouch, iPad and iTunes U. session. Please bring a resource or idea to share. To Language classrooms. be facilitated by the group.

12:00 – 12:55 Session 2 Tomoko Semba and colleagues, The Japan Foundation, Sydney Yoko Nishimura-Parke, The Japan Forum, Tokyo will Primary and Secondary Teachers of Chinese sharing will facilitate a workshop: Introducing The Japan Foundation present a workshop on using authentic materials in the session. Please bring a resource or idea to share. To Sydney renewal ‘Classroom Resources’ website. classroom, utilizing Click Nippon. be facilitated by the group.

1:00 – 1:35 Lunch

1:40 – 2:35 Session 3 Kyohhei Futaki, Kolbe Catholic College, will facilitate a forum: Yoko Nishimura-Parke, The Japan Forum, Tokyo will Sangoro Education Foundation Project: Cherie Hess, The main topics for discussion include Promoting Languages, present a workshop on using authentic materials in the CEOWA/ St Norbert College will facilitate a workshop Technology and Pedagogy. classroom, utilizing Click Nippon (encore). to develop Year 12 Stage 3 Japanese: Second Language tasks based on resources in the 2:40 – 3:35 Plenary: Teaching Languages with a Biblical Perspective developmental phase.

A Panel including Mariel Howard, SCEA/ Kalamunda Christian School, Natalie Pearce, Lake Joondalup Baptist College, Keiko Gray, Devine Mercy College and Cherie Hess will share their ideas and experiences.

3:35 – 3:45 Evaluation and conclusion 3:35 – 3:

KEY: Session to be conducted predominantly in Japanese