1st Annual English Educators Extravaganza - Tokyo
2025-01-19 10:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | BPM Tokyo, 〒154-0001 Tokyo,, Setagaya City,, Tokyo, 2 Chome−31−24, Japan
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Welcome to the official event page for the 1st Annual English Educators’ EXTRAVAGANZA – Tokyo. This will be a day of workshops, discussions, and fun.
In addition to the serious stuff, you can look forward to a raffle, stamp rally, and several, “Vibe Times” throughout the day. The main event will be followed by a casual social in the same space so folks can socialize and connect more deeply.

LUNCH
There are many places to grab a bite around the venue, including a convenience store directly next door.

SOCIAL
There will be a casual social (¥2,000) after the event (~9:00pm) so folks can mingle and get to know community members better. There will be finger foods, soft drinks, wine, and coffee. Singing and laughter may break out. 🙂

Recordings
Each presentation will be recorded and made available at a later date, so don’t fret if you miss one. You can see it later!

Event Schedule & Presentations
The main presentations will be held between 11:00AM to 6:00PM.
We are still working on details, but we have a lovely list of confirmed contributors, including (in no particular order):
– Timothy Hill
– David Steel
– Jesse Newbold
– Chiyuki Yanase
– Dale Berry
– Scott Crowe
– Kazuha Tsutsui
– Katie Kato
– Rich Pav
– Craig Irish
– Brian Shepherd
– Eric Kane
– Kenny King
– Colin Bethell
– Peter Lackner

TEMI Online Preschool Methods Seminar
2025-01-26 09:00 - 12:00
Our first online seminar of 2025 will be on teaching methods for preschoolers.
This ZOOM seminar will cover learning stages, lesson plans, tactile activities, songs, dances, and more. For further details, please click here: here:
TEMI ONLINE PRESCHOOL TEACHING METHODS SEMINAR
Date/Time: January 26th (Sun) 　9AM-12PM
Fee： 5,000 yen（4,500 yen for TEMI members）
Application Deadline: January 22nd (Wed)
★All TEMI seminars are interactive. Attendees are required to keep your camera on during the session.
Please feel free to introduce and join with your colleagues!
For details and information: coordinator@temi.or.jp
★LITTLE AMERICA TEACHING PRESCHOOL MATERIALS WEBINAR, compliments of Little America Bookstore, will be held on February 2nd (Sun).
Morning session (10:00-12:00): in English by Helene J. Uchida
Afternoon session (1:00-3:00): in Japanese by Soshi Uchida
*You are free to join both or either one of the sessions.
Details to follow.

Chubu English Language Teaching Convention
2025-01-26 10:00 - 17:30 | Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya, Japan
Chubu English Language
Teaching Convention
Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya

Little America Bookstore FREE Webinar for Preschool Teachers
2025-02-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Oxford TEFL, Carrer Diputació, Barcelona, 279 08007, Spain
As of 2022, the TEMI Teaching Materials Seminar has transitioned into the Little America Bookstore Webinar, which is a FREE event. Attendees receive a PDF with explanations of all the materials to be presented. This is a wonderful chance to receive insight into how good English teaching materials make English come alive in the classroom.

Materials Categories:
Flash cards: Alphabet/Animals (Zoo & Farm)/Food (Fruit & Vegetables)
Posters: Alphabet Fun/Fruit/Vegetables/Cool Colors/Cute Zoo
Animals/Fun Farm Animals/Remember Your Numbers/Body Parts
Storybooks: Clifford/Carl/No, David!/Brown Bear-Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Teacher’s Choice)
Manipulatives: Puppet/Farm Fresh Fruit/Farm Fresh Vegetables/Plastic
Zoo Animals /Farm Friends/Color Threading Beads/Grab Bags by
Theme/Pointer/Music Box/Microphone/Bell/Blanket/Stuffed Animals
Puzzles: See Inside Alpha Peg/See Inside Number Peg/Upper & Lower
Case Alphabet/Alphabet Sound
Games: Flying Tiger Fishing Game (3-4 year-olds)/UNO (for 5-6 year-olds)
Student Materials: Preschool Challenge Book & CD/Wee Sing &
Fingerplay/Wee Sing DVD/My ABCs
Classroom Support: Blackboards/Chalk/Erasers/CD Player
Stamps/Stamp Pad/Seals/Blocks/Coloring Books

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
2025-02-09 10:00 - 17:30 | Otsuma Women’s University, Tokyo., Japan
Tokyo English Language
Teaching Convention
Otsuma Women’s University, Tokyo

1st Annual English Educators' Extravaganza - Osaka
2025-02-16 09:00 - 21:00 | The Yellow Shrimp, 〒598-0051 Osaka,, Shinmachi,, Osaka, 2 Chome−5187-101 2F
SPREADING SMILES

Welcome to the official event page for the 1st Annual English Educators’ EXTRAVAGANZA – Osaka. This will be a day of workshops, discussions, and fun.
In addition to the serious stuff, you can look forward to a raffle, stamp rally, and several, “Vibe Times” throughout the day. The main event will be followed by a casual social in the same space so folks can socialize and connect more deeply.
