Jennie Roloff Rothman
About
Jennie Roloff Rothman is Principal Lecturer of Professional Development: Teacher Development in the English Language Institute at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan. Her research interests include teacher professional development, reflective practices, and global issues in language education.Sessions
Teacher and Professional Development Reflective Practice to Understand Your Teaching and Yourself more
Fri, Nov 12, 18:45-19:55 Asia/Tokyo
This workshop will provide participants with opportunities to engage in reflective practice (RP) to better understand their teaching and themselves. The presenters will explain definitions of RP, highlight Farrell’s six principles of RP (2019), and introduce tools for engaging in RP. Participants will be encouraged to try some tools and share about their respective situations. It is hoped that participants will be motivated to engage in such practices when they return to their own contexts.
Non-Teaching Area GILE SIG Annual General Meeting more
Sat, Nov 13, 13:25-14:10 Asia/Tokyo
This is the AGM for the global issues in language education (GILE) SIG. All members and non-members are welcome to join. Recent work of the GILE SIG and plans for the upcoming year will be discussed. If you are interested in global issues in language education within Japan and beyond, please join the meeting.
Teacher and Professional Development Augmenting Equity in ELT: A Way Forward more
Sat, Nov 13, 14:45-15:45 Asia/Tokyo
In January 2021, Equity in ELT Japan organized a three day forum on professional development where educators from all contexts and backgrounds came together to shed light on inequity within the industry and discuss how to make positive change. In this roundtable, the organizing committee will discuss their motivations for participating in its inception, share insights about issues that arose and discuss how a commitment to transparency contributed to the success of the event.
