Life OrientationHeld separately for Group A and Group B arrival JETs to help them prepare for life in Gifu.
(Early Arrival JETs and Group C JETs will have a brief overview of the information given at Life Orientation on their way to Gifu) The First Skills Development ConferenceFor all JET ALTs and their JTEs to further improve team teaching capabilities.
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Work OrientationTwo days of workshops to help train new ALTs as teachers, held for all Group A and Group B ALT arrivals in mid-August.
(CIRs who will be teaching may request their CO to send them, however Work Ori is very team teaching focused so it may not apply to most CIRs) The Second Skills Development ConferenceFor all JET ALTs to further improve teaching capabilities and other skills while on JET which will also remain relevant after.
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CLAIR Conferences
Guide to conferences hosted by CLAIR
Life Orientation
2017-2018
Group A: July 26-27, 2017
Group B: August 2-3, 2017
For new arrival JETs
Day 1: Two PAs will pick you up from Tokyo Ori, meeting you in the morning in the lobby of Keio Plaza. You will take the shinkansen to Gifu city, where Life Ori is held. All travel is arranged and paid for by the PAs. The afternoon will be spent deepening your understanding about life as a JET in Gifu prefecture, giving you tools and resources to thrive on JET, and getting to know the other JETs you arrived with.
Day 2: The second day of Work Orientation will be spent watching videos made by the RPAs, preparing you for your first few days in Gifu, and getting ready to depart to your placements. At lunch, your supervisors will pick you up and take you back to your new homes.
If you are a new Gifu JET, more information will be e-mailed to you about Life Orientation.
Group B: August 2-3, 2017
For new arrival JETs
Day 1: Two PAs will pick you up from Tokyo Ori, meeting you in the morning in the lobby of Keio Plaza. You will take the shinkansen to Gifu city, where Life Ori is held. All travel is arranged and paid for by the PAs. The afternoon will be spent deepening your understanding about life as a JET in Gifu prefecture, giving you tools and resources to thrive on JET, and getting to know the other JETs you arrived with.
Day 2: The second day of Work Orientation will be spent watching videos made by the RPAs, preparing you for your first few days in Gifu, and getting ready to depart to your placements. At lunch, your supervisors will pick you up and take you back to your new homes.
If you are a new Gifu JET, more information will be e-mailed to you about Life Orientation.
Life Ori 2016 Resources
Work Orientation 2017
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 - Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
For all new arrival ALTs. It will take place in Gifu city. Overnight accommodation is provided.
Work Orientation is led by the Regional Prefectural Advisors (RPAs).
For more about RPAs, please click here.
After spending a week or more in you placements and having a better sense of what will be expected of you in your situation, Work Orientation will be two days of learning how to teach and acquiring practical teaching resources. It is also the first opportunity to meet all the newly arrived JETs, as unlike Life Ori, Work Ori is held together for Groups A and B.
If you are a new Gifu JET, more details about Work Ori will be given to you at Life Ori.
For all new arrival ALTs. It will take place in Gifu city. Overnight accommodation is provided.
Work Orientation is led by the Regional Prefectural Advisors (RPAs).
For more about RPAs, please click here.
After spending a week or more in you placements and having a better sense of what will be expected of you in your situation, Work Orientation will be two days of learning how to teach and acquiring practical teaching resources. It is also the first opportunity to meet all the newly arrived JETs, as unlike Life Ori, Work Ori is held together for Groups A and B.
If you are a new Gifu JET, more details about Work Ori will be given to you at Life Ori.
Work Ori 2016 Resources
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The First Skills Development Conference in Gifu Prefecture
The aim of the semi-annual Skills Development Conference is to help Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and Japanese Teachers of English (JTEs) develop more effective means of foreign language team-teaching through the discussion of communication strategies and classroom goals. The conference will also facilitate exchange on various issues or problems related to language education and in doing so, will help to strengthen foreign language education in Gifu Prefecture.
The first 2017-2018 Skills Development Conference will take place on Friday, October 20th, 2017.
SDC I is attended by
The first 2017-2018 Skills Development Conference will take place on Friday, October 20th, 2017.
SDC I is attended by
- All JET ALTs in Gifu Prefecture
- JTEs from Elementary, Junior High School, Public Senior High Schools, and Private Senior High Schools that have JET ALTs.
The Second Skills Development Conference in Gifu Prefecture
The aim of the second annual Skills Development Conference is to help Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) develop more effective means of foreign language team-teaching and cultivate skills while on JET that can be used both in the present and in the future through discussions of communication strategies and classroom goals. The conference will allow ALTs to have workshops on various issues or problems related to language education and in doing so, will help to strengthen foreign language education in Gifu Prefecture.
The second annual Skills Development Conference of 2017-2018 will take place on Friday, January 19th.
SDC II will be attended by
The second annual Skills Development Conference of 2017-2018 will take place on Friday, January 19th.
SDC II will be attended by
- All JET ALTs in Gifu Prefecture
SDC II 2017 Presentations
Conferences Hosted by CLAIR
CLAIR hosts several conferences throughout the year. For more detailed information please check their website:
http://jetprogramme.org/en/conferences/
http://jetprogramme.org/en/conferences/
JET Post-Arrival Orientation (Tokyo Ori)
Attendees: New Arrival JETs
Dates:
Group A: Monday, July 23rd - Tuesday, July 24th, 2017
Group B: Monday, July 30th - Tuesday, July 31st, 2017
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/tokyo-ori/
Dates:
Group A: Monday, July 23rd - Tuesday, July 24th, 2017
Group B: Monday, July 30th - Tuesday, July 31st, 2017
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/tokyo-ori/
CIR Conference
After JET Conference
Attendees: Available for JETs who are not recontracting
*This conference is not mandatory. If you wish to attend, your BOE might or might not give you special leave. If they do not, you will need to take nenkyuu in order to attend this conference. All travel, accommodation plans, and expenses must be made and paid for by the JET participant.
Date: February
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/after-con/
*This conference is not mandatory. If you wish to attend, your BOE might or might not give you special leave. If they do not, you will need to take nenkyuu in order to attend this conference. All travel, accommodation plans, and expenses must be made and paid for by the JET participant.
Date: February
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/after-con/
JET PA Conferences
CLAIR Hosts two PA Conferences to train PAs .
First PA Conference:
Attendees: All JPAs and JET PAs
Date: May
Second PA Conference:
Attendees: First year JET PAs
Date: September
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/pa-con/
First PA Conference:
Attendees: All JPAs and JET PAs
Date: May
Second PA Conference:
Attendees: First year JET PAs
Date: September
More information at: http://jetprogramme.org/en/pa-con/