2006 Teacher Retreat

11th June - Chuo Surugudai Memorial Hall, Ochanomizu

The 2006 Retreat (and evening party) was attended by: Carl Adams, Meg Arai, Andy Barfield, Jean Pierre Chretien, Steve Hesse, Yuriko Ishizaka, Suzanne Jensen, Yuri Komuro, Greg Lamb, Andy Martin, Milt Miltiadous, Yuji Miyamaru, Jamelea Nader, Saeko Nagashima, Mike Nix, Masaaki Okamoto, Satsuki Osaki, Mary Jo Pichette, Ian Platt, Robert Russell, Ellen Scattergood, Zorana Vasiljevic, Michael Watson and Kyoko Yamamoto.

Many people who attended said that this a very useful and well-focused Retreat. Thanks to everyone who participated for making it such a productive day of discussions. Special thanks to people who wrote up a summary of a session they attended.

If you would like to add any comments or other points to any of the discussion summaries, or have any other thoughts about the Retreat to post here, please send those to Mike Nix. Thanks!

Summaries of discussions at the Retreat

• Introduction to Communications Skills summarized by Rob Russell

• Basic Discussion Skills (1st discussion) summarized by Suzanne Jensen

• Improving Discussion Skills and Advanced Content-based and Skills-focused classes (1st discussion) summarized by Ian Platt

• Improving Discussion Skills and Advanced Content-based and Skills-focused classes (2nd discussion) summarized by Zorana Vasiljevic

• English for Business/TOEIC classes summarized by Andy Martin

• Introduction to Academic Essay Writing summarized by Andy Barfield

• Improving Academic Essay Writing summarized by Andy Barfield

• Using and developing the website (became a discussion on research, writing and computers) summarized by Ellen Scattergood

• Learning and Using Vocabulary sumarrized by Andy Barfield

• Final plenary discussion summarized by Mike, Steve & Andy B