Megumi Yoshieda
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
During remote teaching, I found joy in taking care of plants at home. Then I asked students to join me planting seeds and reporting the growth every week. This project was developed based on an experiential learning which resulted in helping us having peace in mind while learning English expressions on plant growth. Another hobby of mine is to take care of "medaka" fish. Now I am surrounded by lots of pretty flowers and colorful medaka fish.
Sessions
Where Brain Sciences Intersect Language Teaching
The Mind, Brain and Education forum will introduce a variety of brain science findings that can inform language teaching approaches and methods. People new to the field will have an opportunity to find out how to get started in learning about brain sciences by joining a session which will focus on recommendations for introductory talks and print publications. For long-term members, there will be opportunities to discuss in depth topics of interest, and for those who would like to learn about recent findings and teaching innovations, there will be presentations on different topics. We will hold three 25-minute rounds of concurrent presentations and discussions. The speakers and topics are: Megumi Yoshieda Appreciating greenery and sharing the growth during remote learning: an example of experiential learning using Instagram James (Dimitri) Maroulis True Grit? Junior Koch Specific Learning Difficulties Mohammad Khari Cultural Context: Putting the Genie of Bias Back in the Bottle Curtis Kelly The Connected Classroom Amanda Gillis-Furutaka The three stages of learning and the role of a teacher