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Sessions /
JALT's Got Talent Showcase and Networking Social #1375

Sat, May 15, 19:00-22:30 JST | Zoom 11 | Open Session
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*Doors open at 1900 if you want to come and practice your talent!

All you can eat and drink social for all attendees. Please come and share your talent and hobbies with us. We hope to have a series of special presentations to break the ice and then open up breakout rooms to continue networking and socializing. This will also be a great way to welcome new members to our organization and show them that we too are human! So please come, laugh, and enjoy the evening with your PanSIG family.

Adrianne Verla Uchida

Adrianne Verla Uchida

Nihon University
Hello everyone and welcome to PanSig 2021! I am the Site Chair for the conference and also put together the schedule. My research interests are mainly in professional development, teacher identity and curriculum design.
Maria Gabriela Schmidt

Maria Gabriela Schmidt

Nihon University College of Humanities and Sciences
Mark Brierley

Mark Brierley

Shinshu University
Passive activist. Active passivist.
Grant Osterman

Grant Osterman

Family English School International Co., Ltd.
Dr. Osterman has been teaching in Japan since 1993. Originally from a small Midwestern town in the United States, he earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education from the University of Maryland. After a short hiatus, he completed his doctorate degree from Northcentral University in educational leadership. Over his career, he has taught at elementary schools, junior high schools, universities, and is an administrator at a private school in Okinawa. He joined JALT in 1995 and has served in many roles for the Okinawa chapter. Currently, he is the Okinawa Chapter membership chair, the Teaching Younger Learners Special Interest Group coordinator, and the SIG Representative Liaison for JALT. He is very active in JALT functions and enjoys monthly professional development trips to Tokyo when the virus is not so bad.