Performance in Education

Performance in Education

The Performance in Education (PIE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), founded in 2011 as the Speech, Drama, & Debate SIG, is involved with a myriad of teaching activities (still including drama and debate, but now much more!) that require students to cooperate and collaborate together, so it is natural that our SIG also participates in many collaborative activities with JALT chapters and SIGs.

PIE SIG News

• PIE SIG’s Okinawa STEAM Conference2025-08-29
  OKINAWA! Call for Papers for the JALT Performance in Education SIG’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, Mathematics) Conference: Full STEAM Ahead! Date: February 21(Sat.)~22 (Sun.) 2026Venue: Okinawa Prefectural Gender Equality Center [Tiruru] in Naha, Okinawa (not far from the Okinawa International Airport) Topic: STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)Theme: A… Continue reading PIE SIG’s Okinawa STEAM Conference
• PIE SIG Podcast – Second Episode2025-08-26
  We’re excited to announce that the Second Episode of PIE SIG’s monthly podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major platforms. In this episode, I speak with Ashley Ford-Mihashi, lecturer at Nagoya City University and organizer of the Reel Voices Language Learning Film Festival. Ashley reflects on… Continue reading PIE SIG Podcast – Second Episode
• PIE SIG Podcast – First Episode Now Available2025-07-23
  We’re excited to announce that the PIE SIG has launched its new monthly podcast. The first episode is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major platforms. In this debut episode, David Kluge—founder of the PIE SIG—talks about how performance techniques like Readers’ Theatre and music can increase student… Continue reading PIE SIG Podcast – First Episode Now Available

Contact PIE SIG: jaltpiesig@gmail.com