PIE SIG Podcast – First Episode Now Available

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 engagement and retention. We invite…

Sapporo 2025 PIE Conference Program and Schedule

The 4th Annual PIE SIG in Sapporo Conference will be held Saturday, 15 February to Sunday, 16 February 2025. The Japanese Association for Language Teaching’s Performance in Education Special Interest Group (JALT PIE SIG) will be holding a two-day, face-to-face conference along with JALT’s Hokkaido Chapter. Saturday, 15 February, is exclusively for Performance in Education…

Fourth Annual PIE SIG in Sapporo Conference 

Performance in Education: Tools for Your Toolbox Fourth Annual PIE SIG in Sapporo Conference: Performance in Education: Tools for Your Toolbox Date: (Saturday, Feb 15, 2025) Site: The PIE conference will be held Saturday, February 15th at the SCARTS Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center Theme: Performance in Education: Tools for Your Toolbox Call for PapersAll PIE SIG-related proposals for this face-to-face conference need…

2nd Annual PIE-in-Nagoya Conference, with the Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of JALT

2nd Annual PIE-in-Nagoya Conference, with the Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of JALT Performance in Education activities can be special presents for our students to help them celebrate any occasion, be it a holiday or the end of a unit. Help us prepare to belatedly commemorate Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s . . . or even…

PIE SIG at PanSIG 2024

PIE SIG participated in JALT’s PanSIG 2024 at Fukui University of Technology from 24-26 May 2024. PIE SIG events were held on Friday and Saturday evening. Presentations were 6 minutes each, with an extended presentation for Brian Gallagher to show a student film. On Saturday, 25 may, we held performances in the afternoon and then…

PIE SIG 2024 Conferences

Spring Conference – Summer Conference – Autumn Conference PIE SIG Spring Conference 2nd Annual FREE-PIE-on-Zoom Conference: Recipes for PIE 2 2024 Site: Zoom (link to be provided later)Theme: Recipes for PIE 2Date: February 2025(TBA): Practice for presenters on Zoom Click here for Call for Submissions Click here for Registration Click here for the Schedule Description This conference…

9th IAPL Conference

The International Association of Performing Language will be hosting the 9th International Association for Performing Language Conference from 12-13 October 2024. The conference will be held and, and will be co-hosted by, the Hyogo Professional College of Arts and Culture. The Call for Papers, Presentations, and Workshops is open until 30 June 2024. More information,…