Did you know that there is a new PIE SIG Podcast? PIE SIG Podcast + is the latest series from JALT’s Performance in Education SIG, designed to keep educators updated on what’s happening now in performance in education. Building on the success of our flagship PIE SIG Podcast, which already reaches listeners in over 16 countries, this…
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3rd Annual PIE-in-Nagoya Conference
3rd Annual PIE-in-Nagoya Conference Conference Date: 15-16 November Conference Theme: PIE for Every Occasion PIE Activities: Speech, presentation, drama, debate, etc. for either normal occasions like a class or school festival or special occasions like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Tanabata, etc Conference Venue: Moriyama Life-long Learning Center Call for Submissions Day 1 (Saturday evening, 15 November): 9:00 Registration, 10:00-17:00 Presentations, 6:30-8:30…
PIE SIG’s Okinawa STEAM Conference
OKINAWA! Call for Papers for the JALT Performance in Education SIG’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, Mathematics) Topic: STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)Theme: A STEAMY Conference: Adding Arts to STEM CurriculaMotto: Full STEAM Ahead! Fees: Plenary Speaker: Tom Robb, Professor Emeritus Kyoto Sangyo University, Editor-in-Chief, TESL-EJ.org Chair, The Extensive Reading Foundation (https://erfoundation.org) We plan…
PIE SIG Podcast: Episode 3
We’re excited to announce that Episode 3 of PIE SIG’s monthly podcast is now available on Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2520024/episodes/17851693 It is also be available on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major platforms. In this episode, I speak with Juilliard-trained educator Kevin Bergman, with 30+ years directing over 100 student dramas, reveals how to transform language learning…
Tokyo JALT Events
PIE SIG would like to invite all PIE SIG members and friends to consider attending the following upcoming events hosted by the Tokyo Chapter of JALT. 20 September 2025: Project-Based Language Teaching: Practical Ideas for University EFL Classes 27 September 2025: Ethical Considerations for Incorporating Student AI Use into Assignments
PIE SIG Podcast – Second Episode
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 her early experiences with music…
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…
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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…