Author: jaltpiesig
PIE SIG Pizza at PanSIG
Dear PIE SIG Members, I hope you’re off to a great start this semester! With PanSIG 2026 in Nagoya just around the corner, we’re planning a relaxed PIE SIG dinner on Saturday night. And since we’re PIE SIG, we thought it would be only fitting to enjoy a little pizza pie together 🍕 Date &…
Podcast Episode 9
PIE SIG News 24 March 2026
List of PIE News Below: A. PIE SIG/Mind, Brain, and Education SIG Joint Publication Call for Papers The PIE SIG has contacted the JALT Mind, Brain, and Education to collaborate on another issue like we did in 2024, and 2025. (see https://www.mindbrained.org/december-2021-drama/) and they agreed to do so on one or more issues this academic year: B. PIE SIG Podcast Episode 8 Episode 8:…
Okinawa STEAM International Conference
Okinawa STEAM International Conference Program and Schedule: Saturday Presentation Schedule Sunday Presentation Schedule Topic: STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics)Theme: A STEAMY Conference: Adding Arts to STEM CurriculaMotto: Full STEAM Ahead! Fees (for both presenters and non-presenting attendees): Plenary Speaker: Tom Robb, Professor Emeritus Kyoto Sangyo University, Editor-in-Chief, TESL-EJ.org Chair, The Extensive Reading Foundation (https://erfoundation.org)…
PIE SIG Connects at JALT2025!
At JALT2025 in Tokyo, the Performance in Education (PIE) SIG had a solid presence, engaging educators interested in drama, voice, and movement in language teaching. The PIE Forum was MCed by PIE SIG founder and Conferences Chair, David Kluge. He commented that “the room was small and many of the forum presentations were workshops that required movement, so…
New Series Launch: PIE SIG Podcast +
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…
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 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