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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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…
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…
PIE SIG Newsletter – Summer 2023
Summertime was a lazy time for lounging on beaches. (Who actually did that?) This newsletter is mainly reports. If you have any original opinion, book review, or teacher life hack that you would like to share in this newsletter, send it to David Kluge at this address. Urgent News Check our website for upcoming conferences. Our first…
PIE SIG Newsletter – Spring 2023
Happy New (Academic) Year! We hope you had a great spring break and are raring to go. This newsletter, the first of four this year (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter) includes plans for 2023 (networking events, future conferences, publications, and projects), news from 2022 (elections, past conferences, publications), and basic information. If you have any original opinion,…