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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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…