Get in the holiday spirit and join us for our last workshop of the year where you can participate in a workshop and idea sharing circle, enjoy some delights from our festive buffet, and enter our prize draw all for free!
This month we will have just the one workshop, and then a group chat about issues encountered when living and teaching English in Korea. For the workshop portion, Ingrid Zwaal will show us a collection of grab & go Christmas activities. Full details are below.
Our event will close with the chapter’s elections.
We welcome members to join our enthusiastic and creative team!
(Please feel free to PM us with any questions).
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Teachers Helping Teachers: Sharing Circle
Moderators: Shirlen Hardeo, Frank Karioris
As we reflect on the past year, Jeonju North Jeolla KOTESOL wants to hear from YOU~ (current, former, inactive, or potential new participants). This sharing circle will give us a chance to discuss how we can better support each other in and outside of the classroom. By hosting this open discussion, we are hoping to empower everyone to share and create in order to make JNJ yours for the upcoming spring. Come, vent, voice your vision for the JNJ, discuss issues faced in the classroom, or troubles with administration. KOTESOL’s motto is “teachers helping teachers” and we aim to be better at making our chapter more democratic and open for all educators or potential teachers in the area. Bring any questions, concerns, and suggestions for the advancement of our community!
Bio: Shirlen Hardeo is a new member who has taught in Korea for several years. She openly admits hesitation about joining KOTESOL and wants to welcome new voices, to share their needs for a community of teachers. She specialized in Leadership, Administration, and Advocacy during her master’s program in Social Work. As a learner-focused educator, she advocates for democratic and equitable classrooms and is consistent with this practice in all aspects of her life.
Bio: Frank G. Karioris, PhD is a Visiting Professor of Writing at Jeonbuk National University. Having taught students of all ages, they have lectured globally on issues in Sociology, Education, and Gender Studies. Their work can be found in, amongst others, the Hong Kong Review of Books, British Journal of Educational Studies, and the Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs.
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Collected Christmas Activities
Presenter: Ingrid Zwaal
For those of you whose end of year work is out of control but you want to have some Christmas activities for your students, here is a collection of ready made activities you can copy and bring to the classroom.
Take a little break and enjoy the season for a change!
Bio:
Ingrid Zwaal has been in Jeonju since 1994, teaching many different levels of students. She has been a member of KOTESOL since 1998 and been an active member locally and nationally and with the International Conference for many years. She wants everything to be fun, mostly for herself.
We're currently preparing the details for more events in the upcoming seasons.
To join the presenters schedule, get in touch!
Contact us at: jnj.presenters@gmail.com or jeonju@koreatesol.org
