Oxford University Press in association with Gifu JALT would like to invite you to:
MOVING UP WITH MUSIC
Date: Saturday June 30, 2007
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Venue: Heartful Square at Gifu JR Station. Heartful Square is located on the
east side of Gifu JR Station. No need to go out from the Station, just
go East and go straight to the 2nd floor.
Fees: Free for all - No pre-registration necessary
Title: MOVING UP WITH MUSIC
Description:
Potato Pals author, Patrick Jackson and singer/songwriter, Brian Cullen will talk about ways to write and use songs and stories with kindergarten and elementary school students. We will be doing lots of moving, singing, writing new songs and improvising new versions of old ones during this workshop-style presentation. It will be suitable for anybody teaching kids but will also look at some ways that the presenters have been using songs with older students in JHS, SHS, university, and beyond.
Biography:
<Patrick Jackson>
Patrick Jackson was born in Ireland and educated at Oxford University and Trinity College, Dublin. Having dabbled in the restaurant and pillow industries, he moved to Nagoya, Japan where has spent the last 10 years teaching English. He is interested in the use of picture books and stories to help students of all ages grow in confidence as English speakers. Patrick is the author of Potato Pals, a series of materials for children illustrated by Rie Kimura and published by Oxford University Press.
<Brian Cullen>
Brian Cullen is an Irish singer-songwriter, teacher and author living in Nagoya since 1991. Brian wrote the songs for Potato Pals, published by Oxford University Press, and has published other ELT textbooks.
OUP Japan website: http://www.oupjapan.co.jp/events/index.shtml
Gifu Chapter website link: http://www.jalt.org/groups/Gifu
