David Gray

Nagano JALT in collaboration with the PIE SIG is proud to announce our next event featuring a local presenter David Gray.

You will learn ways to help your students: listen better, be more spontaneous, talk for longer, start conversations more effectively and more …  (It’s not about being funny) 

The presentation will cover

• Why use Improv?  
• A brief history of Improv
• The principles of Improv 
• The life skills of improv
• Teaching Improv
• My students’ experiences with Improv
• Activities for practicing these skills 
• Quick videos of students practicing these activities and improv

Volunteers can try some of these activities

My name is David Gray. 56 years old.  I am married to Emi Akahane.  I have three children Erika 24, Martha 16, Nathan 13. My children are homeschooled. I was an elementary school teacher in Canada. I taught from kindergarten to junior high school. In Japan I was an AET and worked in the prefectural office during the Olympics and Paralympics in Nagano. Then in 2002 I started my own language school called Maple Kids English here in Matsumoto. I also teach English part-time at Shinshu University. My Christian faith is important to me. I love joking, comedy and ice hockey as well as watching weeds grow and taking pictures of telephone wires (I’m joking about the last two).