Next ZPD: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, 8 PM – 9 PM

Our next ZPD session is taking place on Tuesday, April 28th, at 8pm.  The Study Abroad SIG  will host this month’s session. The JALT Study Abroad SIG has around 90 members, including faculty, administrative staff, and researchers involved in international education. Our focus is on sharing ideas and best practices related to study abroad, covering both inbound and outbound programs, exchanges, internships, and other forms of global mobility.

We publish an annual journal, The Journal of Worldwide Education (JOWE), which showcases research and practice related to study abroad, and have recently established a collaboration-focused research initiative called SARG. We host a big conference every year. This year it will be held at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka on October 17th. https://www.sa-sig.org/conference.html

JALT’s ZPD (Zoom for Professional Development) is a monthly, 1-hour networking event with several themed breakout rooms, including orientation for new and potential JALT members, getting published, teaching online, and more. Please join us for networking, informal chat, and in building a community of practice with JALT members and prospective members.  We’ll break up into smaller groups to discuss those topics and, as usual, we will also have an orientation for new officers and new members, tips and best practices in teaching, getting published, Eikawa & ALT Issues, Online teaching, Hybrid teaching, PhDs and more. Please feel free to go from one room to another and make more connections!

This event is free and open to all. 

Pre-register at https://go.jalt.org/zpdrsvp