Michele Steele Best of JALT

Sunday, Nov 13, 3:25-4:25 PM, Room 501

Best of JALT is a program that was started over two decades ago to honor the people who make JALT events and publications such valuable contributions to our profession. Since 2010, we have held a special reception to celebrate the winners and from 2021, the award was renamed the Michele Steel Best of JALT (MSBOJ) award in honor of Michele Steele who worked for over a decade to make sure that winners understood their important role in the JALT community of practice. This year the MSBOJ celebration will be back face-to-face, though due to Covid we will hold only the ceremony. It will be held in room 501 on November 13th, 3:25 PM–4:25 PM. We hope many will attend to see these dedicated professionals accept their Michele Steele Best of JALT awards.

Chapters

• Akita: Eric K. Ku
• East Shikoku: Naomi Wilks-Smith
• Fukui: Andy Boon and Robert Dykes
• Gifu: Glenn Magee
• Gunma: Yoshi Grote
• Hokkaido: Nate Olson
• Ibaraki: Naoko Ochiai
• Kobe: Marife Carpio
• Matsuyama: Eucharia Donnery
• Nagano: Namiko Tsuruta
• Nagoya: Sarah Deutchman
• Niigata: Namiko Tsuruta
• Okayama: Jennifer Green
• Okinawa: Andy Curtis
• Sendai: Sandie Mourão and David Valente
• Shizuoka: Akierah Binns and Dr. Samantha-Kaye Johnston
• Toyohashi: James Venema and Yuxi Bao

SIGS

• Accessibility in Language Learning: Natsuki Suzuki
• CEFR and Language Portfolio: Gregory C. Birch
• Extensive Reading: Meredith Stephens and Yudai Aoki
• Gender Awareness in Language Education: Tyler Kinkade and Shunpei Endo
• Global Issues in Language Education: Jackson Koon Yat Lee, Ken Ikeda, May Kyaw Oo
• Mind, Brain, and Education: Skye Playsted
• Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities: Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.
• Other Language Educators: Margit Krause-Ono, Martina Gunske von Kölln, Adiene Roque de Hishiyama, Pornsri Wright
• Teaching Younger Learners: Martin Sedaghat
• Vocabulary: Christopher Nicklin