JUSTEC 2009 Program
September 17-20, 2009
Hawaii Imin
International
Conference Center
University of
Hawaii-Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
September
17 (Thursday)
1:00
– 5:00pm Registration and
JUSTEC 2010 Planning
Asia
Room, Imin Int. Center, 177 7 East West Rd
2:00
– 3:30pm Panel Presentation-Asia
Room
“Seeking a New Framework
of Initial
Teacher Education, Professional Development,
and Evaluation for
Secondary School EFL Teachers in Japan.”
Hisamura, Ken (Den-en
Chofu University), Masachika
Ishida (Seisen University),
Hiromi Imamura (Chubu
University), Mika Ito (Tokai University),
Tsuneo Takanashi
(University of Hirosaki)
Coffee and Tea Break
4:00
– 5:00pm Presentations – Asia
Room
Kelly, Mario, Hunter
College, City
University of New York
“Assessing Teachers’
Ability to Integrate Technology
into Teaching”
Ohshiro, Tomoko,
Okinawa
International
University,
and Kyoko Hijirida,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
“Current Issues in
Japanese
Language Teacher Teaching Practica:
A Case Study of University of Hawaii
and Okinawa International Education”
5:30
– 7:30pm Reception and
Conference Welcome Place: TBA
Hosted by Dean
Christine Sorensen, College of Education,
University of Hawaii
at Manoa
September
18 (Friday)
8:30
– 11:30am Presentations – Asia
Room
Ahn, Ruth, California
State
Polytechnic
University,
Pomona
“Preliminary Analysis
of Qualitative Changes in
Pre-service Teacher Reflection Using the
Electronic Discussion
Board”
Sano, Hideki and Yuan
Xiang Li,
Tokyo Gakugei
University
“Children’s Behavior
Problems and University Student Volunteer Work
at Schools”
Elliott, Bianca,
Linwood, Kansas
“Voices from the
Classroom: What Japanese Teacher Have to
Say about a United States
Generated Effective
Teacher Survey”
Coffee and Tea Break –
10
– 15 Minutes
Greenland, Felicity,
Bukkyo
University
“Traditional Songs and
Singing in EFL”
Higashiyama, Hiroko and
Kiyoharu
Hara, Bukkyo University
Teachers’ License
Renewal System in Japan”
Ohtani, Chie, Tamagawa
University
“Problems with the Use
of ALT’s for English Teaching
in Japanese Elementary Schools”
11:30am
– 12:30pm Lunch – Place TBA
12:30
– 4:00pm School Tour – Bus
Departs
from Imin Center
6:00
– 8:30pm Lu`au Dinner – John
Young
Museum Grounds, Krause Hall, UH-M Campus
September
19 (Saturday)
8:30
– 11:30am Presentations –
Asia Room
Panel Presentation
Sakai, Shien, Chiba
University of
Commerce,
Akiko, Takagi, Osaka
Kyoiku University,
Yoichi Kiyota, Meisei
University, and
Natsue Nakayama,
Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College
“Improving Students’
Learner Autonomy in Japanese Educational
Settings”
Coffee and Tea Break –
10
– 15 minutes
Tanabe, Clifton,
University of
Hawaii at Manoa
“Educating Homeless
Children in Hawaii: The Kaleuati v. Tonda Case
and Its
Implications”
Chikamori, Kensuke,
Naruto
University of
Education,
Fred Hamel, University
of Puget Sound, Carol Merz,
University of Puget Sound,
Yumiko Ono, Naruto
University of Education, and
Jane Williams, Middle
Tennessee State University
“Planning and Teaching
Lessons in a
Japan-U.S.Cross-Cultural Teacher Education Exchange:
The Lesson Component of
the Friendship Project”
Sakamoto, Akemi, Kio
University,
Shiyo Sakamoto, Shitennoji University, and
Amanda Lippert, Punahou
School
“The Effect of an
Intercultural Student Teaching
Project that Utilizes Information Communication Technology”
11:30am
– 12:30pm Lunch – Place TBA
12:30
– 1pm Poster Session – Asia
Room
Nakamura, Akira and
Yoichiro
Sagara, Chiba
University
of Commerce
“A Study on the
Relationship
between Learner Autonomy and Academic
Grades”
1:00
– 5:00pm Recreational Tour – Bus
from
Imin Center
Dinner on Your Own
September
20 (Sunday)
9:00am
– 12:00pm Presentations – Asia
Room
Kelly, Charles,
Fayetteville State
University
“The Rise of Analytical
Performance Management in
Predicting Student Success
in Teacher Education”
Lee, Steven, California
State
University, Stanislaus
“Perceptual Difference
between Intern Teachers and University
Supervisors on the
Expectations
and Effectiveness of
Fieldwork/Student Teaching”
Takahashi, Kiriko,
Kelly Roberts,
and Hye-Jin
Park,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
“Improving Reading
Skills and Facilitating Web Browsing for Students
with Learning
Disabilities Using Text
to Speech Software
–Results of Studies in the U.S. and Japan –
Implications for Future
Joint Research”
Coffee and Tea Break –
10
– 15 Minutes
Matsuoka, Ryoji,
University of
Hawaii at Manoa
“Inequality Left Behind
in Japanese
Policy Debates:
A Case Study on
Mandatory English Education at Public
Elementary
Schools”
Patmon, Denise,
University of
Massachusetts, Boston
“The Multiple Faces of
the Classroom: Using Endo Shusaku’s Literary
Face
Theory as a
Theoretical Framework
for Classroom Based Research and Teacher
Reflection”
Helfeldt, John, Texas
A&M
University and
Betty Helfeldt, College
Station Independent School District
and Texas A&M University
“Evaluating a Full-Time
Urban Teacher Internship
Program: Focusing on Teacher Quality and Rate of Retention”
12:00
– 1:00pm Lunch and Closing
Comments – Place TBA
1:00
– 3:00pm JUSTEC Business and
Planning Meeting