Teachers’ Professional Development

The Japan Foundation, Toronto offers a variety of programs for teachers throughout the year.

To never miss out on upcoming events, feel free to click here and add our “JL Teachers’ Professional Development” calendar to your Google Calendars.
今後の「JL Teachers’ Professional Development」のスケジュールにつきましては、こちらをクリックするとGoogleカレンダーへの追加が可能です。

Online Teachers’ Workshops

Professional development programs for Japanese-language teachers in Canada.

• There are currently no upcoming workshops. TBA

Information Exchange Meetings

Networking opportunities for Japanese-language teachers in Canada

• *NEW* Let’s Get Together! Japanese-Language Teachers in Canada 11　   第11回 つながろう！カナダで日本語を教える人たち
  日本語教育の対象、目的は多様であることから、同集会ではテーマや対象者を限定し、深く話し合いができる場をデザインし、その後のネットワーク形成のきっかけになることを目指しています。第11回はレベル差が大きいクラスの授業への対応方法について、情報交換を行います。
• *NEW* JFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers　JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会
  Regular meetings on the first Wednesday of each month where teachers can share and discuss with their peers. All topics are welcome, including if you have any ideas you would like to try out, anything you feel a little stuck on, etc.
• *NEW* Information Exchange Meeting for Freelance Teachers       フリーランス日本語教師オンライン情報交換会
  今回は「ニーズと教材」のテーマに進行役が簡単な教材紹介を行った後、使ったことのある、あるいは気になっている教科書やウェブサイト等の教材について全体で情報交換をします。始めたばかりの方も、長くなさっている方もお気軽にご参加ください。
• Continuing Learning Japanese　日本語教師情報交換会：日本語学習を継続させる
  Networking events for Japanese-language teachers, co-organized with the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE).
• Online Network for Heritage Language Education　継承語オンラインネットワーク
  Online networking events for stakeholders in Japanese as a Heritage Language Education, co-organized with the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE).

JFT Japanese-Language Course Observation

• Observe our MARUGOTO Japanese-Language Courses　まるごと日本語講座見学
  Here at the Japan Foundation, Toronto our Japanese language courses are open to observation to offer teachers and students in Canada a chance to learn about and learn through the Japan Foundation’s Marugoto textbook series as well as the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education.

JFT Language Teaching Materials & Resources

• *NEW* JFT Online Marugoto Japanese Language Course: Collection of Teaching Plans   JFT オンラインまるごと日本語講座：教案集
  Teaching plans used in JFT’s language courses using the Marugoto textbooks. Please feel free to download and use them as reference materials when you use “Marugoto“.
• Marugoto Teaching Material Project: Collection of Support Materials　まるごと教材プロジェクト：おたすけ資料集
  The Marugoto Teaching Material Project aims to create a collection of materials to be used as a reference by teachers in order to make it easier for the Marugoto textbooks to be used in Japanese-language education in Canada.

The Japan Foundation Head Office Programs

There are also several programs for teachers offered by the Japan Foundation Head Office in Japan.

• For more information on those programs please click here.

Inquiries

For inquiries, please contact Noriko Saito at noriko_saito@jpf.go.jp.
*For inquiries about observing our Marugoto language courses, please contact Salma Saleh at  salma_saleh@jpf.go.jp.

Past Events

• Archive: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/events/archive/
• The Japan Foundation, Toronto YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JFToronto/playlists