Professional Development at NUFS
2026 Teacher Development Symposium
Teacher Development Symposium
Date: Saturday 24th January 2026
Time: 1:00 - 7:00pm
Place: Online
2026 Teacher Development Symposium
Online via Zoom
Presentation Information & Schedule
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Details of the presentations and schedule for the 2026 Teacher Development Symposium are available at the links below. These documents contain Zoom links for all presentation rooms and a downloadable PDF program.
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2026 Symposium Schedule (and Zoom Links)
Presentation Descriptions and Presenter Information
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This Year's Invited Speakers
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​​Teacher Development and Motivation Across the Career Span
Martin Lamb
University of Leeds
Senior Lecturer in TESOL
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Learning a Language from the Brain’s Point of View​
Curtis Hart Kelly
Kansai University
Emeritus Professor, Producer of the MindBrainEd Think Tank
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Symposium Chair
Jason Walters
Symposium Committee
Berke Alp
Misa Fujinuma
Gamze Kelle
Marissa Oda
Vivian Turk
Chris Ziffo
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