Professional Development at NUFS
Thank you to everyone
who participated in the
2026 Teacher Development Symposium
In the coming days,
presentation videos and materials
will be available here.
Teacher Development Symposium
Date: Saturday 24th January 2026
Time: 12:00 - 6:00pm (JAPAN TIME)
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 Room ID information for presentation rooms and a downloadable PDF program.
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2026 Symposium Schedule (and Zoom Room ID)
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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