Darin Harrell
About
Darin is an English teacher and JALT member that is interested in both literature in language teaching and extensive reading. He believes the power of creativity and inspiring students to be creative too. Creativity provides motivation to think outside the box and take a step back from the textbook style of learning. Real language being used in real situations allowing real enjoyment and a feeling of accomplishment.Sessions
School Graded Reader Writing Competition: Motivating Students to Write AND Read more
Sun, Aug 7, 11:00-11:45 Asia/Tokyo
Extensive reading and creative writing are two activities that can be both enjoyable and motivating for students. With the objective of combining the two activities, plus to add a competitive element, a graded reader writing competition was held among students at a junior/senior high school in Tokyo, Japan. In this semester-long project, students, under the guidance of their teacher, wrote and illustrated their own graded readers. Despite multiple challenges, the result was successful. Twelve student writers completed novels which were then made available on the Xreading website so they could be read and rated by hundreds of students around the world as well as a panel of volunteer judges. The presenter will discuss the process that was used, share some samples, and explain how the project will be expanded in the future.
All levels XReading more
Sat, Aug 6, 16:00-18:00 Asia/Tokyo
Join the breakout room for a discussion on XReading.
