TJSC 2023 Fall Workshop
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TJSC 2023 Fall Workshop
2023年秋の研修会は11月5日（日）に開催致しました。講演者としてAll Saints’ Episcopal School の Dr. Matsuzakiとミシガン大学の望月良浩先生をお招きし、「Ten Things You Can Do to Make Your Classroom More Inclusive」というタイトルにてご講演頂きました。オンライン（Zoom）での開催でした。講演内容は以下の通りです。
Ten Things You Can Do to Make Your Classroom More Inclusive
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging work and initiatives have changed greatly since 2020. We quickly pivoted to different approaches and mindset, and we often looked for playbooks to help us navigate them. As educators, we are always trying hard to elevate the students’ experiences and consider the diversity of thought and perspectives, while teaching our content and skills. In this interactive, reflective and practical workshop, we will pose ten strategies to include in your practices to foster more welcoming, respectful, and safe learning environment/classrooms. Each person’s journey within DEIB work is different, and it is important to honor each person’s place and time within this continuum. In this workshop, participants will learn strategies to cultivate a welcoming, respectful, and safe learning environment for all students.
Biography of the Presenters
Dr. William M. Matsuzaki & Prof. Yoshihiro Mochizuki
Dr. Will Matsuzaki is Upper School Head and Director of the Tad Bird Honors College at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas. He has also served as the Dean of Curriculum at All Saints’, where he also teaches Upper School Japanese and has coordinated all professional development and coached middle school tennis. Previously, he was Middle School Head at Harford Day School in Maryland, where he also taught Japanese and coached Cross Country. He began his teaching career as middle and upper school Japanese teacher at St. Paul’s School in Maryland, where he was also Department Chair, Dean of Faculty, Tennis and Cross Country Coach, Japanese Exchange Program Director, Director of Diversity, and Technology Coordinator.
At all three schools, he has led numerous diversity, inclusion and belonging workshops, led parent forums, and made presentations to families. He is a faculty member for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference through the National Association of Independent Schools, where he runs workshops and affinity groups for students across the country. Will also serves as the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Co-Chair for the American Association of Teachers of Japanese. He has led webinars through AATJ and presents at numerous organizations about DEIB.
Will earned his B.A. in Japanese from Carleton College, a MSEd in Technology Education, Graduate Certificate in Administration and Supervision, and an Ed.D. in Teacher Development and Leadership, all from The Johns Hopkins University.
Yoshihiro Mochizuki is a lecturer in Japanese language at the University of Michigan, where he began his teaching career in 2009. With over a decade of experience in teaching Japanese language courses, including Japanese translation and interpreting, he is known for his expertise in the field. He holds degrees in Japanese literature (B.A.: the University of Tokyo; M.A.: the University of Hawaii at Manoa).
His current research focuses on foreign language teaching through the lens of social justice and the role of translation and interpreting in foreign language education. His published works include “On Microaggressions” in Kêsu de kangaeru! Dare mo oshiete kurenai nihongo kyôiku no sekai (forthcoming, 2023) and “Japanese Education and Gender/Sexual Diversity” in Proceedings of the 28th Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference (2020).
Prof. Mochizuki currently serves as one of the co-directors of the annual spring conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese, where he continues to make significant contributions to the field of Japanese language education in the United States. He is also a certified English-to-Japanese translator and the former administrator of the Japanese Language Division of the American Translators Association (2015-2019).
Workshop Presentation Summary
9:00 - 9:15 Greetings and Announcements
9:15 - 10:25 Session I
10:25 - 10:35 Q & A
10:35 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:10 Session II
12:10 - 12:20 Q & A
12:20- 12:30 Evaluation & Closing
