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ようこそ！Welcome!
The Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan is a non-profit organization comprised of teachers and advocates of Japanese education in Michigan.
The mission of JTAM is to promote and improve the study and teaching of Japanese, and to encourage a spirit of professional cooperation among its members. JTAM is a local affiliate of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ). When you join AATJ, please choose JTAM as your local affiliate. This will help strengthen JTAM and help us to achieve our goals as we advocate for the importance of Japanese language education.
JTAM Meetings/Events
General Meeting Schedule
Concluded for the 2025-2026 school year
First meeting of the 2026-2027 school year will be in August 2026
JTAM/MSU Annual Workshop
On May 9, JTAM and Michigan State University offered a Zoom workshop titled Thriving with AI, featuring Dr. Shin Tsuchiya from Brigham Young University. Over 60 participants from Michigan and other states attended the workshop, where they discussed AI policies in writing assignments, used ChatGPT for speaking practice, and created one-page flyers for their programs and associations.
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Past JTAM Meetings/Events
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MSU/JTAM May Workshop
Michigan teachers (and one from Ohio!) gathered on Saturday, May 10th at MSU in East Lansing to review ACTFL levels, Can Do statements, and discuss how to create effective speaking assessments.
明けましておめでとうございます！
Happy New Year from JTAM！
Current (and future!) JTAM members enjoy a 新年会 at Nagomi Japanese Restaurant in Novi, MI on January 11, 2025
2024 MSU/JTAM Workshop for Teachers of Japanese
May 11, 2024 (Online)
Topic: 多読 (tadoku) Extensive Reading
Speaker: Mitsue Tabata-Sandom
FHEA, LLB, MA, PhD
Massey University, New Zealand
