Professional Development Weekend

Language Assessment in Practice: From Teacher Assessment Literacy to AI-Supported Feedback

On Saturday, February 21, 2026 (17:30-19:30), we will host a joint hybrid event (click here for details) with JALT's Testing and Evaluation Special Interest Group (TEVAL SIG) with four speakers:

• Investigating Language Assessment Literacy Needs of Japanese Secondary EFL Teachers
  Kei Miyazaki, Ed.D. (Tokai University)

• Google Classroom: An Assessment Toolkit for ESL Classrooms
  Abigail B. Capitin-Principe (Lecturer, Nanzan University)

• Designing Learning-Oriented Writing Feedback in the AI Era: A classroom-based application of LOA principles
  Ryuhei Mizoguchi (PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Education at Waseda University)

• From Rubrics to Feedback: Integrating AI in ESL/EFL Evaluation
  Jeanne Flores-Purpura, PhD (Brother Andrew Gonzales College of Education, De La Salle University - Manila)

Afterwards, we will hold a Welcome Dinner (details TBA) for the Kyushu ELT Convention on Sunday, February 22. Our chapter will host a room at the convention with eight speakers.

Fukuoka JALT Room at the Kyushu ELT Convention

On Sunday, February 22, 2026 (from 9 AM), we are hosting a presentation room at the Kyushu ELT Convention with eight presenters. See our February 22nd event page for details.