Satoko Kato
Kanda University of International Studies
About
Dr. Satoko Kato is a Senior Education Coordinator/Lecturer, at Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE), Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) in Japan. She is also a lecturer at the Graduate School of Language Sciences, KUIS, teaching ‘learner autonomy’ and ‘teacher autonomy’ in the MA TESOL program. She holds a PhD degree in Education from Hiroshima University, Japan, and a Master’s degree in TESOL from Teachers College, Columbia University, NY. She has conducted over 4,000 sessions as a learning advisor in the past 14 years working on promoting learner autonomy. She is also developing and implementing advisor education programs for teachers/advisors, domestically and internationally. She co-authored “Reflective Dialogue: Advising in language learning” with Jo Mynard (published by Routledge NY, 2016).Sessions
Professional development workshop Promoting reflective dialogue to enhance professional well-being more
Sat, Sep 11, 16:20-17:50 Asia/Tokyo
In this workshop, the presenters introduce the concept of reflective dialogue and facilitate a practical session where participants can learn how to conduct reflective dialogue by using some basic strategies for helping others to engage themselves in reflection and to promote their professional-well being. (Special 90-minute PD Workshop facilitated by members of JALT's Mentoring & Orientation Committee)
