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JFMF Professional Dialogue DVD Series








FMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE DVD SERIES


DVD#1:KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIALOGUE
DVD#2: KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIALOGUE
DVD#3: SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL KAKEGAWA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL DIALOGUE
DVD#4: DIALOGUE WITH KAKEGAWA CITY PTA MEMBERS
DVD#5: JAPANESE TEACHER DISCUSSION #1
DVD#6: JAPANESE TEACHER DISCUSSION #2
DVD#7: SHIZUOKA COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING CENTER VISIT
DVD#8: SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY VISIT


QUICK TAKE

The FMF Professional Dialogue Series of DVDs contains the following footage:
• The footage for DVDs 1-3 was taped at the school indicated. Each school’s DVD contains three components: An administrative lecture introducing the school; a tour of the school and its grounds; and a dialogue with several teachers.
• DVD 4 contains a dialogue with the Kakegawa City PTA members.
• DVDs 5-6 were taped FMF sessions at the Keio Plaza Hotel. First is an extensive dialogue with Japanese teachers about Art and Music (all grades.) Next, FMF participants give ten minute summaries of the dialogues that took place with Japanese teachers of other subjects and with administrators.
• DVD 7 contains footage of the FMF visit to the Shizuoka Comprehensive Education Teacher Training Center.
• DVD 8 contains footage of the FMF visit to Shizuoka University.


DVD CATALOG


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#1: KAKEGAWA CITY JOHOKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Akiko Goto, Principal Shigeru Moriya, Vice Principal
Contents:
• PowerPoint introduction of Johoku Elementary School (25 min.)
• School Tour (14 min.)
• Dialogue with several teachers and administrators (41 min.)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 25, 2004 78 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#2: KAKEGAWA CITY KITA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIALOGUE
Hideo Suzuki, Principal Masakazu Aono, Vice Principal
Contents:
• Arrival at Kita Junior High School and Opening Ceremony (23 min.)
• School Tour (11 min.)
• Dialogue with several teachers and administrators (18 min.)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 26, 2004 52 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#3: SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL KAKEGAWA HIGASHI HIGH SCHOOL DIALOGUE
Mitsumasa Ono, Principal Tadaharu Suzuki, Vice Principal Yatsuka Mizushima, Vice Principal
Contents:
• Opening Meeting with all administrators introducing Higashi High School (31½ min.)
• Meeting and Q&A session with the Vice Principal (43 min.)
• School Tour, including several glimpses of classes in session (16 min.)
• Dialogue with several teachers and administrators (20½ min.)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 24, 2004 110 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#4: DIALOGUE WITH KAKEGAWA CITY PTA MEMBERS
Kakegawa City Hall, November 29, 2004
Contents:
• Round table discussion with several members of the Kakegawa City PTA
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 29, 2004 57 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#5: JAPANESE TEACHER DISCUSSION #1
Keio Plaza Hotel, December 1, 2004
Contents:
• Dialogue specific to Art and Music instruction (all grades) (65 min. Yoshiaki Kawakami, Art Instructor Tama City Nishi Ochiai Elementary School Yoko Yokoyama, Music Instructor Nakano-ku Higashinakano Elementary School
• FMF participant summaries of other dialogue sessions: Art and Music (all grades) Math (all grades) Science (all grades) General education and social science (elementary grades)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator December 1, 2004 88 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#6: JAPANESE TEACHER DISCUSSION #2
Keio Plaza Hotel, December 1, 2004
Contents:
• Continuation of FMF participant summaries of other dialogue sessions: Foreign Language and Language Arts (secondary grades) Social Studies (secondary grades) Administration (all levels)
Languages Spoken: English December 1, 2004 31 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#7: SHIZUOKA COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING CENTER VISIT
Contents:
• Opening Meeting and Q&A Session with several University administrators (President, Vice President, Chief Secretary of the Faculty, Secretariat of Academic Affairs, etc.) (16 min.)
• Q&A session with a former Fulbright participant and faculty member (9½ min.)
• Introduction of a member of the music faculty, and videotape footage of several Japanese Elementary Music textbooks, which are used for instruction by the classroom teacher since there are no Music Specialists in Japan (11 min.)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 29, 2004 50 min.


JFMF PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES DVD#8: SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY VISIT
Contents:
• Opening Meeting and Q&A Session with several University administrators (President, Vice President, Chief Secretary of the Faculty, Secretariat of Academic Affairs, etc.) (16 min.)
• Q&A session with a former Fulbright participant and faculty member (9½ min.)
• Introduction of a member of the music faculty, and videotape footage of several Japanese Elementary Music textbooks, which are used for instruction by the classroom teacher since there are no Music Specialists in Japan (11 min.)
Languages Spoken: English and Japanese with an English translator November 22, 2004 36½ min.