<![CDATA[Yo Azama - Media]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:04:13 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Keynote for HALT Spring Conference 2022: Gather, Heal, Engage]]>Wed, 18 May 2022 00:04:44 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/keynote-for-halt-spring-conference-2022-gather-heal-engageKeynote: "Gather, Heal, Engage"
Presentation: Engage Learners Cognitively and Emotionally with Global Competence Framework
Resource: Our Voice, Our Stories Website]]><![CDATA[Message of Loving Kindness]]>Tue, 17 May 2022 12:53:00 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/message-of-loving-kindness
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Are you a Japanese teacher? Request a desk copy. 
​Do you live in the US and want to order Compass? Visit JP Training Website. 
]]><![CDATA[StoryCorps Connect Conversation with Ann Jordan]]>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:43:46 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/storycorps-connect-conversation-with-ann-jordan
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Leveraging Diversity and Inclusivity in Japanese Teacher Community in an American High School District | Azama | Japanese Language and Literature

Abstract In this modern society, a successful team is defined by how well it embraces inclusivity and diversity practices. In order to build a community in which such practice is the norm, first we must establish the environment where each team member can bring his thoughts without fear of judgement, suspension of her own perceptions, seek opportunities to stretch perspectives, and equity of voice is ensured.

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]]><![CDATA[Panel Discussion: Examining the Intersection of Language Classrooms and Racial Injustice @ CWLP/CLTA Summer Seminar 2020]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/panel-discussion-examining-the-intersection-of-language-classrooms-and-racial-injustice-cwlpclta-summer-seminar-2020]]><![CDATA[Okinawa Time Article]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/okinawa-time-article
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Advancing Our Teaching Practice: A Series of Coaching Videos

This series of short videos (approximately 15 minutes each), with Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, PH.D, & Salinas, CA, Lead District Instructional Coach Yo Azama, offers a unique professional development opportunity for Japanese language teachers. In the videos, experienced mentor teachers demonstrate and explain research-based teaching practices, with lessons and tips for conducting interpersonal tasks in the classroom.

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]]><![CDATA[「学ぶ喜び　思い出すときに」　沖縄タイムス　４月　２０２０年]]>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/-4-2020
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]]><![CDATA[脱サラ後、米国で教師に　沖縄出身の50歳が全米最優秀教師になるまで]]>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:13:19 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/-50Yahoo Japan! Article]]><![CDATA[HLTP 1: Facilitating target language comprehensibility]]>Sat, 11 May 2019 16:43:51 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/hltp-1-facilitating-target-language-comprehensibility
]]><![CDATA["Our American Stories" published on Amazon]]>Tue, 08 May 2018 06:53:53 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/our-american-stories-published-on-amazonIn 2018, American classrooms are more diverse than ever. This fact provides us with valuable opportunities to learn from and connect with each other. Twenty American high school students in a Japanese language class at North Salinas High School share their family immigration stories in their newly learned language, Japanese. (Yes, we are still learning, therefore, there are some language mistakes in the book!) The purpose of this book is to connect with Japanese speaking communities through common human struggles, resiliency, and optimism for the future. It is also our hope that this book will be a reminder as Japan is experiencing a recent wave of immigration. Instructors of Japanese language and culture might consider this book as a supplemental reading material or as a springboard for a similar project. We dedicate this book to the Japanese American communities as their stories inspired us and gave us the purpose to share our own immigration stories. Japanese Honor Society of North Salinas High School sincerely hopes that you will enjoy our stories. See it on Amazon 
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]]><![CDATA[日本語教師に安座間氏講義　カリフォルニア]]>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:39:05 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/1646589​ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-697426.html]]><![CDATA[Ask Away: 5 QUESTIONS FOR A JAPANESE NATIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR]]>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:30:17 GMThttps://www.yoazama.com/media/ask-away-5-questions-for-a-japanese-national-language-teacher-of-the-yearMeet Yo Azama—high school Japanese teacher in Salinas, CA, and 2012 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. His advice to future language educators? “Stay curious!”
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