Twelve Japanese language teachers and three teaching assistants volunteered to participate in the ITJ prototype. These professionals were selected to be representative of the Japanese language teaching community in the United States. They will be the Institute's first on-line learners and will work with ITJ faculty and staff to refine the structure and function of the program. They will also work to ensure that the technology used to deliver the courses is easy to use and effective. Institute staff are grateful to these teachers for their help in developing ITJ.

Japanese Language Teachers

Susan Ahlstrom Abbott Middle School West Bloomfield, Michigan Caroline Cochran Henry Ford II High School Sterling Heights, Michigan Elelya Hector Mineral Point High School Mineral Point, Wisconsin Yoshiko Johnson Wiley International Magnet Cary, North Carolina Naoto Kobayashi Hall Dale Middle School Farmingdale, Maine Joseph "Chip" Mesics St. Johnsbury Academy St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Carrie Penning East Hartford Glastonbury Magnet East Hartford, Connecticut Kim Roberts Juanita High School Kirkland, Washington Gloria Rozmus N. Junior High School Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Linda Worman Bluffton Harrison Middle School Bluffton, Indiana Kate Yonezawa The Catlin Gable School Portland, Oregon Andrew Nemiccolo The Pembroke Hill School Kansas City, Missouri

Japanese Teaching Assistants

Masayo Matsuo Franklin High School Franklin, Wisconsin Yumiko Mitsui Japan-American Society Minneapolis, Minnesota Junko Toshida Parkway South High School Manchester, Missouri