In this episode I talk about what I will be doing in the next few weeks and projects that I have in the pipeline. If you are coming to Japan on the 2009 JET Program please take a look at the JET Program section on the Forum and let us know where you have been placed.Follow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I show a video of our school festival.Please write a review on iTunes and help spread the word. download videoFollow me on Twitter @guzenmediajapanDigg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talk about ??? bunkasai and show another clip from our class movie.Please write a review on iTunes and help spread the word. download videoFollow me on Twitter @guzenmediajapanDigg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I show another clip from the movie my students are working on. download videoFollow me on Twitter @guzenmediajapanDigg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talk about the new school year and show a clip of a movie my students and I are working on for our ??? bunkasai. download videoFollow me on Twitter @guzenmediajapanDigg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talk about what's been happening around school and about the JET Program Interview. Take a look at the JET Program section on the Forum. Also take a listen to English Teaching in Japan Episode 51 where I interview my friend Sean who used to do interviews for JETs in New Zealand.Follow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who follows the show. I hope we all have the healthiest, wealthiest, happiest, and most peaceful year of our lives. I'll be posting some new episodes of English Teaching in Japan very soon.The video below has nothing to do with the new year, but if you live in a cold place it might warm you up a little. I shot this for my students when I was back home in '07. I did a series of videos to give them a taste of my life back in the States and I also used them for class. Students had to make comments, ask questions, and answer questions about the videos as part of their summer homework.If you're coming to Japan to teach get out and start making your own videos to use in your classes.

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In this episode I talk about all the things I've been doing since the last episode 3 months ago. University Exams, Skit Contest, Trip to London, and the Christmas Party. download videoDigg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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A new season of English Teaching in Japan has begun. In this episode I talk with two exchange students from Australia that remind me a lot of two other exchange students that I had the pleasure of meeting a few years back.Hayley and Nathan Gocke and StevenFollow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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Here is a video that I posted on my other show Guzen Media Japan . When you come to Japan to visit or work you will be able to enjoy many festivals throughout the year.This is a video I shot during a Tanabata festival that took place in my neighborhood. download videoFollow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time.

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In this episode I'm back in the classroom talking about skits and I also show an example of one. download videoFollow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time.

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In this episode I talk about our bunkasai,using video in the classroom, and getting students to correct their own work and their classmates work.Follow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talk about how our bunkasai movie is going and how I cherish the moments when my students learn something new.Follow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talk about mid-term exams and the upcoming bunkasai.Follow me on Twitter and please write a review on iTunes if you have time. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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In this episode I talked about my new responsibilities at school and what I've been up to the last two months. download mp3Digg English Teaching in Japan My StumbleUpon Page

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The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.-Mark Van DorenI see myself as tour guide and I take my students on many adventures. I tell them a little bit about the places we are going and give them some ideas of things to do and look for. When we arrive at our destination I answer any last minute questions, give them a time and place to meet, and send them off to explore. I follow them for a while, but soon I fall back and let them go their own way. Of course I worry about them, but I'm confident they will be able find their way back if they get lost.I wait excitedly for their return. When they get back they are usually very tired, but also very surprised and proud of what they were able to accomplish. When we sit around and share stories about the adventure I'm able to see things again through fresh eyes, rediscover things I had forgotten, and I always learn something new. I can't image doing anything more exciting or more rewarding. I'm looking forward to my and my students next discovery. download mp3

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This is short video of what a typical homeroom looks and sounds like here in Japan. I've been extremely busy and haven't been able to do much with the show and site. New episodes ARE on the way so please stay tuned. download video

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This is a slideshow of some pictures I took of my students during graduation on March 1st. They were my students for the past 3 years. Now they are all headed off to University and their new lives. I will miss them greatly. They are a fine group of young men and women and I was very fortunate to have had them as my students. download videoDigg English Teaching in Japan

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