Kagawa, Japan.  Workshop for the prefectural Education Center. I should start reading my own blog. Last time I was in this prefecture one teacher came from every school and they did really well. But then they had a series of other workshops that just demolarised them and defeated everything I did. So what happens today?…

If you’re wanting the latest Genki English songs in download form (i.e. you want them right now!) I’ve just updated the Download Pack to include all the new CD8 songs (plus a couple of extra goodies). If you’ve been thinking of buying it, now’s the time. Current Owner Club members have a special CD8 download…

Ishikawa, Japan As I mentioned yesterday I was a bit wary of today. They invited the local ALTs to do crafts and activities with the kids calling it an “international day”. It was all funded because they are one of the English pilot schools for this year. The reason I’m wary is that very often…

Hokkaido -> Ishikawa, Japan Another long flight down to Komatsu, plus a bus, plus a train, then arriving straight into a meeting with tomorrow’s teachers. Although they have a teachers’ workshop in the afternoon, in the morning they have a “let’s play with English” set of sessions with the local ALTs. Then they want me…

Here’s a little video to show you how easy it is to teach English using the Genki English software with a touch screen plasma TV or digital whiteboard. The idea is to take the stress away from teachers who don’t know how to use a traditional computer. It’s also how the British Council use the…