Got a lot of new stuff on the website today. Including the new “Classroom English / Classroom Japanese” page. I added in the Japanese and also put the Japanese in Roman letters which should hopefully help out new ALTs. I would have certainly loved something like this when I was a JET! I also put up a new FAQ section for Japanese teachers. Basically at every workshop I get asked the same half dozen questions ( which is usually a good thing!), all of which have pretty good solutions. I haven’t done the English version yet, but if you know any Japanese teachers who are struggling with English lessons then be sure to tell them about the page. I also updated the Halloween pages on the site.

Elsewhere I also did the write up of my presentations in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya in October, and I also did some more work on a computer project I’m doing for one of the Ministry’s Research schools. This time it’s not an English research school, but an IT research school. They asked me to help with a big demonstration class they have in November ( with lots of big wigs apparently attending) so I’m happy to help out.

So a very productive day today!