Kansai & BeyondNov 28, 20201 minAn AnnouncementYou may have noticed that I had locked my twitter and instagram late this week. If you don't know what happened, just know that someone...
Kansai & BeyondJul 27, 20203 min(July 2020) COVID19 and Japanese ClassroomsI wanted to make a quick blog update on what’s going on in my school in the midst of the coronavirus. I wrote about the strategies my...
Kansai & BeyondJun 20, 20203 minUsing Comic Strips for EIKEN Pre-1 Interview PracticeEIKEN is a standardized English test Japanese people (both students and adults) can take to see where their level of English may be. More...
Kansai & BeyondJun 10, 20205 minTips for Incoming Japan ALTs I think we all have experienced that high when you finally received your job offer from JET, Interac or wherever you had interviewed for....
Kansai & BeyondJun 8, 20203 minFirst Week Back: School After “State of Emergency” Lift(I honestly don’t know how many people would be interested, but I want to document how my school in Japan is handling school after the...
Kansai & BeyondFeb 11, 20202 min[Activity] Category GameI really enjoy pulling this game out when I need a filler class or end of the year/semester, when your teacher asks you for a fun random...
Kansai & BeyondJan 22, 20204 min[Lesson] Story TelephoneI was inspired to do this activity with some older students who have a higher than average ability in English than the rest of my...
Kansai & BeyondJan 11, 20204 minIt’s Not Their Once In a Lifetime Opportunity.“Assistant Language Teaching in Japan” (in Asia, I guess). You mean I can work in Japan, live in Japan and explore Japan with zero to no...
Kansai & BeyondJan 8, 20203 min[Lesson Plan/Ideas] Debate Topics(These are not complete/detailed plans but are only meant to help ALTs in Japan come up with their own lesson plans - I had originally...
Kansai & BeyondNov 27, 20193 minSchool Lunches in JapanGrowing up in Canada, the idea of “school lunch” was a foreign thing to me. I heard a lot about it, especially all the negative press our...
Kansai & BeyondNov 14, 20193 minThings I Learned in My First ALT Job in JapanAugust 2019 marked my half decade here in Japan. About 5 years ago this time, I was at my first ever Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) job...
Kansai & BeyondNov 13, 20194 minTypes of English Teaching Jobs in JapanJobs for teaching English are well-known in Asia to be gateway jobs. They are the easiest way to get into countries like Japan, Korea and...