We have another guest post from Chi, a senior high school ALT living in Ikuno. She does something a little sneaky with her boards! Check it out! Chi says… I’ve been doing posters about the school clubs. I basically infiltrate clubs and experience training/activity with them for a few sessions and then interview the students. […]
Hi boarders! I’m Erika, another crafting-obsessed ALT. I often have downtime in between lessons and planning, and use it to work on my English board. Here’s what my board usually looks like: I have a few regular features: ☆ Mailbox My school is pretty low level, and many students are too shy to speak with […]
Hello all, It’s Whitney, your Hyogo AJET webmaster, here. I am very excited to upload another guest post from English Boardom. This time we will be looking at some vibrant material from Ashlie. Enjoy and be inspired! Basically I have one main board that catches the attention of students with a little English on it […]
Hello all fellow English Boarders, it’s your current webmaster Whitney here. I am happy to include a special guest post by Claire from English Boardom. In this post, Claire will be sharing some pictures that will do a lot of speaking for the hard work she’s put in to her English boards. Without further ado… […]
Be honest. Do you ever feel like screaming when your students write the following sentence: “I played baseball (or whatever sport) yesterday. I was tiring.” T-I-R-I-N-G. No. You were not. You were tirED. The thing is, the students aren’t the only ones to get this wrong. I have had teachers admit that the whole -ing […]
So, right now, your 3rd years are getting ready to graduate. They’re going to move up and out and they are STOKED. And so are you. But you’re also sad. So, so sad. Therefore, you are going to make a sappy bulletin board telling them how much you’re going to miss them and how they […]
One of the most popular boards I have done so far is my “American English vs British English” board. Several teachers from visiting schools commented on this board to my JTEs as well as ALTs in other schools. As a result, I had one friend ask me for that information so that they could put […]
In recent years, it has become a question whether home phone lines are even necessary. Many people do not sign up for home phone service and only use their cell phones. With that said, if you are interested in a home phone, see the following information. Buying/Renting a Phone Line The way phonelines work in […]
At the same time as the Recontracting Decision rolls around for us, our schools are also asked if they want to keep us. What will you be evaluated on? Though different schools do things differently, most likely your principal will fill out a report that looks something like this: Work Details (Attendance) 1. Tardiness: Never […]
Paid leave, or nenkyu, is a precious commodity for most JETs, and therefore many questions/problems seem to revolve around it. Read the following points so that you can avoid some common problems. Nenkyu will vary Yearly paid leave for local government employees is determined by local regulations, and because we have different contracting organizations, the […]