tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176414762017-03-29T01:48:34.535+09:00Sharing ideas and experiences about English teaching in Japan.Chaz Wrightnoreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-72220198859023531942011-06-23T21:13:00.015+09:002011-06-23T22:58:05.499+09:00<iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25501684" width="520"></iframe><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/25501684">Next-Opening</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7003089">Chaz Wright</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a><br /><br />This is the opening to the movie "Next" that my students and I made for our school festival. We wrote, shot, subtitled, and edited the movie in 5 days. The running time of the movie is 18 minutes. I will be putting the entire movie up later.<br /><br />This was a big challenge because we only had 5 days to shoot after school, my students aren't actors and are learning English, we had to change our story and rewrite it as we went along because of bad weather, and I was using a HDSLR, Canon 60D, for the first time. Pulling focus was a big learning curve for me. <br /><br />We all had a great time making our movie and I'm very proud of my students.<br /><br />Mahalo to <a href="http://www.mobygratis.com">Moby Gratis</a> for the music<br />Mistake (David Rossi Re-Work Instrumental)<br /><br /><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/guzenvideojapan/Next_Opening_Titles_iPhone__iPod.m4v" length="41037487" title="Photo Sharing" type="video/x-m4v"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a>&nbsp; download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-88398548705857110512011-05-18T10:13:00.001+09:002011-05-18T10:17:14.635+09:00Share yourself and support your students (friends, family, others) to give them the energy to achieve great things. Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-36409764910653503222011-05-16T00:13:00.003+09:002011-05-16T08:01:50.726+09:00<iframe frameborder="0" height="320" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23754394?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="480"></iframe>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-25755889856716272532011-04-27T12:15:00.000+09:002011-04-27T12:15:27.700+09:00I teach, therefore I am...exhausted.Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-1785011023341131072011-04-15T10:58:00.001+09:002011-04-15T10:58:09.248+09:00Great things happen when Teachers teach and listen and Students listen and learn.Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-25621136454275747732010-11-15T10:13:00.001+09:002010-11-15T11:40:59.197+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/TOCVm9zt5oI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/JX6s5pKTXuc/s1600/New+ICC+Logo+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/TOCVm9zt5oI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/JX6s5pKTXuc/s320/New+ICC+Logo+Blue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a promo I made for our International Communication Course using iMovie's new trailers.<br /><br /><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/guzenvideojapan/ICC_Promo.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a>&nbsp; download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-48449231868312726952010-09-18T13:13:00.027+09:002010-09-18T13:22:40.405+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/TJQ9_Ma8fQI/AAAAAAAAAQI/3P5-MvjA-Vg/s1600/Shoko+2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/TJQ9_Ma8fQI/AAAAAAAAAQI/3P5-MvjA-Vg/s400/Shoko+2010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />My former student,Shoko,comes back to school to do her student teaching.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenvideojapan/Shoko_Interview_2010_ETiJGuzen_Media.mp3" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="mic.icon" height="49" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283493153_eb97b10366_o.jpg" width="44" /></a> download mp3<br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-31257613113157625892010-05-18T15:13:00.001+09:002010-05-19T16:34:24.379+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S_Ifg5zlOTI/AAAAAAAAAP8/U-5XtGa_kXc/s1600/IMG_2419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S_Ifg5zlOTI/AAAAAAAAAP8/U-5XtGa_kXc/s400/IMG_2419.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;">In this Video Episode of English Teaching in Japan I talk about my teaching schedule, projects that I'm working on, and other things.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Congratulations to listeners <b>Kimberly Fergusson</b> and <b>Joe Kester</b> on being selected for 2010&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://http//www.jetprogramme.org/">JET Program</a>!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out Joe Kester's website <a href="http://joeinjapan.com/">Joe in Japan</a> and listen to the interview we did in&nbsp;<a href="http://englishteachinjapan.com/2010/03/english-teaching-in-japan-74-joe-in.html">Episode 74</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.</span><br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_76_Lots_To_Do.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-31720816699009472372010-03-29T12:13:00.018+09:002010-03-29T13:43:53.126+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S7AXZwTpLTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/-oIr3LrWGlc/s1600-h/IMG_2410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S7AXZwTpLTI/AAAAAAAAAP0/-oIr3LrWGlc/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In this Video Episode of English Teaching in Japan I talk about what I'm doing during the short transition between the ending and the beginning of the school year.<br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_75_Transition_Time.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-77434464852667705272010-03-11T02:13:00.001+09:002010-03-11T14:22:07.443+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S5hBxFJyJ_I/AAAAAAAAAPs/rDDL8kpBevA/s1600-h/Joe+in+Japan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S5hBxFJyJ_I/AAAAAAAAAPs/rDDL8kpBevA/s400/Joe+in+Japan.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>In this episode I talk with <a href="http://joeinjapan.com">Joe Kester</a> about his year in Japan as an exchange student at <a href="http://www.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/index_e.html">Hirosaki University</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture">Aomori Prefecture</a> and his quest to be a <a href="http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/aspiring/positions.html">CIR</a> (Coordinator of International Relations) on the <a href="http://www.jetprogramme.org/">JET Program</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://joeinjapan.com/">Joe in Japan Wesbsite</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/joeinjapan">Follow Joe on Twitter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenvideojapan/ETiJ_74_Joe_Kester_Interview.mp3" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="mic.icon" height="49" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283493153_eb97b10366_o.jpg" width="44" /></a> download mp3<br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-1082158878555017072010-02-25T14:13:00.003+09:002010-02-25T14:13:00.244+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S4YGCKriXbI/AAAAAAAAAPc/CwsiBlTbYko/s1600-h/Steve+and+I+Part+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S4YGCKriXbI/AAAAAAAAAPc/CwsiBlTbYko/s400/Steve+and+I+Part+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />This is the 3rd and final part of a special video episode of English Teaching in Japan I welcome Steven "the exchange student" back to Japan and our school. It has been 5 years since he returned to Australia. Find out what he's been up to. <br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenvideojapan/ETiJ_73_Steven_Video_Part_3.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-19846316240563508772010-02-20T12:13:00.000+09:002010-02-20T12:54:33.179+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S39P06gfGCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LqSt87TzVO8/s1600-h/Steven+and+I+Brisbane.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S39P06gfGCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/LqSt87TzVO8/s400/Steven+and+I+Brisbane.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />This is Part 2 of a special video episode of English Teaching in Japan I welcome Steven "the exchange student" back to Japan and our school. It has been 5 years since he returned to Australia. Find out what he's been up to. <br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_73_Steven_Video_Part_2.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-5426936135679949252010-02-15T03:13:00.004+09:002010-02-15T15:09:36.627+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S3jho-0XYLI/AAAAAAAAAPM/-C8MGVw5Mo0/s1600-h/Steven+and+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S3jho-0XYLI/AAAAAAAAAPM/-C8MGVw5Mo0/s400/Steven+and+Me.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />In this special video episode of English Teaching in Japan I welcome Steven "the exchange student" back to Japan and our school. It has been 5 years since he returned to Australia. Find out what he's been up to. <br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br />Take a few minutes and fill out the<br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/audience/start-survey.aspx?pubid=M-hFw89S6tk$&amp;ver=short" title="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1 by BakaZaru, on Flickr"><img alt="podtrac_survey_125x125_v1" height="125" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4305961955_97f02fc498_o.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_73_Steven_Part_1.m4v" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="video.button" height="41" src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@ETiJPodcast</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-856592391148974902010-02-10T10:13:00.003+09:002010-02-10T10:15:29.282+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S3IHbGMZUHI/AAAAAAAAAPE/uj3uFW4czhs/s1600-h/chalk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S3IHbGMZUHI/AAAAAAAAAPE/uj3uFW4czhs/s400/chalk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote>A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.<br />-- Author Unknown<br /></blockquote><blockquote>Teachers who inspire know that teaching is like cultivating a garden, and those who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. <br />-- Author Unknown</blockquote><blockquote>Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.<br />-- Mother Teresa</blockquote>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-17426073269475569072010-02-08T15:13:00.025+09:002010-02-09T16:52:07.332+09:00It's time once again for the <a href="http://www.jetprogramme.org/">JET Program</a> Interviews.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_72_Interview_for_JET_2010.mp3" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="mic.icon" height="49" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283493153_eb97b10366_o.jpg" width="44" /></a> download mp3<br /><br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br /><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@etijpodcast</a><br /><br /><br />Search the topic "JET Interview" on the <a href="http://guzenstudio.com/forum/index.php">Forum</a> and listen to<br /><a href="http://englishteachinjapan.com/2008/01/english-teaching-in-japan-51-jet.html">English Teaching in Japan Episode 51</a> for more information.Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-9677664765485907092010-01-19T09:13:00.006+09:002010-01-27T00:03:12.444+09:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S17jH7K6ngI/AAAAAAAAAOc/31iW-kTAlIQ/s1600-h/meeting+in+the+gym.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/S17jH7K6ngI/AAAAAAAAAOc/31iW-kTAlIQ/s320/meeting+in+the+gym.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/English_Teaching_in_Japan_Episode_71.mp3" title="Photo Sharing"><img alt="mic.icon" height="49" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283493153_eb97b10366_o.jpg" width="44" /></a> download mp3<br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" width="100" /></a><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/ETiJPodcast">@etijpodcast</a><br /><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Shownotes</span></b><br /><br /><b>-intro</b><br /><br /><b>-preparing students for University</b><br />interviews and essays<br /><br /><b>-Shizuoka Ken Skit Contest</b><br />preparation<br />1st Place 6 out of 7 years<br /><br /><b>-Trip to England</b><br />しゅうがくりょこ<br />London, Oxford University<br /><br /><b>-Final School term</b><br />3 がき<br />getting students into University<br />entrance exams<br />new jr. high<br />aging society. struggle to find students<br />graduation<br /><br /><b>-JET Program</b><br />application in December<br />interview selections<br />lots of good information on the forums<br /><br /><b>-New Things</b><br />ETiJpodcat forum link<br />New email address <a href="mailto:EnglishTeachinJapan@gmail.com">EnglishTeachinJapan@gmail.com</a><br />New Twitter Page @ETiJPodcast<br />ETiJ Podcast Facebook group<br /><br /><b>-Final Words</b><br />Don’t be afraid to share<br />Be good to yourself and others<br />Peace<br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /></div>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-91182540060992356172009-07-14T23:13:00.004+09:002009-07-15T10:38:56.579+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/Sl0zELn8trI/AAAAAAAAAOU/lzK9UU1HI28/s1600-h/Kangaroo+close+up.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/Sl0zELn8trI/AAAAAAAAAOU/lzK9UU1HI28/s400/Kangaroo+close+up.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358495278573598386" /></a><br />In this episode I show a video I made from our 2 week trip to Australia.<br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br /><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_70-Australian_Adventure.m4v"title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" alt="video.button" height="41" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/guzenmediajapan">@guzenmediajapan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/podcasts/English_Teaching_in_Japan">Digg English Teaching in Japan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://guzenmediajapan.stumbleupon.com/"><img src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/small_su_logo.png" alt="StumbleUpon" border="0" /> My StumbleUpon Page</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-41233747480110546122009-07-08T11:13:00.000+09:002009-07-08T13:44:34.926+09:00<blockquote>If your actions inspire others to dream more,<br />learn more, do more and become more, <br />you are a leader. <br /><br />John Quincy Adams </blockquote><br /><blockquote>Do not follow where the path may lead. <br />Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.<br /><br />Harold R. McAlindon</blockquote><br /><blockquote>Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.<br /><br />Ralph Waldo Emerson </blockquote>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-60783696979452145202009-07-01T15:13:00.004+09:002009-07-01T16:08:38.190+09:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/SksKstR0YmI/AAAAAAAAAOM/4yKkpl_2PgE/s1600-h/IMG_1936.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2l06qd9SU/SksKstR0YmI/AAAAAAAAAOM/4yKkpl_2PgE/s400/IMG_1936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353384345244820066" /></a><br /><br />In this episode I talk about what I will be doing in the next few weeks and projects that I have in the pipeline. <br /><br />If you are coming to Japan on the 2009 <a href="http://www.jetprogramme.org/index.html">JET Program</a> please take a look at the <a href="http://guzenstudio.com/forum/index.php?board=13.0">JET Program</a> section on the <a href="http://guzenstudio.com/forum/index.php">Forum</a> and let us know where you have been placed.<br /><br /><br />Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/guzenmediajapan">Twitter</a> and please <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">write a review on iTunes</a> if you have time.<br /><br /><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_69-Update.mp3" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283493153_eb97b10366_o.jpg" alt="mic.icon" height="49" width="44" /></a> download mp3<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" width="100" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/podcasts/English_Teaching_in_Japan">Digg English Teaching in Japan</a><br /><br /><script src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia%2Cwindows_live%2Cyahoo_myweb%2Ctailrank%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cblogmarks&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=122938a3-922e-4d6d-93cd-eed5024376b9" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><a href="http://guzenmediajapan.stumbleupon.com/"><img src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/small_su_logo.png" alt="StumbleUpon" border="0" /> My StumbleUpon Page</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-28690656495281669702009-06-17T10:13:00.002+09:002009-06-17T11:13:25.747+09:00<blockquote>It's not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted.<br /><br />-Linda Conway</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times.<br /><br />-Frank Smith</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.<br /><br />-Anatole France<br /><br /></blockquote>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-48565653752837186492009-06-11T22:13:00.000+09:002009-06-11T22:25:50.559+09:00In this episode I show a video of our school festival.<br /><br />Please write a review on <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br /><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_68-School_Festival.m4v"title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" alt="video.button" height="41" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a 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href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773">iTunes</a> and help spread the word.<br /><br /><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_67_Video-After_Bunkasai.mov"title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" alt="video.button" height="41" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/guzenmediajapan">@guzenmediajapan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/podcasts/English_Teaching_in_Japan">Digg English Teaching in Japan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://guzenmediajapan.stumbleupon.com/"><img src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/images/small_su_logo.png" alt="StumbleUpon" border="0" /> My StumbleUpon Page</a>Chaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-9366024200848481172009-05-13T20:13:00.000+09:002009-05-13T20:41:27.216+09:00<blockquote></blockquote>"Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers." <br /> <br /> -Josef Albers<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." <br /><br /> -Dan Rather<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image. <br /><br />-Author UnknownChaz Wrighthttps://plus.google.com/114998629973861436343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17641476.post-46153893110602301312009-05-12T01:13:00.001+09:002009-05-12T01:26:25.023+09:00In this episode I show another clip from the movie my students are working on.<br /><br /><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/guzenradio/ETiJ_66_Video-Short_and_Sweet.mov"title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/113/283493154_350fd94c0f_t.jpg" alt="video.button" height="41" width="73" /></a> download video<br /><br /><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82527773"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/43/75763253_495f95ff21_t.jpg" alt="subscribe_with_itunes" height="28" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/guzenmediajapan">@guzenmediajapan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/podcasts/English_Teaching_in_Japan">Digg English Teaching in Japan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.japanesepod101.com/member/go.php?r=16314&amp;i=b7"><img src="http://www.japanesepod101.com/images/aff_banners/C2_468_60.gif" alt="Campaign 2 - Banner 1" border="0" height="60" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><script 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