Stephen Howes

The 30th Annual JALT Gunma Summer Workshop, in Kusatsu September 7th 1PM thru 8th 12PM Kusatsu Seminar House 737 Shirane, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma 377-1711 Featuring Dr. Charles Browne – Vocabulary […]

5th Dual MyShare Event Sunday August 25th: Episode 2 Duangsamorn Haruyama, currently a preschool teacher at Gunma Kokusai Academy and a part-time teacher at Gunma University, talked about the Montessori-Inspired […]

You don’t need tech in the classroom. What’s the problem? You’ve been motivating students for years. Chalk and talk, that’s all you need. Until you’re suddenly forced to work with […]

Although it appears as if there has been an increase in students with mental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ASD), the higher numbers are in fact due to […]

In this presentation, the speaker introduced and demonstrated a wide selection of web-based English language teaching and learning tools, including some of those designed and developed by the speaker himself. […]

by Marian Hara The Education Ministry has announced that communication, thinking and discussion skills must be developed to help produce Japanese citizens who are able to hold their own in […]

Typical teaching materials, teaching techniques, and tests developed for the “average” college student cannot meet the social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of each student. Many teachers, Gunma JALT members […]

Short and Practical Intercultural Activities for Active Learning by Jon Dujmovich Educators often speak of using appropriate techniques and activities suitable for each stage of learning. But when it comes […]

During this two-day workshop, featured lecturer Dr. Atsushi Iida, Associate Professor of English at Gunma University gave two lecturers on using haiku and poetry in the development of L2 literacy. […]

Simple Activities to Engage Students by Aleda Krause Gunma JALT Sunday 8/5 The best classes are almost always the simplest ones. Teachers are not stressed, students are confident and involved, […]