Two Teachers Talking™

By Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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Episodes: 173

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Teachers know that when classes are done, the beer has been poured, teachers gather around the table, and the talk turns to...teaching. Great (and not so great ideas) are tossed around, argued, praised, and ridiculed. What's been missing is a microphone on the table. Until now. If you're a teacher, and especially if you're teaching in Japan, have a listen. Tony and Charles talk about what they've learned, what works, what doesn't, and what other teachers like you have to say.

Episode Date
172. Reboot!
May 01, 2024
171. Welcome to retirement
Apr 01, 2024
170. Japan vs. Mexico
Mar 01, 2024
169. Cheating
Feb 01, 2024
168. Looking back…way back
Jan 01, 2024
167. Three for one
Dec 01, 2023
166. You can’t go back home
Nov 01, 2023
165. Teacher vs. AI - Round 2
Oct 01, 2023
164. Shock and awe or the comfort of the familiar?
Sep 01, 2023
163. Diversity - Mixing it up
Aug 01, 2023
162. Revisiting the teacher training experience
Jul 01, 2023
161. Around the world with Rin
Jun 01, 2023
160. This class is a DISASTER!
May 01, 2023
159. Stand and Deliver
Apr 01, 2023
158. Dead Poets Society
Mar 01, 2023
157. Depression
Feb 01, 2023
156. ChatGPT
Jan 01, 2023
155. Gifts for the Teacher
Dec 01, 2022
154. Desirable Difficulties
Nov 01, 2022
153. Improv and Teaching
Oct 01, 2022
152. The Sound of Music - In the Classroom
Sep 01, 2022
151. Too much time, too little time, this isn’t working…RED ALERT!
Aug 01, 2022
150. Teaching Reading
Jul 01, 2022
149. Plagiarism, again. Why the problem is so difficult to solve in Japan. Culture, society, comprehension, and plain old delinquency, the teacher is up against all of that in this fight.
Jun 01, 2022
148. Post-COVID?
May 01, 2022
147. Why English?
Apr 01, 2022
146. Coordinators and...Leaving Japan?!
Mar 01, 2022
145. Program Coordination
Feb 01, 2022
144. Year of the Tiger
Jan 01, 2022
143. Teaching While Black in Japan
Dec 01, 2021
142. The Perfect Class
Nov 01, 2021
141. “Does everybody understand? Are there any questions?”
Oct 01, 2021
140. Pronunciation Part 2 and Machine Translation
Sep 01, 2021
139. Pronunciation - Part 1
Aug 01, 2021
138. Undoable done well
Jul 01, 2021
137. Odds and Sods
Jun 01, 2021
136. Collaboration
May 01, 2021
135. To face or not to face
Apr 01, 2021
134. Game Over: Tony has retired
Mar 01, 2021
133. The self-sabotaging student
Feb 01, 2021
132. Interview: A future educator
Jan 01, 2021
131. Too tired
Dec 01, 2020
130. Learning Styles
Nov 01, 2020
129. What we’ve learned about Zoom
Oct 01, 2020
128. Remotely Survivable - レモサバ
Sep 01, 2020
127. Mind Maps
Aug 01, 2020
126. Social Justice Issues in the Foreign Language Classroom
Jul 01, 2020
125. Tales from the front
May 31, 2020
124. The kids are alright
May 01, 2020
123. Meet Generation C
Apr 20, 2020
122. Email organization
Apr 09, 2020
121. Needs Analysis Part 2 and the COVID-19 Virus
Mar 29, 2020
120. Needs Analysis - Pt. 1: Prof. Alison Kitzman
Mar 01, 2020
119. An Interview with Chris Ruddenklau
Jan 31, 2020
118. Great Expectations, Revisited
Jan 01, 2020
117. Highs and Lows
Dec 01, 2019
116. Speech Contests
Nov 01, 2019
115. Language and Personality: It’s me!
Oct 01, 2019
114. Task Management
Sep 01, 2019
113. Beyond Your Control
Aug 01, 2019
112. Motivation
Jul 01, 2019
111. There’s a genius in this classroom. It’s not me.
Jun 01, 2019
110. So, now you’re a teacher
May 01, 2019
109. Study Abroad, Part 2: The Potential Downside
Apr 01, 2019
108. Study Abroad, Part 1
Mar 01, 2019
107. Tools of the trade
Jan 29, 2019
106. Final Exams
Jan 01, 2019
105. Holiday Party
Dec 01, 2018
104. Backup, Security, Privacy
Nov 01, 2018
103. Change. Everyone wants it. Why is it so hard?
Oct 01, 2018
102. Effective Assignments
Sep 01, 2018
101. Web Pages for Students
Aug 01, 2018
100. When disaster strikes
Jun 30, 2018
99. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Jun 01, 2018
98. Besides English
Apr 30, 2018
97. Making time
Apr 01, 2018
96. Teaching presentation skills.
Mar 01, 2018
95. The Grading Game
Feb 01, 2018
94. 2017: Shut It Down
Jan 01, 2018
93. Dear Santa
Dec 01, 2017
92. Mayday! Mayday!
Nov 01, 2017
91.Tablet or laptop?
Oct 01, 2017
90. Writing Tools
Sep 01, 2017
89. The Inescapable Bias Matrix
Jul 31, 2017
88. Lessons Learned
Jul 01, 2017
87. Sage on the Stage
Jun 01, 2017
86. Student questions
May 01, 2017
85. Ripeti, con spirito.
Apr 01, 2017
84. Student Feedback
Mar 01, 2017
83. Quitting
Feb 01, 2017
82. Take out your phones
Jan 01, 2017
81. Gotta Have It
Dec 01, 2016
80. To Moodle or not to Moodle?
Nov 01, 2016
79. How to Teach Whatever
Oct 01, 2016
78. Fluency
Aug 25, 2016
77. Paul Nation Interview - Part 2
Jul 31, 2016
76. Textbooks
Jul 01, 2016
75. Workflows: A String On Your Finger
May 31, 2016
74. A brand-new year
May 01, 2016
73. Interview with Paul Nation - Part 1
Apr 07, 2016
72. Futurama
Mar 01, 2016
71. A visit with Chris Cotter of Heads Up English
Feb 01, 2016
70. Starting from zero
Jan 01, 2016
69. Past our expiration date or improving with age?
Dec 01, 2015
68. Reelin' In the Years
Nov 01, 2015
67. Japanese Exceptionalism
Sep 30, 2015
66. Self-evaluation, Self-correction
Sep 01, 2015
65. An Interview with D.J. Condon
Aug 01, 2015
64. The Failure of Tech to Transform Education
Jul 01, 2015
63. Tech me, Teacher
May 31, 2015
62. Teaching Incommunicado
Apr 30, 2015
61. Won’t get fooled again
Apr 01, 2015
60. Great Expectations
Mar 01, 2015
59. Sense of Place
Feb 01, 2015
58. Burnout
Dec 31, 2014
57. Year's end reboot!
Nov 30, 2014
56. Student Centered Learning
Nov 01, 2014
55. Critical Mass
Sep 30, 2014
54. Plagiarism
Aug 31, 2014
53. Failure by design
Aug 01, 2014
52. School Culture - Part 2: Administration
Jul 01, 2014
51. School Culture - Part 1: Students
Jun 01, 2014
50. Unteachable?
May 10, 2014
49. Five Teachers Talking
Apr 26, 2014
48. Transitions
Apr 12, 2014
47. Student-Teacher Interaction
Mar 09, 2014
46. Teaching Writing
Feb 22, 2014
45. Final Assessment Tasks
Feb 08, 2014
44. Five Students Talking
Jan 25, 2014
43. Tough Enough?
Jan 11, 2014
42. Missionary?! Me?
Dec 21, 2013
41. Coordinated Programs
Dec 07, 2013
40. Toys for teacher
Nov 23, 2013
39. Teacher Training - A slippery three-pronged animal
Nov 09, 2013
38. From Ditto to Download - Part 3
Oct 26, 2013
37. From Ditto to Download - Part 2.
Oct 12, 2013
36. False Beginnings; Mid-Year Schizophrenia
Sep 28, 2013
35. From ditto to download
Sep 14, 2013
34. Does English Matter?
Aug 17, 2013
33. Three Teachers Traveling
Aug 03, 2013
32. The Grading Is Nigh
Jul 20, 2013
31. Time Management
Jul 06, 2013
30. Teachers Under Attack
Jun 22, 2013
29. Part-time, Full-time. Part 2.
Jun 08, 2013
28. Part-time, Full-Time. Part 1.
May 25, 2013
27. Problem Kids
May 11, 2013
26. Starting Over - マジで?
Apr 27, 2013
25. Why do we teach?
Apr 13, 2013
24. Pre-prep
Mar 30, 2013
23. Change
Mar 16, 2013
22. Cognitive and Affective Filters in the Classroom
Mar 02, 2013
21. Issues, Culture, and Convictions in the Classroom
Feb 16, 2013
20. Writing the Syllabus
Feb 02, 2013
19. Grades
Jan 19, 2013
18. A Flat Learning curve
Jan 05, 2013
17. Spreadsheets for Grading
Dec 22, 2012
16. Hypocritical
Dec 08, 2012
15. Using Web Technology
Nov 25, 2012
14. Teaching for the Future
Nov 10, 2012
13. The Interview - Part 2
Oct 27, 2012
12. The Interview - Part 1
Oct 13, 2012
11. The CV
Sep 23, 2012
10. Summer Vacation
Aug 18, 2012
9. Pet Peeves
Aug 04, 2012
8. Grading
Jul 21, 2012
7. Essential Tech for the Teacher
Jul 07, 2012
6. Mid-Semester Blues
Jun 23, 2012
5. Wish we'd known then what we know now.
Jun 09, 2012
4. Losing It
May 26, 2012
3. Walking on Water (when you can't even swim)
May 12, 2012
2. Manipulating Classroom Space
May 05, 2012
1. Survivors of Week One
Apr 28, 2012
Introduction
Apr 21, 2012