Two Teachers Talking™

We’re ba-a-a-ck! And we just can’t seem to leave this topic alone. Something of a deep div... more

David is the creator of many online tutorial videos, the Field Guide series, and the cohos... more

Much is being written about students, ethics, and AI. What about teachers? What are the et... more

The teacher gets the desks turned on him. Tony talks about the challenges he faces in his ... more

You’ve got a couple of students who have the hunger, the drive to learn. What tools can yo... more

Part two. The two old farts are in their rocking chairs on the front porch, watching the s... more

The two old farts are in their rocking chairs on the front porch, watching the sun go down... more

This month we wrestle with the smartphone controversy. What are the issues? What are the u... more

We open the mailbag and field questions from listeners. Be sure to listen through to the e... more

Digital Surveillance: Who’s watching you and your students? We discuss some of the ways we... more

Charles again talks with his daughter, this time about university graduation, future plans... more

As a non-Japanese English teacher in Japan, there are a million ways to shoot oneself in t... more

It’s week three, and the course you so painstakingly crafted over the break is, well, tank... more

We talk a little about last month’s podcast, and then it’s WELCOME TO RETIREMENT for Charl... more

Japan vs. Mexico. No, not the flop sport where players can’t use their hands. We talk with... more

A discussion on traditional and new forms of cheating, motivations for cheating, how to de... more

Instead of a look back at 2023, we examine how teaching English in Japan has changed since... more

In a pre-holiday frenzy, we tackle three not-so-mini-topics: - Syllabus preparation - Grad... more

Charles talks with his former student Taishi Watanabe about teaching English, and what it'... more

We take a second look at AI and ChatGPT, how they’re changing our teaching worlds, and sug... more

Tony and Charles struggle with that question and discuss the best ways to reach our studen... more

We discuss the value of mixing it up - using diverse deliveries, approaches, methods, acti... more

Charles talks once more with an elementary education major at a university. They talk abou... more

While Charles recovers from his bout with COVID, Tony interviews one of his former Osaka U... more

We can confirm that, yes, there are classes that are just BAD. For most of us those are fe... more