1. Lesson Planning and Team-Teaching
Senior High School

2. Find Your Objective! JTE’s goal for students Textbook
Grammar
Expressions
Your goal for students
Culture
Speaking/Listening/Writing
Student interests
Pop Culture, Puzzles, Practical English…

3. English Level Chuto/Low/Average/High Vocabulary/Expressions/Grammar
Check the textbook
Ask JTE
Trial and Error
Time
Explanation
Activities

4. The Lesson Plan Who is doing what? Time management You? JTE? Students?
Listening/Speaking/Writing
Individual/Pair/Group work
Time management
Explanation
Demonstration
Activity

5. The Warm-up Prepare for the main lesson Get their attention
12 seconds!
Make them move

6. Tips Visuals! What technology is available? Demonstrations & examples
Art
Take notes & Break down with JTEs
What worked?
What didn’t?
Student behavior & interests

7. Let’s Lesson Plan!

8. JTE Expectations: Team-Teaching
Be cheerful!
Smile
Have fun!
Talk with students
Don’t be shy
Don’t nitpick mistakes

9. JTE Expectations: Outside the classroom
Communication
Talk with students
Talk with JTEs
Be involved!
Greet the students
Join clubs
Participate in events
Learn about Japanese culture
Teach your culture

10. Communicating With Your JTE
Don’t be afraid!
JTE understands
Directness is ok!
When to talk to JTEs?
Are they busy?
Find a time that works
No kabe-don!

11. High Context Culture Non-verbal communication 空気を読む Time will tell
Ghibli
空気を読む
Read the air
Time will tell
Building trust
Relationships with coworkers

12. Not Clicking Stay professional Always be polite Read the air
Talk to other JTEs

13. Let’s Hear It From the Sempai
Voice Recorder ALT
All-by-myself ALT
Who is that mysterious figure in the corner? JTE
Translates everything JTE
「それは・・・ちょっと」 JTE
“That’s great!” JTE
Last minute JTE
The mythical “perfect relationship”

14. Questions?