National AJET

National AJET is excited to announce its new program "JET Effect."

National AJET will be accepting nominations for its 2009 Awards from mid January to mid February. The Teaching Awards recognises exceptional educators, whilst the Internationalisation Awards acknowledges outstanding members of the Japanese community who increase international appreciation within Japan. If you work with someone or know of someone in your community, worthy of recognition please nominate them. The online form is easy to complete and goes along way towards enhancing relations between JETs and their communities.

Online nominations by current JET participants will be accepted through the National AJET website (running January 13th - February 10th, 2009)

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National AJET is pleased to announce the release of its latest teaching resource, Planet Eigo! Planet Eigo is a collection of lesson plans and teaching methods specifically fashioned for team-teaching in Japan.

The editors have taken the great qualities from past publications and have added some invaluable elements: the 300-page book includes nearly 100 pages of detailed explanations on Team Teaching, Learning Theory, Instructional Planning and Elementary Schools. Planet Eigo goes beyond just collecting quality lesson plans by organizing them into five fundamental categories; Speaking, Listening, Writing, Reading and Elementary school. Activities also include an easy-to-read summary table, recommended target grade/age, and estimated time duration. The book is also completely bilingual, written in both Japanese and English.

3000 yen for AJET members, 4000 yen for non-members.

Orders can be placed at , or through your local AJET chapter.

Staying with friends is nothing new, but with AJET Tatami Timeshare (TTS) it gets a lot easier. Established in 1998, the TTS has evolved into a directory of JETs who allow fellow TTS members to stay at their homes for free while travelling all over Japan. That's right, a directory of potentially thousands of instant friends from Okinawa to Hokkaido!

Tatami Timeshare is now online. Tatami Timeshare is an optional service and costs 1000 yen for the entirety of your JET contract. To sign up please visit http://www.ajet.net/profile and enter your details. If you have already signed up, please enter your preferences at the same site. Accommodation can be expensive so don't miss this fantastic opportunity to reduce your travel costs and meet interesting people from all over Japan and the world!

When JETs choose to join TTS for 1000 yen, they select several options to accommodate their preferences. These choices help both the host and the guest to have a successful experience.

Save money whilst travelling around Japan with AJET Tatami Timeshare.