ALT Training Online – Learning Platform for ALTs

professional development

ALT Training Online (ALTTO)

ALTTO is a free open source self-learning platform helping ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) and JET teachers in Japan.
Our online courses have been written either by university professors and experienced ALTs living in Japan and cover the basics of Language Learning and expand into more advanced skills.

ALT Agorà

The first national professional development event for ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) looking to improve their skills.

The ALT Blog

Check our blog to find meaningful insights from the world of English education in Japan and stay up to date with the most recent trends.

Online Courses for ALTs

Our free online professional development courses to learn step by step and keep track of your progress. You decide when and what to study!

The ALT Magazine

Subscribe to “The ALT Magazine” newsletter to receive directly in your mailbox the necessary tips and tricks to survive the classroom.

The ALT Line Chat

ALTs from all around the country stand together to share professional experience and daily life suggestions and problems. Come join us!

Facebook Group

The ALTTO.net Facebook group is an active and social environment where you can ask for help and share your experience working as an ALT. We also have a Mentor system!

Become Better, On Your Schedule!

Commandment 3 – Present the tasks properly

By Chelanna White / 7 September 2021

I used to hate planning lessons. It was my least favorite part of my TESL certification program. My instructors wanted...

Commandment 2 – Create a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere in the classroom

By Chelanna White / 21 July 2021

You may not have a lot of control over the physical structures in your classroom - the desks, the whiteboard,...

Commandment 1 – Set a Personal Example With Your Own Behaviour

By Chelanna White / 6 July 2021

I remember getting the impression that one of my elementary school teachers hated children. I think I was about 11...

The 10 Commandments of Motivating Language Learners

By Nicholas J. Wilson / 22 June 2021

This week we are going to take a look at a very interesting paper written by Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata...

Hello!

By Chelanna White / 14 June 2021

Hello everyone! My name is Chelanna and I am kind of new around here. I've recently joined the ALTTO team...

Teaching Young Learners Special Interest Group

By Nicholas J. Wilson / 25 April 2021

Hi everyone, this is Nick from ALTTO. You’re reading this because at some level you want to get better at...

The Tao of Team Teaching: Developing Integrative Relationships with Co-Teachers

By Nate Olson / 15 April 2021

The Tao originated in China in the 6th century BCE and has since become familiar to both eastern and western...

ALT Agorà – The first national professional development event for all ALTs

By Nicholas J. Wilson / 1 February 2021

ALT Agorà is the first national professional development event for ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) looking to improve their skills. ALT...

Cultivating a Community of Practice for ALTs, HRTs, and JTEs

By Linfeng Wang / 18 December 2020

School-based Teacher Education Model in Professional Graduate School For the past 13 years, the M.Ed program at the Graduate School...

End of an Era: ALTTO and Altopedia Split by Nathaniel Reed

By Nathaniel Reed / 18 November 2020

Englipedia had been the go-to place for ALTs. A storehouse of seemingly limitless activities for every page of every textbook...

You decide what and when to study

Our MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) is always active: log in and
continue where you left off whenever you want.
Whenever you complete a task, simply check it as done.

What they say about ALTTO

“Back in the day, being an ALT was similar to crash landing on an alien world of pedagogic ambiguity, with no way to phone home. You were on your own. Today, it is different. Nathaniel Reed has leveraged the internet for good, and has brought together some of the best minds and experienced educators, all who are waiting to help you in the task of better teaching your learners, and to help you to learn how to work with your Japanese colleagues in a way that will represent a lasting contribution.”

Dr Gregory Hadley

Niigata University

“This is exactly the kind of website too many ALTs need! Our JTE colleagues are well-intentioned, team-teaching is not generally covered in their teacher training. And since most ALTs have no experience being team-taught themselves, it's hard to imagine how to start. This IS a good place to start!”

Peter J Collins

Tokai University

I served as the first National Chairman of the JET Program from 1987-1988 and among other things, struggled with how to provide new and continuing ALTs with the professional training and support they needed. I heartily recommend and endorse ALT Training Online. It is exactly the kind of platform, high quality professional content and delivery system I wish I had access all those years ago and am certain it will help you in your journey for professional self development.

Dr Charles Browne

Meiji Gakuin University