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Isabela Villas Boas

Seven tips for a successful conference presentation

25 de maio de 2016

As the 15th Braz-TESOL International Conference approaches, I’m sure my colleagues have begun or are about to begin working on their presentations. My goal here then is to help them out by providing some tips on how to prepare and deliver an effective talk or workshop, from the standpoint of someone with almost 30 years...Read More

Teacher Development

presentations; conferences

The native versus non-native teacher dichotomy – Challenging Mental Models

16 de abril de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

I saw a post recently on Facebook advertising a position for a native speaking teacher in a Brazilian language program. The post appeared on the page of a closed group for English teachers in Brazil. The reaction to the post was immediate. People wanted to know why the program was only hiring native speakers and...Read More

Reflections about Education

Native speaker fallacy, NNEST

Punishing with grades – Are you ready to rethink your grading system?

8 de março de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

I have recently read two posts about grading that touch upon a topic that has long been boggling my mind – the use of grades as punishment and the overall fairness of grading systems. I would like to invite you to check out Monte Syrie’s explanation of why he doesn’t give zeros anymore, or...Read More

Language testing & assessment

assessment, grades

What makes our adult students stick around

8 de fevereiro de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

Those of us who teach adults in groups know all too well anxious adult learners are and how easily they can give up and seek other language learning experiences. When the reasons for giving up are not personal, they are sometimes attributed to the methodology adopted or the heterogeneity of the group. A recent personal...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Teacher Development

teaching adults

Thirty teacher development activities you may have engaged in this year

8 de dezembro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

One of the many things I like about working at an educational institution, be it as a teacher or a s an administrator, is that our work has very clear and well-defined cycles. We finish a semester or year and begin a new one. I don’t think this is true for most professionals. They may...Read More

Teacher Development

CPD, professional development

Some thoughts about the English Proficiency Index

8 de novembro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

Last week, Education First released its English Proficiency Index for the year of 2015. This index was launched in 2011 and since then, EF has released reports about the English proficiency of different countries around the world. The 2015 report is based on tests taken by around 910 thousand adults from 70 countries in 2014...Read More

Language testing & assessment

English Proficiency Index

Are our teenage students learning English for today or for tomorrow?

8 de outubro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

At the school I work for, we have a large teenage population. If you’ve taught this age level, you know the challenges they pose to us every day, but you also cherish the lively interactions with them once you’ve established rapport. It is true that in order to establish such rapport, we have to be...Read More

Reflections about Education

curriculum, teaching teenagers

The Power of Portfolio Assessment

8 de setembro de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

Despite my 15 years of experience with portfolio assessment, its power never ceases to amaze me. I’ve recently conducted a course for public school English teachers in the Federal District and, once again, used portfolio assessment. I have a feeling that some educators might not adopt portfolio assessment because they think it is too complicated;...Read More

Language testing & assessment, Teacher Development

assessment, classroom assessment, portfolio assessment

I used to think… (Part 2)

8 de agosto de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

Last month I posted half of my public school student-teachers’ reflections on what they used to think when they began their careers as teachers. Now it’s time to know what the other half wrote on this topic. You will see how their beliefs on topics such as methodology, use of textbooks, native-like pronunciation, and students’...Read More

Teacher Development

teacher beliefs

I used to think…

8 de julho de 2015

by Isabela Villas Boas

Have you ever thought about what you used to think about teaching when you started and how this has changed as the years went by? This was the topic of my very first class with a group of experienced public school teachers. After reading a blog post by Shelley Wright entitled I used to think…,...Read More

Teacher Development

methodology, teacher beliefs

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