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Online Lessons – Using TPR – Part 1

15 de maio de 2020

First of all, I’d like to send a warm hug to everyone who is reading this post. We have been living under stressful moments due to an emergency lockdown caused by the COVID-19. As you know, and based on your own needs, families require your full attention, exceptionally now. You are no longer “only” teaching...Read More

#StaySafe, Classroom Experiences

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Why Are We Beating Around The Bush?

17 de fevereiro de 2020

by Henrique Zamboni

The musical hit series Glee aired between 2009 and 2015. I remember watching it and thinking to myself: “What a wonderful and necessary series!”. Like most of Ryan Murphy’s work, there’s a lot of representation in it. And the fact that it focuses on teenagers making through high school makes it even more special as...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Inclusive Teaching, Reflections about Education

challenges, Classroom experiences, education, reflection, teaching

You’ve Got a(n ELT) Friend

16 de janeiro de 2020

by Henrique Zamboni

In 2019 we had the opportunity to work together on different projects. Such projects involved writing for the Richmond blog, going live on different social media websites and delivering an online course for teachers. We’d like to start by commenting on the online course experience. Needless to say how this course enriched us. While organizing...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development, Trends in ELT

career, challenges, CPD, elt, engagement, motivation, professional development, reflection, teacher development

Are We to Blame For Our Teenage Students’ Indiscipline?

18 de novembro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

It’s expected that experienced teachers’ classes will be more peaceful and freer of problems than novices’. But let’s be honest: no matter how long you’ve been working in ELT (English Language Teaching), there will always be difficulties, since we are dealing with people. That alone already means facing the unexpected on a daily basis, not...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education

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Do You Shy Away From Shy Students?

16 de outubro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

It goes without saying that teachers of teenagers often worry about how fun and dynamic classes must be so as to keep students engaged and motivated. So pervasive is this concern among professionals who teach youngsters that we sometimes tend to disregard the importance of taking into account the quieter and shyer students in our...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Inclusive Teaching, Reflections about Education

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SWOT analysis to improve personal feedback

4 de outubro de 2019

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

Have you ever heard of the SWOT analysis? It comes from the Administration and Management of a business. This technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led this research project at Stanford University in the 60s, using data from many top companies. His goals failed at the time, but the SWOT analysis had yet a...Read More

Career

career, challenges, critical thinking, EFL, feedback, professional development, reflection, teacher development

OMG! My Teenage Student is Better Than Me!

16 de setembro de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

It’s the beginning of a new term. You’re chosen to teach an upper-intermediate/advanced group. You’re excited to meet your new students, you plan a welcome activity so as to start off with the right foot. You enter the room, start the class and ask your new students to introduce themselves. And suddenly one particular student...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

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Why do school projects succeed or fail?

9 de setembro de 2019

by Beatriz Solino de Francisco

If you work in a language Institution or in a (high) school as a teacher, a coordinator or if you are a school principal or owner, you are aware that cultural events are a substantial part of the breakdown. Any school events or activities that entail cultural and social fronts are providing the students an...Read More

ELT Management

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Standing the test of time

15 de agosto de 2019

by Ana Carolina Calil

Monday, 6 p.m., the sun peeking through the blinds in the brick and mortar language school building in Brazil. The teacher enters the room carrying a bag of props, flashcards, and her tape recorder. The recorder being to her as precious as a map to a Geography teacher: “Hi, John Peter! How are you today?”...Read More

Bilingual Education, Classroom Experiences, Educational Technology, Teacher Development, Technology, Trends in ELT

career, challenges, professional development, teacher development, teacher training, teaching, technology

The X Factor in Teaching Teens

16 de junho de 2019

by Henrique Zamboni

Have you ever changed your lesson plan (or part of it) halfway through due to students’ lack of engagement? And have you ever regretted changing it because students asked you to do something different in class? If you answered yes for both questions, you face the same dilemma that we do; which is how much...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Games, Lesson Ideas, Reflections about Education

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