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“Dress for the job you want”: rethinking attitude at work

30 de outubro de 2017

How many times have you said or heard the phrase “when I get the job/ promotion, I will…”? It is usually because in a different position one may have more time, money or opportunities. Depending on what we complete the sentence with it might make sense and reflect necessary conditions for a different action. However,...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Teacher Development

professional-attitude

Authorship in teaching and learning

30 de setembro de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

Discussing creativity in English language teaching and learning has definitely contributed to many of the changes we have already observed in our field – both in the classroom and in teacher education. However, some teaching contexts are definitely dependent on more controlled approaches – sometimes because of teachers’ beliefs, sometimes because of school programmes, parents’ influence....Read More

Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

learning, reflections_on_education, teaching

The AAA of feedback: towards constructive change

30 de julho de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

One of my favourite areas to research and study is feedback and the impact that the contribution of others have in teacher development. In this text I will focus on three different features feedback may take depending on tone, intention or professional relationship of those involved: affection, assertiveness and aggression. In general terms, Bill Gates helped us spread...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Teacher Development

feedback, professional development, teacher development

Beyond our comfort zone

30 de junho de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

“A man’s mind stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions.” This quote, attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, illustrates what happens with the learning mind: it will not be the same it had been before the new opportunities to grow. The new ideas may also refer to developing knowledge and/ or skills that are not necessarily directly connected to our area of expertise. As teachers, we aim...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

career, learning, teacher development

Mindset and teacher development

30 de abril de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

We have been discussing the importance of mindset and beliefs in education. The impact of the teachers’ confidence that their learners can achieve higher, as well as their thoughts about their own teaching to influence learning outcomes. Focusing on teacher development, here are some tips of what teachers can do and how leaders – trainers or managers...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, fixed mindset, growth mindset, mindset, professional growth, teacher development

Developing professionalism – part 2

30 de março de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

In my last post, I wrote about professional attitudes when working in collaboration with other ELT professionals – either helping or asking for help in order to develop. Now we are going to focus on the willingness to change and develop as a professional. Leung (2009) states that engaging in reflection to assess our own...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

career, teacher development

Developing professionalism – part 1

30 de janeiro de 2017

by Marcela Cintra

We have all been there: first day at work, first day in a new job, first day with new coursebook, new group, many ‘new’ situations throughout our careers. There will always be a first in our path and from my experience, the most successful moments have been those when I had the support from peers or leaders...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, reflections about education, teacher development

The kind of ELT professional you choose to be

30 de dezembro de 2016

by Marcela Cintra

Many of us start in the career by incidentally deciding to ‘temporarily’ teach the language we know while we choose what to do about our professional lives. Many of us choose the career, embrace the challenges, seek for different opportunities. The reasons that brought us to teaching or the one that made us stay are...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

career, elt, teacher development

Follow the yellow brick road: building a career in ELT

1 de dezembro de 2016

by Marcela Cintra

We all start teaching for different reasons and we keep teaching for even more diverse reasons sometimes. Besides, each of us will encounter a unique variety of professionals that will inspire us to be greater and others that may help us question our career choices. There seems to be no yellow brick road to follow,...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Discussing assessment

30 de outubro de 2016

by Marcela Cintra

As the end of the year approaches, many of us are considering the end of term procedures and the handover of groups to the next teachers. That overall assessment of our learners is what I would like to discuss in this post, the first one I write about assessment. It is ideal that we look at...Read More

Language testing & assessment, Reflections about Education

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