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Lessons from the pandemic – a quick guide to the desperate teacher

27 de abril de 2020

You may have been flooded by positive messages on social media talking about how this pandemic is an opportunity to develop new projects, learn a new language, exercise more and drink two liters of water. This kind of toxic positivity is certainly not what teachers need. If you are looking for a flower power kind...Read More

#StaySafe, Career, ELT Management, Teacher Development

coronavirus, covid-19, lockdown, pandemia, pandemic

Call me by my name – reflections on names, identity and teacher development

26 de dezembro de 2019

by Taylor Veigga

As a teenager, I had a teacher who ‘translated’ our names into English. João would become John, Mariana would be Mary and other questionable, less obvious, choices also took place. Mind you, this was a substitute teacher, so we perhaps had two or three lessons with her. As much as I’ve never truly embraced my...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

teacher-identity

Passion and compassion in the workplace

26 de novembro de 2018

by Taylor Veigga

I was talking to some friends on Whatsapp and one of them mentioned this teacher he knew and the fact that they had been contemplating a career change. The teacher had a CPE and a CELTA and I said it would be a shame if they gave up on teaching. After all, such qualifications are...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Teacher Development

compassion, passion, teacher-work-engagement, teaching-education

Who’s afraid of pronunciation?

28 de fevereiro de 2018

by Taylor Veigga

Going to university to study languages was a transformative experience for me and was instrumental in making me the professional I am today. I have even written here on RichmondShare (click here) about the possible dilemma many are faced with when trying to decide whether to take a Letras course or a CELTA. One of...Read More

Career, Pronunciation, Teacher Development

Entrepreneurship – what they won’t tell you

26 de janeiro de 2018

by Taylor Veigga

I gave much thought about what I should write at the end of the year. I asked teachers on my new Instagram account for help and, as usual, had many great contributions. Someone told me to write about something that was relevant to me right now and other people suggested writing about what I had...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

entrepreneurship

Is the Brazilian ELT industry racist?

26 de novembro de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

A few days ago, the Rio de Janeiro Secretary of Education criticized the actress Tais Araujo for her TED Talk in which she shares some of the challenges she will soon encounter as a mother of black children. The Secretary described it as ‘racial stupidity’. Needless to say, I was shocked to hear that. It...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

elt, racial-diversity, racism

Letras or CELTA?

26 de outubro de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

A question that is posed time and time again is whether teachers should take a BA in languages, known here in Brazil as Letras, or take the CELTA. I wish there was a simple answer to this question, but truth is: it’s complicated. Some would say that taking a Letras course is the way to...Read More

Career, Resources, Teacher Development

CELTA, Letras

Active participation encouraged – on organizing events

26 de setembro de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Braz-Tesol BH Chapter, “The 5 Cs in the 21st Century”. Flawlessly organized by Bia Hedegaard and her amazing team, this was the first event I went to after being involved in the organization of “BrELT on The Road”. One of the plenaries featured the...Read More

Career, ELT Management, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, elt_management, teacher_development

Average students – part 1

26 de julho de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

Much is discussed about students with special needs and how to deal with them. Very little is said about teachers who have some kind of special need. I am going to tell you all a quick story. My story. During most my school life, I was not a bad student, but I was not good...Read More

Career, Inclusive Teaching, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

special needs education

Lights, camera, action! The phenomenon of language gurus on YouTube

27 de janeiro de 2017

by Taylor Veigga

The other day a very interesting discussion took place at the BrELT Facebook group about English teachers on Youtube. The discussion prompted me to write this article mainly for two reasons. First, I use Youtube a lot. I have subscribed to countless channels and follow many Youtubers from all kinds: my interests go from education...Read More

Educational Technology, Resources

educational technology, resources

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