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Henrick Oprea

Memory is the residue of thought, but what does that mean for teachers?

14 de novembro de 2018

If learning is personalized and engaging, it is likely to stick. If your students have fun during your classes, that’s more likely to bring about emotions that should aid the process of learning. Also, learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it is built upon previous knowledge. We also know how powerful stories are when it...Read More

Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Cognitive sciences, learning, Memory, Practices, Reflecting, teaching, Thought

Choices

14 de fevereiro de 2018

by Henrick Oprea

There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures. William...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

career, challenges, professional development, teacher development

Unbox your Christmas present

14 de janeiro de 2018

by Henrick Oprea

On my last post, I asked you what your Christmas present was going to be. What was it that you have chosen to give to your future you? What is it that you have done that will make your future self thank your present self? Regardless of what you’ve chosen for yourself, I believe you’ve...Read More

Career

career management, career plan

What will your Christmas present be?

14 de dezembro de 2017

by Henrick Oprea

As the end of the year draws nearer, people all over the world feel that there’s a new beginning ahead. We’ve gotten used to the 365-day cycle in life and celebrate the end of the year remembering all the good moments of the year that’s just passed, and plan a bright future ahead of us....Read More

Career, Teacher Development

action plan, career plan, continuing professional development

What do you know about what you know?

14 de novembro de 2017

by Henrick Oprea

For the past few years, I’ve been drawn into the world of cognitive sciences and what learning is, what it entails, and how the brain works. To my mind, all teachers should have sound knowledge on the way the brain functions as it is the brain the ultimate place we work on. How could you...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

brain, collective mind, education, learning

Intelligibility – Is that the aim?

14 de setembro de 2017

by Henrick Oprea

Intelligibility is what matters. I mean, anyone who wishes to learn a foreign language is looking for the possibility of being understood by those who speak that very same language. Otherwise, why would we learn it? But I do take issue with the overuse and narrowness with which this word has been used by an...Read More

Reflections about Education

The impact of your teaching

14 de agosto de 2017

by Henrick Oprea

Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who can integrate technology effectively in their pedagogical practices will replace teachers who can’t. The quote above has been repeated time and again (with different wording each time) in education conferences where the focus is technology in education – so much so that it’s hard to find the correct attribution...Read More

Career, Educational Technology, Inclusive Teaching, Learner Autonomy, Reflections about Education

communication, critical thinking, educational technology, student engagement

The Exposure Conundrum

21 de agosto de 2015

by Henrick Oprea

I honestly believe that learning a language is a lot closer to learning a musical instrument than it is to preparing for a school exam. I also clearly remember the day that I shared with my guitar instructor that I’d finally bought a case for my guitar – surprisingly, he wasn’t thrilled and simply asked...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

language assessment, Language Exposure, Productive Skills, Receptive Skills, teacher beliefs, Teacher education

What will your verse be?

21 de janeiro de 2015

by Henrick Oprea

Education has become a trending topic. Actually, it’s always been an interest – even if it’s just a vested interest – for pretty much everyone I know. Deep down, we know that it defines a lot of who we are and we hold education accountable for our accomplishments in life. It is what increases our...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

continuing professional development, reflection, Teacher education

Why don’t they get it?

21 de novembro de 2014

by Henrick Oprea

It’s a given that we live in an era in which students have the chance to be exposed to the target language much more frequently than people from past generations did. Smartphones are, at least in Brazil, becoming an essential item, and there are already people who would rather forget their wallet at home than...Read More

Language Acquisition, Teacher Development

attention, error correction, Language Exposure

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