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Who was prepared for the unexpected?

15 de abril de 2020

Who was prepared for a pandemic that would close schools for up to two months or even more? No one, for sure. We were all caught by surprise in a situation that we would never have predicted even in January or February of 2020. However, when we look at it more closely, maybe some educational...Read More

#StaySafe, Reflections about Education

coronavirus, covid-19, education, lockdown, pandemic, technology

Gender bias in the classroom and gender-based violence – too far-fetched?

29 de novembro de 2019

by Isabela Villas Boas

“An average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime” (BBC News, November 25, 2019). It is not surprising that we need a campaign such as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based...Read More

Reflections about Education

empowering-girls, society

Plan your next talk like you plan your class

29 de maio de 2019

by Isabela Villas Boas

It’s not the first time that I decide to write about conference presentations. A few years ago, I wrote some tips for conference presenters, based on my 20+ years of experience attending academic events. This time around, I’ll relate how I believe talks should be structured to how classes should be planned and delivered. It...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

conference talks, continuing professional development

My first guitar lessons and the power of vulnerability

31 de março de 2019

by Isabela Villas Boas

Apart from my social and family life, which I totally cherish, I’ve dedicated the last thirty years of my life to professional and intellectual development. I have the highest degree that one can formally obtain – a doctorate degree. I have published blog posts, book chapters and articles. I have written two books – maybe...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

empathy, vulnerability

Your institution needs you in order to survive

29 de janeiro de 2019

by Isabela Villas Boas

In these times of fierce competition in the education market, if you work for an ELT institute or a school, it is not enough to be a great teacher and focus only on teaching a good class. In order to be a valued and valuable professional, there are many things you can do inside and...Read More

ELT Management, Reflections about Education

education-market, institution, job, knowledge, social media

Let’s examine our mental models on assessment

29 de novembro de 2018

by Isabela Villas Boas

In his book Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares about Education, Peter Senge (2012) talks about mental models and how we need to examine them in order to change. What keeps us from changing, many times, is that we do not think about why we think the...Read More

Language testing & assessment

assessment, mental-models

YES! Let’s keep on talking about writing

29 de julho de 2018

by Isabela Villas Boas

It was two years ago today that I wrote a post for this same blog entitled Why don’t we talk about writing? The 15th BRAZ-TESOL International Conference had just ended and I discussed why there were so few talks on the subject of writing and why not many people chose to attend them, mine included. I...Read More

Reflections about Education, Skills, Teacher Development

genres, writing

The importance of being generous – a homage to Claudio Azevedo

29 de junho de 2018

by Isabela Villas Boas

June 11 was a very sad day for everyone at Casa Thomas Jefferson. It was the day our dear friend and colleague Claudio Azevedo passed away. He had been working with us for almost 32 years. In fact, we started together back in 1986, at the same branch. We worked hard together but...Read More

Career

educator, homage

Learning to say no

29 de abril de 2018

by Isabela Villas Boas

A couple of months ago, I had to make a very difficult decision. I was honored to be invited to be one of the plenary speakers at the BRAZ-TESOL Curitiba event, a special one celebrating their 20th anniversary. Of course, my first reaction was to say, “YES, YES, YES!”. But then I started thinking: I...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

professional development, work-life balance

The Pre-Teaching Dilemma

27 de fevereiro de 2018

by Isabela Villas Boas

A very controversial issue that I always come across in discussions related to English-language-teaching is whether pre-teaching is recommendable. Most discussions I’ve seen revolve around the pre-teaching of vocabulary before a reading or listening. On the one hand, pre-teaching of key vocabulary allows students to tackle the task more easily and reduces their anxiety. On...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Learner Autonomy, Teacher Development

discovery, inductive teaching, methodology, pre-teaching

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