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Laura Miccoli

Carta de Londrina

27 de outubro de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi Everyone!   As expected, the 1o Fórum de Profissionalização Docente, at Universidade Estadual de Londrina was intense (see last month’s post).   Five round tables gathered Brazilian teachers and researchers to discuss: (1) “History: Language teaching, formal education, labouring conditions and representation”, (2) “Public Educational Policies: perspectives in different levels and contexts”, (3) “Education...Read More
Teacher Development
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Innovation for Outstanding Schools: Teacher Development in Loco

27 de setembro de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi Everyone!   Spring begins in September – nature’s renovation season – perfect to start projects and put new ideas forth.   I expect to stir debate in the 1o Fórum de Profissionalização Docente, at Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Sept. 29th-30th), after presenting an innovative approach to teacher development.   Formação continuada refers to formal...Read More
Teacher Development
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Shameful experiences: do you contribute to the transmission of shame in class?

27 de agosto de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! This month I address a difficult topic – shame. Shame is a tabooed emotion. Yet, teachers and students commonly mention shame and shameful experiences. For teachers, the question is: do you contribute to the transmission of shame? Can we experience healthier teacher-student interaction: one marked by dignity rather than shame? Shame is painful...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Have you ever wondered how your actions as a teacher may shape the classroom dynamics that you actually experience?

27 de julho de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hello everyone! This month, I’d like to share some of the results of a dissertation that investigated, through classroom observation and interviews, the oral narratives of four public and private-school teachers. Carolina Lima[1] wanted an answer to this difficult question: what underlies the decisions teachers’ make? In academia, making decisions or choosing a course of...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Sharing an Experience: Matters of Mind – Psychology and Language Learning Graz, May 29th- 31st

27 de junho de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! Going to conferences is tiring but also refreshing. Tiring because submitting papers, filling out forms to leave the country and all the money to be invested can make you give up before you decide to go. But, when you face the paperwork and get there, it’s actually invigorating. Conferences provide the opportunity to...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Doubtful about group work? Students’ experiences may cast away that doubt

27 de maio de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! I was wondering about what I would share with you this month and, as I was rereading an old article, it came to me: group work. Some teachers, used to teacher-fronted classes, resist promoting group work afraid of losing control and of students learning something “wrong”. If you are one of them, remember...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Role Playing Experiences…

28 de abril de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! Today the focus is on a difficult experience for students – participating in role plays. Research[1]  shows that role-play experiences reveal an array of interpretations that may disclose important information for teachers. The data comes a question that asked how the task of preparing, performing and watching role-plays of classmates becomes a learning...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Three Worst Indiscipline Experiences…

27 de março de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! Today I address a common teachers’ concern – indiscipline. Research[1] shows that students’ indifference is related to unchallenging teaching practices, to which students negatively react, starting conflicts, such as indiscipline. As a consequence, indiscipline impairs the development of the group because teachers decide refrain from implementing communicative activities not to lose control of...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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Experiences: a window to deeper understandings of classroom events

27 de fevereiro de 2014
by Laura Miccoli
Hi everyone! Have you ever wondered about classroom experiences? About how can they bring an expanded understanding of the teaching and learning process? Starting today, I`ll be contributing with posts on classroom language learning experiences because they can provide a lot of information about what goes on between teachers and students as well as a...Read More
Classroom Experiences
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