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COVID-19 Lockdown: tips for bilingual educators

6 de abril de 2020

Greetings, everyone! I truly hope you are all safe and sound at home with your loved ones! I also hope this post comes to you at the right moment: all of us are working from home and trying to do our best to keep learning happening and young minds active! All of us are quite...Read More

#StaySafe, Bilingual Education, Technology

Bilingual Education in Brazil, Covid-19 Lockdown, Remote Learning, technology

Asking the right questions: what Inquiry-Based Learning can do for Bilingual Education

5 de julho de 2019

by Renata Condi

We need to be different to succeed – or to keep being successful after some time. That’s a rather upsetting idea, but it seems to be the norm when it comes to the ever-crescent and competitive market of bilingual schools. So what does ‘being different’ imply? Sometimes, it is about being bold when it comes...Read More

Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education in Brazil, bilingual-education, Inquiry-based learning

Project-Based Learning in Bilingual Education

12 de maio de 2019

by Renata Condi

Historically, Bilingual Education has had different reasons to be put into practice all over the world. Sometimes, it is the way to facilitate the gradual transition from one language to another. Other times, it is the way to bridge the gap between two languages without diminishing either of them or the cultures related to them....Read More

Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education in Brazil, PBL, Project-Based Learning

Active Learning in Bilingual Education

28 de abril de 2019

by Renata Condi

2018, 2019… If education had a trending topic in the past few years, it would certainly be Active Learning [Metodologias Ativas, in my native Brazilian Portuguese]! The presence of Active Learning in lectures, professional development sessions, online courses, and face-to-face practices may be a result of the need the schools have to promote meaningful learning that...Read More

Bilingual Education

Active Learning, Bilingual Education in Brazil

The 21st century bilingual teacher – Who Are You?

22 de março de 2019

by Renata Condi

There is a lot of talk about education in the 21st century. There is talk… that we need to embrace the 21st century and become 21st century teachers. that we need to help students learn and develop skills and competences that are necessary for the new world. that we have to do so while embracing...Read More

Bilingual Education

21st century teacher, bilingual-education, bilingualism, translanguaging

To CLIL or Not To CLIL in Bilingual Education?

24 de fevereiro de 2019

by Renata Condi

Ten years ago, you were working as an English teacher at a school, and your worries were how to help students develop their productive and receptive skills. Your lesson was basically focused on reading, writing, listening, and speaking, even if you followed innovative trends, included different technologies and authentic materials. Then, something happened. You heard...Read More

Bilingual Education

bilingual-education, CLIL

EFL, ESL, Bilingual Education – What’s the move?

12 de janeiro de 2019

by Renata Condi

Let’s face it – after four years of either college Languages or Pedagogy – or any teaching degree, to be honest – no one is truly ready for the bilingual education market. Not a chance. And, yeah, I’m putting it in whole new category of the job market because – again – let’s face it:...Read More

Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education in Brazil

The WH- for Bilingual Education in Brazil – what, why, how

12 de dezembro de 2018

by Renata Condi

Just take a quick stroll around the town where you live. How many “bilingual education” ads do you find? From small towns in remote areas to big metropolis, it does seem that a huge number of schools have gone bilingual. But are they all the same? Do they have the same reasons for doing so?...Read More

Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education in Brazil, bilingual-education, bilingualism