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continuing professional development

From novice to expert: what teacher development frameworks can teach us

5 de junho de 2019
by Natália Guerreiro
Teaching a language, especially when you’re a novice, can be really daunting. In fact, the word “daunting” immediately brings to mind a Duck commercial that was constantly on when I studied in Australia. The voice-over would go, “Cleaning your bathroom can seem like a daunting task”, and the small bathroom would grow huge with the...Read More
Career, Teacher Development
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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
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Not Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting

31 de julho de 2018
by Leandro Zuanazzi
When it comes to the topic of social media, most of us will readily agree that it has changed the way we communicate, work, enjoy ourselves and engage with the world around us. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of connectivity. While some are convinced that social media is far and...Read More
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Tips on the 16th BRAZ-TESOL International Conference in Caxias do Sul

5 de março de 2018
by Natália Guerreiro
This is a post for all of you who are planning to attend the 16th BRAZ-TESOL International Conference (16th BTIC) in Caxias do Sul, RS, in July, but don’t know where to start. In case you haven’t heard of the event, BRAZ-TESOL is the largest ELT association in Brazil and its international conference brings together...Read More
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Ten tips for sustainable professional development – a balancing act

29 de janeiro de 2017
by Isabela Villas Boas
If you are reading this post, you are likely to be a connected educator committed to life-long learning. As such, you are probably someone who, just like me, works many hours a day in your demanding English-teaching, coordinating, or managing job and, in your free time, engages in all or some of these activities: Read...Read More
Career, Teacher Development
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An A-Z of Dysfunctional ELT (P is for …)

30 de março de 2014
by Dennis Warren
Well, first, apologies to Scott Thornbury for ‘borrowing’ and distorting his title. This is the closest I’ll ever get to his altitude, so forgive my mutant magpie-Icarus act. I present to you the first of the series An A-Z of Dysfunctional ELT – the art of getting things wrong, again and again. Each month, I’ll take a...Read More
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