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There are no formulas in education

15 de novembro de 2017

I usually find myself looking for formulas or easy ways to solve these little problems we come across in life, such as a way to fix something on my smartphone that is not working properly or how to use a specific tool to make my job easier. In this regard, the internet has helped us...Read More

Reflections about Education

education, learning

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

A matter of balance – women as plenary speakers

2 de novembro de 2017

by elainehodgson

If you have spent some time online in the past months, particularly on Facebook, you may have come across a number of posts followed by hundreds of comments, basically related to gender equality, or lack of it, in ELT events. Gender equality in general is an issue that has been discussed for a long time,...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education

career, challenges, conferences, critical thinking, education, EFL, elt, engagement, professional development, social media, teacher development

Rethinking Education

28 de setembro de 2017

by Carla Arena

There’s no need to remind you that technology is pervasive in our lives. It’s everywhere. However, my main paradox is that I see my kids going to school and having very little use of it as a tool for development, personal growth and inquiry. It is a huge paradox because for the past decade I’ve...Read More

Educational Technology, Teacher Development

EdTech, education, Google, learning, playlist, rethinking_education, Youtube

The future is now

7 de abril de 2017

by Dominic Walters

First we had industrialization. Then this was followed by electrification, which in turn preceded the age of digitalization. And now, apparently, we are accelerating at what seems like breakneck speed towards what the International Bar Association calls the ‘Industrial Revolution 4.0’. This fourth industrial revolution is being, and will be, marked by dramatic changes in...Read More

Reflections about Education, Technology

critical thinking, education, future, Reflections, technology

Time for a rethink

3 de julho de 2016

by Dominic Walters

I think that we can all agree that learning a language is a complex process, involving complex systems. By complex systems, I mean a process of complex behavior which emerges from a few simple rules. All complex systems are networks of many interdependent parts which interact according to those rules. It is a process which...Read More

Reflections about Education

CELTA, education, teacher training course

Always check instructions, always check instructions, always check instructions, always check…………

3 de agosto de 2015

by Dominic Walters

If you look up the word ´mantra´ in a dictionary, you will probably come across one of two defintions. Firstly, it can be a sacred verbal formula used in Hinduism, which is repeated in prayer or meditation. Or secondly, it is a commonly repeated word or phrase, which often becomes a truism, regardless of its...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

education, teacherautonomy, teacherdevelopment

The necessary balance between theory and practice in Teacher Education

25 de janeiro de 2015

by Vivian Magalhães

The performance of Brazilian students in national and international assessment tests has been consistently low, which has led researchers to look into the reasons for the inefficiency of our educational system. A study conducted by Fundação Carlos Chagas has found that the programs offered by most universities in the area of teacher education do not...Read More

Career, Teacher Development

education, Teacher education, teacher training

Still on Twitter for ELT

28 de abril de 2014

by Carla Arena

I still haven´t convinced you to try out Twitter even with Twitter for Professional Development and Try Twitter Before Ignoring It? Here are two additional reasons for you to join the educational crowd on Twitter. This week, the international education conference, Transformar, A Educação Está em Evolução, is happening in São Paulo, and you can...Read More

Educational Technology, Teacher Development

braztesol, education, EFL, mobility, PD, professional development, social media, TEFL, Twitter, twitter search, twitter tips

Mind the Gap

24 de março de 2014

by cecilialemos

In a plenary delivered at a symposium in Turkey in December 2012, Lindsay Clandfield talked about education and how things have changed (especially because of technology, globalization and the how both have changed social and work relations and demands.) He talked about how experts, academics and everybody else connected to education said there had to...Read More

Reflections about Education

action, change, David Perkins, education

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