Planning a lesson is a must for every class – we all know that. However, the HOW to plan a class may seem like a lot of work sometimes. Each teacher will have their own specific way to plan their…
LEARNING OUTDOORS: WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES
Throughout my experience as an advisor, whenever I suggested teachers took their students outside the classroom, some insecurities were frequently mentioned. For groups of young learners, worries were related to some possible misbehavior, logistics, or even fear of having small…
LANGUAGE TRIPTYCH AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO LESSON PLANNING
There is a certain apprehension when we first see the words “Language Triptych” written together. At least for me it was something scary, maybe it would be another one of those topics that I would struggle to understand. With a…
IS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POSSIBLE?
The term inclusion has become so trivialized that we find its indiscriminate use in practically all media. The concept of inclusion is related to not being excluded, therefore, with the possibility of belonging or identifying oneself with a community. Schools…
IS BEING LANGUAGE PROFICIENT THE SAME AS BEING LANGUAGE AWARE?
In order to answer this question, let’s first define the difference between knowledge of language and knowledge about language. Knowledge of language means being able to use the language to communicate, while knowledge about language means being able to explain…
IMPROVING LEARNING THROUGH MOTIVATION
Have you ever planned an amazing class only to see the delivery go not so well? Your students were not engaged, they seemed bored… I guess we have all been there at some point in our teaching careers. Of course,…
HOW TO MAKE LANGUAGE HAPPEN IN CLIL?
Content and Language Integrated Learning – or CLIL, as it is usually referred to, is an approach that has its pillars in authenticity and diversification of learning in which learning the subjects will bring real-life, authentic use of language. Also,…
GAMIFICATION AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION – PART I
Educating in two languages may be translated as a world of possibilities and achievements that expand on a daily basis. Much of this process is done by joining several methodologies or methodological approaches. With that in mind, let’s take a…
EDUCATION THROUGH RUBEM ALVES
Many people share their ideas and insights on how education should be. Some are teachers and coordinators, who have dedicated their lives to studying and teaching. Others are families and students, who believe that this or that way is the…
DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS IN THE EARLY YEARS OF ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL – PART II
In Part 1, we looked at the cognitive processes involved in learning to write and how doing so in their mother language (e.g. Portuguese) facilitates the development of additional language (e.g. English) writing skills. Now the focus is on common…
