I have just returned from the 16th Braz-TESOL International Conference in Caxias do Sul, and I caught myself thinking: Do we really need associations? Nowadays, you can find most of what you need online and for free, schools and teachers offer great content on YouTube, blogs…
Networking in an international conference: Perspectives of an introvert - Karin Heuert Galvão
03/05/2018
After reading the title of this blog post, you might have wondered “Why on Earth is she talking about being an introvert? She delivers talks, she posts on social media, she records videos, obviously she is NOT an introvert!”That is actually not true at all.
Being an…
If you ask anyone who works in the Human Resources Department, you are going to learn some of the qualities companies seek in new employees nowadays, be sure you will hear that Adaptability is Top 5.
In the past decade, changes are happening extraordinarily fast and one must…
The Basics of Professional Development
(deep breath) Ah! After a chaotic, busy and hard-working year, I finally had the chance to take some days off and I couldn’t be happier. We spend so much money and energy to build up our careers and develop ourselves as professionals…
One of the things I learned during my CELTA course was how to teach Reading lessons. Basically, you design the lesson, follow the steps, and if all goes according to plan, “bada bing bada boom”, your student develops their reading skills. However, I have noticed that…
2017 has been the year of fulfilling some of my dreams, for instance attending the IATEFL Conference for the very first time.
Some teachers have approached me asking about my experience attending the conference and to my surprise, when I asked them about attending the event…
Dear Fixed Mindset,
I am writing to you today because I need to be honest with you. We’ve been in this serious and committed relationship for years and years, and I thought we were meant to be, but I know it will be better for us both if we stop seeing each other.
Growing…
A few weeks ago, I caught myself writing a hateful blog post. I was upset, confused and blue, and I must confess that leaving ELT was, for the first time ever, number one on my list.
Thank Heavens for my family, friends, colleagues, reiki and a good dose of Bach flower…
Brad Meltzer, novelist, once said: “Sharing education, sharing a book… that’s what changes the world.” Working in Education has made me more open to sharing ideas, but after working for 17 years in ELT, I soon began to question myself: “What does sharing…
