What are the first things that come to mind when you think about inclusion? I bet some of you believe it is very difficult to deal with certain aspects of neurodiversity and other disabilities. You might also find it challenging to think about ways to adapt your lessons…
Education, historically marked by transformations driven by technological advancements, is now at a new inflection point. Artificial intelligence (AI), with its ability to simulate human cognitive processes such as learning, reasoning, and problem-solving, is emerging as a…
In this new age of artificial intelligence (AI), feelings are running high. Many are excited about the possibilities that this new technology can bring, seeing the potential for a reimagining of how we perceive work and the workplace. Others are anxious and are convinced…
I know, flipped classroom, 21st-century skills, interculturality, active learning, social justice… these are some of the buzzwords in our area right now. The problem with buzzwords is that everyone seems to have something to say about them, but those people make little or…
As the course leader of “Ganhando o Mundo Professor,” I had the opportunity to facilitate a transformative professional development journey for 75 public school teachers from Paraná, Brazil. Hosted in the welcoming and incredibly exciting city of Toronto, where…
Jennifer Jenkins is, perhaps, one of the most cited linguists in the world when it comes to studying or applying English as Lingua Franca (henceforth ELF) concepts. In a globalized world, a lingua franca is a very necessary means of communication for successful interactions…
There are some conversations that really stay with you, and this was one of them. I was talking to a former colleague about a coursebook series for teenagers I was working on, and how I was particularly excited about how we had created lessons that I felt were genuinely…
In 2020, the creation of the Brazilian Bilingual Curriculum has crowned years of research and hard work to implement a thorough and well-established bilingual education syllabus to be adopted throughout the country. However, bilingualism is still surrounded by…
Teenagers are oftentimes seen as a difficult crowd. They seem to find everything boring, are too concerned with the opinion of their peers, never turn their camera on, and their questions give the impression that they are always challenging teachers. Finding anecdotes to…
