An Invitation to Individualism in the Tech Era: Why Investments in Schools Might be Misguided
30/04/2018
Lifelong Panel at the EdTech Conference in São Paulo
I had the pleasure of being invited to take part on a panel about Lifelong Learning at the EdTech Conference in São Paulo a couple of weeks ago. The panel consisted of three guests and a moderator debating the meaning of…
“if I am not in the world simply to adapt to it, but rather transform it, and if it is not possible to change the world without a certain dream or vision for it, I must make use of every possibility there is not only to speak about my utopia, but also to engage in…
Call for papers! – Three months ago I flew to Mexico City to attend my very first international conference (LABCI – Latin America British cultural Institutes) as a speaker. What I took with me was my 10-kilo luggage, a huge amount of good expectations and positive…
Mind, Brain, and Education – My very first entry on this blog comes with the same question I’ve been asking my students, some parents, and even a couple of school managers: What would happen if we decided to push an athlete beyond their limit? Let’s say, for the…
Imaginem os perfis abaixo: Uma escola que paga aos seus professores um salário muito inferior à média do mercado. A escola tem um ticket médio (mensalidade) muito baixo e mal consegue se manter aberta.
Um professor particular que tem mais alunos do que consegue ensinar.
I have always been a firm believer of the major role education plays in society and I´d better be! After all I have been a teacher since I was eighteen and have had numerous chances to experience first-hand how education can enhance people´s personal and professional…
É preciso diminuir a distância entre prática e teoria no treinamento dos professores de inglês
31/10/2016
Para Vinicius Nobre, autor de “Getting into Teacher Education” (Cengage Learning), o educador de língua estrangeira não pode se tornar mero repetidor de esquemas pedagógicos, mas um profissional com autonomia e senso crítico
Entre a prática na sala de aula e os…
Estudar no Reino Unido
Conquiste uma educação internacional: O ensino superior do Reino Unido oferece cursos inspiradores, excelentes instalações e pesquisas acadêmicas de reputação internacional. Você sabia que… Quatro entre as seis melhores…
Leandra Dias –
If you are currently teaching children or have had some previous experience with them, even if it was for a short period of time, you will probably agree that aggressive behavior in class or outside of it is a serious issue. I myself have…