conference schedule
Tuesday • July 5
8:30 - 10:00
Plenary Session: Jane Willis
Task-based language teaching – but what about the grammar?
After questioning what we mean by ‘grammar’ and exploring insights gained from corpus linguistics, Jane will illustrate ways of incorporating these insights into the various stages of a task-based lesson. She will demonstrate a range of form-focussed activities that highlight aspects of grammar and lexical patterns occurring in the texts (spoken and written) used during the task cycle which then become part of the learner’s ‘pedagogic corpus’. She will summarise starting points for analysis activities which help learners identify useful forms, systematise and build on them and will suggest how to extend learners’ personal repertoire of language appropriate for global communication.
10:10 - 11:55
3-day with ourses
Courses will run throughout the conference and you can choose one of the topics to follow for the three days
Tutors: Taylor Veigga & Akemi Iwasa
Getting into diverse materials writing
In this course, the tutors will give an overview of important elements of the publishing industry for those who are interested in writing materials. With a focus on diversity, ethics and inclusion, we will look at some key concepts involved when creating educational content, and draw conclusions on the positive impact that such materials can have on all English language learners. Examples and practical ideas will be presented and discussed throughout the whole course.
Day 3: We'll make considerations regarding the need for proper representation and how to make better choices of visual and textual elements.
Tutor: Tatiana Canto
Sponsored by Express Publishing
Teaching Young Learners
Teaching Young learners has continuously challenged many teachers. Many teachers struggle at keeping kids engaged, making them connect and learn while having fun. If you are willing to understand more about keeping kids enthralled, join this course, and learn some tools and activities that will boost your lessons.
Day 3: ideas on developing linguistic skills through songs, games and stories will be shared with the group. We will also create a bank of activities to be used by everyone.
Tutor: Letícia Moraes
Exploring language in three dimensions
When we delve into learning and teaching English, we notice that language is something complex. This, however, doesn't mean that our relationship with language has to be complicated or difficult. Something that can help us teachers deal with language in the classroom is look at it from different perspectives. This course aims at exploring how teachers can look at language from three different yet related perspectives.
Day 3: We'll explore language through learning and how it empowers learners and allows them to have more meaningful and personalized exchanges in English.
12:00 - 12:45
Webinar Slot
(webinars are delivered by members of our community who have submitted proposals and have been coached by the Troika staff)
assessment
Assessment for learning: why and how I dictated traditional tests
Flavia Sozzi
Grammar
Out of the box - Making the most of Your Grammar Lessons!
Cleber Santos
cultural exchange
Integrating Global Citizenship Education into the ELT Classroom
Kelly Pennington
Leadership
Are teachers also leaders?
Beatriz Vicalvi
Gestão
Becoming a Teacherpreneur – Is that for me?
Renata Chimim
writing
Process writing: Developing writing skills when reassessing students' productions
Anico Perfler
13:45 - 15:15
Round Table 4 - Desafios e perspectivas no ensino de inglês na rede pública
Cíntia Gonçalves
by British Council
Renata Suraide
by SME-RJ
Helmara Moraes
by RELO
Cainã Perri
by Nova Escola
12:45 - 13:35
Plenary Session: Shonda Buchanan
Sponsored by RELO - Regional English Language Office, US Embassy in Brazil
Why BIPOC Narratives and Storytelling Matter: The Value of Stories of Color to our World
Since the colonization of countries and continents of color began, BIPOC narratives, storytelling and the storyteller have been relegated to the "other" space, to the "less important" and 'invalid" places, thus re(dis)locating culture, cultural values, beliefs, voices and identities. Reclaiming our BIPOC narratives and relocating the role of storytelling in our teaching, and in our public and private sectors will not only challenge ingrained biases, but our narratives will enrich the world.
15:15 - 16:00
Webinar Slot
(webinars are delivered by members of our community who have submitted proposals and have been coached by the Troika staff)
Ferramentas/
metodologia
Coming across fluency in the ELT classroom: tools to aid a needy teacher
Cleber Santos de Azevedo
Other
A whole new world: how will metaverse change education?
Vicente Vieira Filho
Ferramentas/
metodologia
Feedback, the change tool
Vivian Gagliardi
young learners
Promovendo a equidade na Educação Bilíngue com as estações de trabalho
Amanda Fonseca
Gestão
Reflections on integrated practical activities about the educational process management
Yuri Fioravante
16:15 - 17:00
Webinar Slot
(webinars are delivered by members of our community who have submitted proposals and have been coached by the Troika staff)
cultural exchange
English accents: What should we know about them?
Bianca Pinto
gamification
Gamifying Language Learning: A Case Study Examining a Quest-Based Website to Prompt Oral Production and Interaction in Learners of English L2
Carla Xavier
Espanhol
Aprender español en Brasil: ¿aconsejable o imprescindible?
Silvana Mendoza Latorre
young learners
O estranho caso do professor Pinterest
Juliana Pacheco Oliveira Neves
oral skills
To Err is Human; To Learn to Self-Correct, Divine!
Jose Carlos Aissa
17:00 - 18:45
3-day courses
Courses will run throughout the conference and you can choose one of the topics to follow for the three days
Tutor: Isabela Villas Boas
Are you ready for an assessment reform?
This course is not about how to create tests or mark papers. Nor is it about the cornerstones of testing or standardized assessment.
It is for teachers and instructional leaders who want to change their classroom assessment practices, with a view to reaching every student and guaranteeing equity, without losing sight of the necessary rigor.
Day 3: Competency-based assessment; unconscious biases in assessment
Tutor: Paulo Dantas
Digital Literacy: What, When, Why
Every Sunday, the New York Times print edition features more information than the average person would have access to during a lifetime before the printing press was invented. Now, our news feed is updated several times a second and we are constantly bombarded with information wherever we look. Even bus stops and elevators may feature screens broadcasting the latest breaking news. How can we help our students navigate this sea of information and make relevant and appropriate choices? How do we help our learners become more critical thinkers and assess the validity and accuracy of information in a world of post-truth?
In our last meeting, we'll think of practical activities we can develop with our groups to engage them in critical thinking tasks that will encourage them to understand the impact of fake news in our lives.
Tutor: Marianna Rodrigues
Marketing from theory to the classroom: improving your students' experience
At some point in history, the word marketing began to generate repulsion and, with the advancement of digital life, the term became popular. "If there's marketing in the middle, there's lies and deception." A large part of the public has already thought this way, believing that they would be harmed when responding to marketing strategies.
If you go to Google right now and type in "marketing" you will get over 6 billion results! That's because, with the advent of social networks, the word marketing has never been so high.
This course is not an attempt to make you like marketing, but to show you that you already use more marketing than you think and, mastering some strategies and making some adjustments, your students' experience in your classes can improve a lot.
Marketing, when done ethically, improves lives, creates community, engages people and spreads knowledge. Does this journey remind you of anything? Teacher has been marketing since the first day of class and doesn't even know it.
With a little intentionality and strategies, educators have the potential to turn classes into real experiences.
In this course, you will see:
1.What is marketing, digital marketing and content marketing;
2.I want to be a brand - Branding and primitive branding;
3.Design is not just about making art - design thinking and the customer journey;
4.Creating experiences.
And while marketing isn't just about sales, let me tell you one thing: everyone sells all the time… You just haven't figured it out yet.
I look forward to seeing you in our classes!
Plenary Session in Portuguese
19:50 - 20:00