Becoming a Reflective Teacher!



“ I am Shutruk Nahunte, King of Anshand and Susa, Sovereign of the land of Elam.I destroyed Sippar, took the stele of Naram-Sin, and brought it back to Elam, where I erected it as an offering to my god." (Shutruk Nahunte - 1158 B.C.)

Plate above Mr. Hundert's classroom door in The Emperor's Club.

"It's a quote from a virtually unknown king, who speaks of his list of conquests, but speaks nothing about the benefits. This king is unknown in history, because great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance."


Answer this questions:

What is the source of my ideas about language teaching?


How am I helping my students?


What satisfaction does language teaching give me?


How am I developing as a language teacher?

Lesson Planning Management



On April, Ivan Marcos Ribeiro a teacher at UFU, spent with us

He talk with us about "Lessons", you´ll learn?



Answer it:

What is a lesson?,



Now clink on the image and travelling!

A Brief Biography of Paulo Freire.

Using Technology in and Beyond the Language Classroom and Whiteboard Software Activies

On May Maria Nilce Pontes Martinelli, teach at Cultura Inglesa, gave us two interesting workshops, about technology.
What do you think about technology?
Answer the questions:

1- Does using text/voice chat with learners improve their English?

2- What kind of English should learners use in chat ?

3- What technical skills do teachers/learners need to be able to use in chat?

4- What benefits does the use of chat bring to the classroom?

5- Is it better to use text or voice chat with language?

Language and Culture

Maria das Graças Miranda gave us a workshop about the effective english language practice, she is a teacher at Colégio Cenecista Dr. José Ferreira.

Clik on the image bellow, is about Embaixada Britânica:

Classroom activities and oral practice

We met Alessandra Maria Amarante Masson, she is a teacher at Colégio Jesus Maria José and at Peanuts English School in Poços de Caldas, MG. We work in groups, that made us further develop our fluency in the language. I learn a lot and I think that this workshop was the best because she is very funny, and friendly.

Beyond the Limits of the English Class



The begging, my objective!
"Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them!" Eistein
I accept my limits as a first step before going beyond.
Thank a lot, Prodocência, for permit me participate this building.

An overview of the structures of the English Language

Our first workshop was given by the teacher Beatriz Ribeiro Ferreira Pucci, teacher at UNIUBE. We discussed methods very interesting for teaching. She showed us that it is possible to give a lesson with fun, and she proved that is must be possible teach grammar in tune with student´s life. She gave us activities with listening, speaking and reading.


Look at the Pictures:















Allright, now, create a situation about all this pictures, exerciting your brain! It´s fun.