In this quick bonus episode, I wanted to clarify and bring quality definitions to you about speech community and community of practice. It's really important to me that anyone listening gets accurate information and I slipped up in a previous video and used an incorrect term (language community)... BUT thanks to detail-oriented friends and a bit of snooping around in the literature I bring you an accurate definition and some key differences between the two AND why it should interest language teachers. 

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In this episode, I start by going through EdYOUFest Webinar offerings in 2023 and how to register for these free sessions. Then, I go through my summaries and side notes of Rudy's session regarding error correction techniques. I include my own opinions and personal anecdotes to exemplify some of the concepts he talks about and to give you practical ideas for your own teaching practice.  

Be sure to check out EdYOUFest's schedule: www.edyoufest.org  

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In this episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with Andréia Poppi Maia the Queen of TKT and Cambridge Suite. We had a great conversation about everything from Cambridge English, her history into teaching and absolute passion for test taking and test prep. A majority of the episode we do focus on some key things that all teachers should be concerned with...   

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To get in touch with Andreia on Instagram: @andreiapoppimaia 

Or on Youtube: @andreiapoppimaia7379   

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In this episode, I follow up my rantings from 'New Year, Not a New Me' with two tools that I find to be especially helpful in tracking my students progress and providing some structure to my courses.  

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In this episode, I break down why I hate the expression 'New Year, New Me' and what I prefer to do instead of falling into the track of throwing the baby out with the bath water.  

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I'm baaaack! So, just a quick video to let you know Real Talk in ELT is back in action and updates on a couple things you can expect in 2023.  

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In this episode, Kathleen and I dig into her professional journey. We talk about inspiration and motivation in teaching but also how we are quite demanding on teachers. This was the second time we recorded the episode because the first time there are a problem - listen to hear what happened and why teachers need to look out for obvious signs. Kathleen focuses us on teaching for exams and she wanted to share her experience and some tips on what that looks like.  

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In this episode, Kelly starts by BUTCHERING another professionals name - Sorry Stephan! But after that we got on the right track and jumped into a subject I was very unfamiliar with. Professional development groups and Twitter. Stephan goes through his doctoral thesis with me and he explains the significance of Twitter and a group he leads that makes connecting with other professionals interesting and meaningful. He also breaks down the whole process of connecting to him and other colleagues so we can build up this great initiative.  Stephan also gives great tips on how to navigate social media in a productive way and why Twitter gives a fresh perspective on teacher interaction! 

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Connect with Stephan on Twitter @stephwurking and follow the hashtag #nt2t to talk to him in his group. You can find him on Instagram @therovingrapporter  

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In this episode, Samanta joins me again and we dig into defining activities, tasks, performative play and having motivation and purpose in the classroom. Be sure to hang around to the end of the episode so you can here our thoughts on building rubrics as well!  

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The boys from Chá Pedagógico took over this episode... and I loved it. We went full nerd for an hour talking about how teachers need to approach listening. We used this time to bounce ideas off each other for their newest episode about using images when trying to work on listening skills. It was amazing and devolved into lots of nerdy things including comics.  

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Be sure to follow these two professionals: 

André Hedlund:  @EDCrocks by André Hedlund - Learning how to Learn   // www.edcrocks.com/ 

Rudy Mattiello:  @Mattiello Consultoria Acadêmica   // www.http://mattielloconsultoria.com.br   

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