21ST CENTURY SKILLS, EDUCOMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL CONTENTS
Luci Ferraz de Mello – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brasil

BECOMING A BETTER PROFESSIONAL WITH HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Felipe Vilar – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brasil

CARE AND FEEDING REQUIRED: SUSTAINING YOUR PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
Heather Benucci – Regional English Language Office, Brazil

CHALLENGE BEYOND THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
Sérgio Ribeiro – WMF Idiomas

DESIGNING GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES WITH MOVIE SEGMENTS
Cláudio Azevedo – Casa Thomas Jefferson

DO YOU SPEAK ART? BUILDING AFFECTIVE-EFFECTIVE BRIDGES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
Carolina Barretto, Luis Dantas and Vânia Rodrigues – Casa Thomas Jefferson

ENERGIZING HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Márcia Ribeiro – Casa Thomas Jefferson

FROM IMAGES TO DEEP LEARNING – A WHOLE-BRAIN PERSPECTIVE
Denise De Felice and Daniela Lyra – Casa Thomas Jefferson

GAMING AND LEARNING - FACE THE CONNECTION
Jorge Teixeira – Pearson Education

GENERATION Y - A NEW IDENTITY IN THE ENGLISH TEACHING COMMUNITY
Carolina Piacenti and Evania Netto – Casa Thomas Jefferson

GO FOR A JOURNEY WITH THE NEW EDITION OF WORLD ENGLISH!
Rob Jenkins – Cengage Learning I National Geographic Learning

HOW TO APPROACH READING WITH YL
Erika Soliva – CBA Idiomas - São José Dos Campos

INTEGRATING SKILLS
Celina Rebouças and Eliane Lima – Casa Thomas Jefferson

IT'S 2014!! IS IT STILL OK TO DRILL IN CLASS?!?
Daniela Meyer – Cambridge University Press

LEARNER-BASED TEACHING
Bjarne Z A Vonsild – Richmond

M+C=CT(?) - A POSSIBLE FORMULA FOR A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION LESSON
Inez Woortmann, Neiriberto Borges and Pedro Tapajós – Casa Thomas Jefferson

MAKE SURE YOU USE TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR FAVOR
Sérgio Ribeiro – WMF Idiomas

MOBILE DEVICES IN THE EFL CLASSROOM: WHAT'S APP 101
Daniela Lyra, Leonardo Sampaio and Paola Barbieri Hanna – Casa Thomas Jefferson

MODERN LIFE, MODERN TEACHING?
Pedro Lins – Oxford University Press

MOTIVATED STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED AND INSPIRED!
Rob Jenkins – Cengage Learning I National Geographic Learning

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND THE CLASSROOM - GOING BEYOND VAK
Luiz Eduardo Moreira – Casa Thomas Jefferson

NOTICING, INSTRUCTION, AND L2 ORAL PRODUCTION: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MOTION VERBS
Adriana Fontella Nunes – Casa Thomas Jefferson

ON WEARING TWO HATS: TEACHING AND RESPONDING TO WRITING
Clarissa Bezerra – Casa Thomas Jefferson

OUR DISCOVERY ISLAND
Jorge Teixeira – Pearson Education

OXFORD PLACEMENT TEST
Juliana Mafra – Oxford University Press

PETER PAN'S LEARNING ABILITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Cinthia Andrade Franco and Maria Da Luz Delfino – Casa Thomas Jefferson

PIONEER – KEEPING THE INTEREST OF TEENS AND ADULTS SIMULTANEOUSLY
Sérgio Ribeiro – WMF Idiomas

PRACTICING LISTENING AND SPEAKING ONLINE
Cláudio Fleury – Casa Thomas Jefferson

PRACTICAL TIPS AND TRICKS ABOUT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Mariana Sucena and Vanessa Fonseca – Casa Thomas Jefferson

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MADE EASY
Rob Jenkins – Cengage Learning I National Geographic Learning

PROPS ARE POWERFUL: BRINGING CONCEPTS, STORIES AND LANGUAGE ALIVE
Sarah E Sprague – Macmillan

RICHMOND TECH TOOLS – VLE PLATFORMS AND BLENDED LEARNING
Thiago Ribeiro – Richmond

SKILLFUL – EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TOP CLASS LANGUAGE SKILLS
Virgínia Galvão – Macmillan

SONG ACTIVITIES IN THE EFL CLASSROOM
Cleide Frazão and Ellen Cintra – Casa Thomas Jefferson

TEACHING LEARNING SKILLS TO ENHANCE LEARNERS' AUTONOMY
Virgínia Galvão – Macmillan

TEACHING THE HEARING IMPAIRED
Gustavo Barcellos – Casa Thomas Jefferson

THE NEW EDITION OF WORLD ENGLISH PROMOTES LEARNER CONFIDENCE IN EVERY LESSON!
Rob Jenkins – Cengage Learning I National Geographic Learning

THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE AT A BINATIONAL CENTER
Conceição Machado and Patricia Villa – Casa Thomas Jefferson

TRANSFORMING SINS INTO VIRTUES IN THE DESIGN FOR LEARNING
Carla Arena – Casa Thomas Jefferson

TRENDS IN ENGLISH TEACHING
Bjarne Z A Vonsild – Richmond

UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING
Rob Jenkins – Cengage Learning I National Geographic Learning

WHAT THE #@&! DO WE DO ABOUT SWEARING?
Peter Leamy – Casa Thomas Jefferson

WHO SAYS BRAZILIANS DON'T READ?! THEY WILL WITH OUR NEW INTERACTIVE READERS!!!!
Daniela Mayer – Cambridge University Press

WRITING 101: TEACHING BASIC SKILLS TO BASIC LEVELS
Margarete Magalhães and Neiriberto Borges – Casa Thomas Jefferson
21ST CENTURY SKILLS, EDUCOMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL CONTENTS
This session will explore the 21st Century Skills and Educommunication (education mediated by communication Technologies) main characteristics, ant the importance of these two approaches for digital contents planning and production.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Product Consultant. PhD student and Master in Communication and Education (ECA/USP), specialist in Distance Education (FGV) and graduated in Business Administration (EAESP-FGV).
BECOMING A BETTER PROFESSIONAL WITH HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Numbers highlight that online education grows every year. According to research, more than five million Brazilians use distance learning, a tool that is also constantly being used by language teachers to improve professionally. Come and find out everything that the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Online Professional Development has to offer.

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Teacher and journalist, Felipe Vilar has been teaching English for over ten years. He is currently an Account Executive at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
CARE AND FEEDING REQUIRED: SUSTAINING YOUR PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
Tools in today's dynamic online environment enable EFL educators to create powerful personal learning networks (PLNs). However, building and sustaining an effective PLN can be daunting for both ed tech “newbies” and veterans. This session will explore PLN building blocks and will examine strategies for developing and curating PLNs that can help busy teachers conquer daily classroom challenges, develop new skills, and meet professional development goals.

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Heather Benucci has led virtual professional development programs for EFL teachers from over 100 countries. She has designed academic writing and action research online courses, supports the global "Shaping the Way We Teach English" webinar series, and launched the State Department's first-ever mobile app and e-book resources for EFL teachers and learners.
CHALLENGE BEYOND THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
Practical ideas on how to propose different levels of challenge throughout your lessons based on students' background knowledge, opinions, critical thinking and reasoning, regardless of their language level. Teachers will be better able to help learners to improve receptive and productive skills using scaffolding and logic, rather than language itself.

Biodata
Sérgio has been an EFL teacher for over 17 years and has been working at WMF Idiomas since 2013.

DESIGNING GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES WITH MOVIE SEGMENTS
The presenter will provide participants with basic directions on how to design grammar activities based on movie segments. He will show how the same segment can be used for various grammar points, and participants will eventually choose one segment to develop an activity, following the presenter's guidelines.

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Teacher Developer and Branch Coordinator at CTJ; also the owner of the blogs Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals and Movie Segments for Warm-ups and Follow-ups.

DO YOU SPEAK ART? BUILDING AFFECTIVE-EFFECTIVE BRIDGES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
This workshop aims at sharing ideas on how to apply art and culture as effective and playful tools for learning. Attendees will be involved in activities that propitiate a holistic learning experience, for art provides a wide spectrum of tangible and intangible ideas, taking learners into different eras and worlds.

Biodata
Carol Barretto has been an EFL teacher for 17 years, 13 of which at CTJ. She holds a BA in Translation from UnB.
Luis Dantas has been an EFL teacher for 18 years. Since 2010, he's been working as a teacher at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brazil.
Vânia has been an EFL teacher for over 24 years. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and is currently an Academic Coordinator at CTJ.

ENERGIZING HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Assigning homework is essential to consolidate what has been taught and practiced. Parents are concerned about how much time students spend doing homework and teachers about the time used for correction. Thus, this workshop aims at showing how to optimize class time to promote language acquisition during homework correction.

Biodata
Márcia holds a BA in English Language and Literature from UnB and a specialization in School Management. She is currently the Taguatinga Branch Coordinator at CTJ.

FROM IMAGES TO DEEP LEARNING – A WHOLE-BRAIN PERSPECTIVE
This workshop aims at sharing ideas of how to integrate images and videos in the language classroom to trigger deeper learning by conducting activities that optimize whole-brain functioning. Presenters demonstrate how images and videos can be explored to maximize learning from a brain-functioning perspective.

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Denise teaches at CTJ and is the Academic Coordinator of the Lake Branch. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics.
Daniela Lyra is a passionate educator, who believes technology should be used to connect people and maximize learning opportunities.

GAMING AND LEARNING - FACE THE CONNECTION
Much has been said about “game theory literature.” Theorists and video game designers have a mission: How to place what's behind the context of games into an educative framework? This session aims to pinpoint a few features of effective gamers that can be optimized when applied to the learning environment.

Biodata
Letras degree, Materials Design Specialization (UK), 25 years teaching. Sound insights from adults/young adults. Currently, consultant in Mid Western/Southeastern Regions.

GENERATION Y - A NEW IDENTITY IN THE ENGLISH TEACHING COMMUNITY
Generation Y is the fastest growing segment of today's workforce. However, what should professionals know to understand this new identity that has emerged in the teaching world? In this discussion session, presenters will talk about the characteristics of different generations and how they can be prepared to achieve common results.

Biodata
Carolina Piacenti holds a Bachelor degree in English Translation from the University of Brasilia and works as an Academic Assistant at Casa Thomas Jefferson.
Evania Netto holds a Master´s degree from the University of Brasília and works as an Academic Assistant at Casa Thomas Jefferson.

GO FOR A JOURNEY WITH THE NEW EDITION OF WORLD ENGLISH!
Students travel the world with World English! Rob Jenkins will show how NEW TED Talks in World English alongside rich National Geographic content and video provide meaningful contexts that encourage critical thinking to help students use English appropriately. Engage your learners by bringing the world to the classroom!

Biodata
Rob is a professor of ESL and the Faculty Development Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, California.

HOW TO APPROACH READING WITH YL
Is reading an important skill? How can we motivate YL to read? Can E.S.A. help us reach our goals? What are some of the barriers to reading class? This session aims at showing ideas already tested and approved by YL at our institution.

Biodata
Erika has a large experience in teaching and works as the Academic Coordinator at CBA Idiomas.

INTEGRATING SKILLS
This hands-on session intends to demonstrate and discuss some practical tasks on how to make full and effective use of different skills in order to support others, aiming at the most fruitful communicative outcome in terms of acquisition and production.

Biodata
Celina Rebouças is a Casa Thomas Jefferson teacher and has been teaching English for 18 years.
Eliane has been teaching English for 18 years, 14 of which at Casa Thomas Jefferson.

IT'S 2014!! IS IT STILL OK TO DRILL IN CLASS?!?
Yes, it is. Drills work as the necessary scaffold before students are asked to produce language on their own. Presenter will share several ideas of 'disguised' meaningful drills and classroom-tried activities that are engaging and effective, helping students internalize language items without realizing that they are actually repeating the items.

Biodata
Daniela A. Meyer, MA in Applied Linguistics (UFRJ), Academic Consultant for Cambridge University Press, EFL teacher and teacher trainer.

LEARNER-BASED TEACHING
I believe our most important source of information is our students themselves. Without their contribution the classes would be sterile and soulless. Therefore I would like share some principles and practical ideas for turning your students into both the sources and contents of our classes.

Biodata
A CELTA teacher trainer and assessor, an E-moderator and an IELTS Examiner, Bjarne has been working in many countries.

M+C=CT(?) - A POSSIBLE FORMULA FOR A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION LESSON
For teachers working with intermediate and advanced-level students, focusing on skills development. Come take part in two sample lessons using music clips aiming at developing reading/listening/speaking skills and promoting the acquisition of new vocabulary, as well as engaging students in discussions on fundamental issues regarding human behavior.

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Inez Woortmann has been an EFL teacher since 1983 and sees music clips as a useful medium in skills development and triggering off critical thinking.
Neiriberto Borges has been an EFL teacher for over 12 years and believes in doing great jobs with wonderful partners.
Pedro Tapajós has been an EFL teacher for over 20 years. Additionally, he is a technophile and social media expert.

MAKE SURE YOU USE TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR FAVOR
How much technology do you really use in class? How do you interact with your students outside the classroom? Aligned with CEFR, SURE is a course book for today's digitally native young adults, bringing all the tools necessary to have a truly tech environment.

Biodata
Sérgio has been an EFL teacher for over 17 years and has been working at WMF Idiomas since 2013.

MOBILE DEVICES IN THE EFL CLASSROOM: WHAT'S APP 101
This workshop aims at sharing ideas on how to integrate Whats App activities in the language classroom to trigger learning. Presenters demonstrate how to deal with basic features of the app and how they can be explored to motivate students, maximize class time and foster digital citizenship and safety.

Biodata
Daniela Lyra is a passionate educator, who believes technology should be used to connect people and maximize learning opportunities.
Leonardo Sampaio is a teacher who loves learning and studying languages and believes technology can be fundamental in those processes.
Paola believes creativity and technology play an important role in teaching nowadays. She has studied childhood education in the USA.

MODERN LIFE, MODERN TEACHING?
Technology is everywhere. Why not bring it into teaching? In this session we'll discuss the role of technology in English teaching and assessment, looking into how teachers and students can benefit from using it.

Biodata
Pedro started teaching in 1997 having also worked as a pedagogical coordinator and educational consultant. He joined OUP in 2010.

MOTIVATED STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED AND INSPIRED!
Rob Jenkins will demonstrate the importance of engaging learners through integrating real images, video, humor, stories, and well-planned classroom experiences. Rob will lay out his process of motivating students through developing an atmosphere that fosters student confidence, encourages participation and risk-taking, while applying learner-centered instructional strategies. Find out what Rob means when he says that it is about student “learning” not about merely "teaching". Woven throughout the presentation will be the introduction to psychoanalytical, social, humanistic, cognitive, and other motivational theories discovering their implications to teaching languages. Additionally, Rob will address issues that have a direct relationship to student motivation such as teacher-learner rapport, the classroom environment, classroom dynamics, and student expectations and goals.

Biodata
Rob is a professor of ESL and the Faculty Development Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, California.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND THE CLASSROOM - GOING BEYOND VAK
This presentation will show that there are more intelligences to work on than only VAK (visual, auditory, kinesthetic).By following the theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner, the presenter will share a wide range of activities that aim at improving the process of learning.

Biodata
He has been teaching English for 10 years. He has a degree in languages, with a major in English (letras ingles) and a degree in History, both at Universidade de Brasilia (UnB).

NOTICING, INSTRUCTION, AND L2 ORAL PRODUCTION: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MOTION VERBS
This study investigated the relationship between noticing (SCHMIDT, 1990, 1995) and accuracy of lexicalization patterns of motion verbs – the target structure – in L2 oral tasks, and whether instruction improves participants' accuracy performance. Results suggest that there is significant correlation between these variables and that L2 learners benefit from instruction.

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EFL teacher for 13 years, Adriana holds a master in Applied Linguistics from UnB and a certificate in SLA from the University of Miami.

ON WEARING TWO HATS: TEACHING AND RESPONDING TO WRITING
The objective is to raise teachers' awareness of the kind of response to writing that we believe to be in keeping with the principle that writing is a recurrent process, non-linear in its creative nature, and the very expression of one's voice.

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Educator, mom, and blogger, Clarissa has been an EFL teacher since 1996, currently working as Advanced Course Supervisor at CTJ.

OUR DISCOVERY ISLAND
Welcome to Our Discovery Island where learning is an adventure! Children solve mysteries as they learn. Online adventures can develop the cognitive, emotional and social skills of the whole learner; links to daily life through cross-curricular connections immerse children through engaging stories. Make learning English more exciting than ever before!

Biodata
Letras degree, Materials Design Specialization (UK), 25 years teaching. Sound insights from adults/young adults. Currently, consultant in Mid Western/Southeastern Regions.

OXFORD PLACEMENT TEST
Place your teenage and adult students at the right level with Oxford Online Placement Test, and your young learners with the Young Learners Placement Test. On OET you'll also find online practice for your students and an LMS to help you assign and manage your students' activities. Available anywhere, at any time.

Biodata
20 years of experience as an ELT teacher with a degree in Modern Languages by PUC-Goiás. Currently she is an Educational Consultant for Oxford University Press.

PETER PAN'S LEARNING ABILITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
How would Peter Pan react to one-size-fits-all classes? In this workshop, presenters and participants will discuss how to cope with Peter Pan's energy and creative skills. In addition, presenters will share some Table Time activities, focusing on Young Learners' multiple intelligences.

Biodata
Cinthia is a storyteller and 16-year-experienced teacher who has been working with kids at CTJ for the last 6 years.
Maria da Luz has taught EFL since 1984 and taught ESL from 2007 to 2009 in NC, USA. With a B.A. in Language Arts, she is the Kids Fun/Kids/Top Kids Supervisor at CTJ.

PIONEER – KEEPING THE INTEREST OF TEENS AND ADULTS SIMULTANEOUSLY
Have you ever had a teenager in your adult class? Is it difficult to keep the interest of both age groups at the same time? Pioneer is a brand new course which brings real-life situations to satisfy teens' and adults' real-life needs.

Biodata
Sérgio has been an EFL teacher for over 17 years and has been working at WMF Idiomas since 2013.

PRACTICING LISTENING AND SPEAKING ONLINE
There is close relationship between listening and speaking that influences understanding and communication in English. This session presents online and offline tools and activities that will help students improve their English skills. In addition, ideas for online activities that promote speaking and listening practice outside the classroom will be offered.

Biodata
Claudio Fleury is an EFL teacher at Casa Thomas Jefferson. He supervises the advanced adult course and special courses.

PRACTICAL TIPS AND TRICKS ABOUT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Creating a well-managed environment through strategies is essential for an educator. Presenters will talk about some practical classroom strategies for novice teachers which involve students and cause impact in their classes.

Biodata
Mariana has been an English teacher for 22 years, working at CTJ since 2008. Recently presented at TESOL 2014, in Portland.
Vanessa has been an English teacher for 15 years. She has worked at Casa Thomas Jefferson since 2011.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MADE EASY
This interactive workshop will provide participants with a unique and innovative approach to collaborative project-based learning in the adult integrated-skills classroom. Rob Jenkins will demonstrate how to manage team and group dynamics while promoting community and incorporating standards and skills in a fun and productive way.

Biodata
Rob is a professor of ESL and the Faculty Development Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, California.

PROPS ARE POWERFUL: BRINGING CONCEPTS, STORIES AND LANGUAGE ALIVE
Young learners need to explore, touch, taste, see and experience everything! Creativity and simple materials can help engage all learning styles, support classroom management and inspire both teachers and children alike. We will assess the developmental value, techniques, and strategies for incorporating props before making them together in Prop Studio.

Biodata
Sarah E Sprague - educator, author, teacher trainer, and lover of young learners. Sarah's classes promote development through music, movement, stories, and hands-on learning.

RICHMOND TECH TOOLS – VLE PLATFORMS AND BLENDED LEARNING
By exploring some Tech Tools Richmond offers, we'll surf in our learning platforms and give participants a glimpse of some of the possibilities that blended learning can bring. The aim is to foster the implementation of Technology in the classroom in a user-friendly approach by introducing some Richmond tech resources.

Biodata
Thiago has been involved in ELT for over 10 years as a teacher, consultant and now as Richmond Brazil ELT coordinator.

SKILLFUL – EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TOP CLASS LANGUAGE SKILLS
Skillful offers separated Reading & Writing and Listening & Speaking complementary coursebooks and provides students with the opportunity to develop language skills by presenting them with ideas from today's world, while building critical thinking skills that are vital for academic success.

Biodata
Experienced in English teaching and as a teacher trainer, she holds a Master's Degree in Education and she is an academic consultant for Macmillan Publishers.

SONG ACTIVITIES IN THE EFL CLASSROOM
Some theory and references on the use and benefits of music in the EFL classroom will be followed by a brief presentation of various activities. In the end, participants will design a song activity based on the presentation.

Biodata
Cleide Frazão has been an EFL teacher for twenty-six years and enjoys using drawings and music to enliven her classes.
Ellen Cintra has been an EFL teacher for 10 years and loves designing activities with songs that promote interaction among students.

TEACHING LEARNING SKILLS TO ENHANCE LEARNERS' AUTONOMY
This presentation aims to showcase how some methods and approaches can be experienced in the classroom through ideas/activities that lead to learner's own reflection on how they learn, making them active as they learn to analyze and practice their learning strategies.

Biodata
Experienced in English teaching and as a teacher trainer, she holds a Master's Degree in Education and she is an academic consultant for Macmillan Publishers.

TEACHING THE HEARING IMPAIRED
Have you ever had a student who was hearing impaired? Have you ever felt frustrated for not noticing it and then realizing you had no training on this in college or special course? This workshop aims at sharing my experiences with hearing impaired students.

Biodata
Gustavo Barcellos (BA in translation) teaches at Casa Thomas Jefferson. He has been a teacher for 16 years and holds a DELTA Module 1.

THE NEW EDITION OF WORLD ENGLISH PROMOTES LEARNER CONFIDENCE IN EVERY LESSON!
The updated competency-based syllabus in the new edition of World English engages learners and boosts confidence! In this interactive demonstration, participants will work backwards from the 'Goal Check' application activity at the end of a lesson through the two-page lesson to better understand how the lesson activities scaffold toward the communicative, meaningful and thought-provoking finale.

Biodata
Rob is a professor of ESL and the Faculty Development Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, California.

THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE AT A BINATIONAL CENTER
This paper aims at showing the interventions made and accommodations provided for other-abled students at a Binational Center. The two psychologists in charge of the service will share their experience with teachers of other-abled students and show some of the results of their interventions.

Biodata
Conceição Machado has been working at CTJ for about 32 years as a teacher and school psychologist. She holds an MSc in Developmental Psychology from UnB.
Patrícia Mendonça has been involved with EFL teaching for 20 years. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Developmental Psychology from UnB.

TRANSFORMING SINS INTO VIRTUES IN THE DESIGN FOR LEARNING
By showing some of our common "sins" when designing classroom resources, the presenter aims at helping educators notice the power of good design to enhance learning and power up the use of multimedia resources for language learning.

Biodata
Carla Arena is an EFL teacher, teacher trainer, online course designer and moderator, and Head of the Ed Tech Department at Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasilia. She blogs at http://carlaarena.com

TRENDS IN ENGLISH TEACHING
We are going to look at the main influences on English teaching today, such as the main past methods and approaches in EFL to the most recent ones, discussing how these compare to the communicative approach. Also, we will debate on a list of likely future trends in ELT.

Biodata
A CELTA teacher trainer and assessor, an E-moderator and an IELTS Examiner, Bjarne has been working in many countries.

UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING
How to know that you are effectively teaching your objectives? Lesson planning is the answer! Learn all the steps to effective lesson planning: Warm-up, Introduction, Presentation, Practice, Evaluation, Application. And how these steps promote a student-centered classroom, provide focus on clear and specific objectives, and build teacher and learner confidence!

Biodata
Rob is a professor of ESL and the Faculty Development Coordinator at Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education, California.

WHAT THE #@&! DO WE DO ABOUT SWEARING?
Despite language functioning as a means of communication, in language teaching we forget one such way is using 'bad' words. We'll look at how common and important they are, who decides so, who uses them and how we as teachers can deal with them.

Biodata
CTJ Teacher and Speaking Examiner, Peter holds a Linguistics degree from Wellington's Victoria University and is living proof that English isn't just 'American' or 'British'.

WHO SAYS BRAZILIANS DON'T READ?! THEY WILL WITH OUR NEW INTERACTIVE READERS!!!!
Cambridge University Press in partnership with Discovery Education has developed next generation graded Readers that will motivate and engage your students with high impact topics and video. Each Reader comes with access to the Cambridge Learner Management System with robust online teaching and learning tools. Come learn more!

Biodata
Daniela A. Meyer, MA in Applied Linguistics (UFRJ), Academic Consultant for Cambridge University Press, EFL teacher and teacher trainer.

WRITING 101: TEACHING BASIC SKILLS TO BASIC LEVELS
When we think of writing instruction, what first comes to mind is intermediate to advanced learners. However, writing as a learner-focused experience can be started early and it can be fun! In this workshop we'll share some writing tips and activities that could serve as springboards to writing.

Biodata
Margarete Magalhães has been an EFL teacher at CTJ since 1986 and sees writing as a major skill to be developed in the 21st century.
Neiriberto Borges has been an EFL teacher for over 12 years and believes in doing great jobs with wonderful partners.