terça-feira, 29 de setembro de 2009

Recent events

Last september our team participated in interesting events.
The first one was the TDC Plus , on September 18th.
Piri Szabó made a presentation called "Brain facts: Food for thought!", about new discoveries concerning the brain and the learning process. She also presented important facts regarding the differences between the female and male brains and its implications in the classroom.
Another interesting workshop was presented by Vinícius Nobre: "Beyond songs and games: Involving learners as a teaching strategy ". With simple and fun activities, such as the use of games as part of the planning, not only as entertainment, we can create a fun learning environment. With "hands on" activities he demonstrated how it is possible.
On September 25th, we attended another workshop by Vinicíus Nobre. This time the topic was about something that concerns teen's teachers: how can we keep them motivated to learn? Through simple, but effective activities, usually involving group work, games and music, we had interesting teaching experiences and a fun afternoon.

terça-feira, 10 de fevereiro de 2009

Happy Valentine's day!

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14th in many countries. It is a day when lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's Cards, flowers, teddy bears, chocolate and candy. All in the name of St. Valentine!But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day — and its patron saint — is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.
According to the Greeting Card Association in the United States, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)
Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States and United Kingdom, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, France, and Australia
Sources: Wikipedia and History.com