The national online meeting of English language teachers in Brazil.

Connecting Brazil and the United Kingdom for innovation, diversity, and quality in English language teaching in Brazilian schools.

 

About the event 

From 29 September to 4 October, the British Council will host the 2025 edition of ELT Week Brazil. Teachers from across the country will be able to take part in a series of free online activities focused on continuing professional development in English language teaching and learning. 

Building on the success of previous editions, this year’s event brings essential topics for teaching practice in Brazil, focusing on: 

  1. Sustainability and Global Citizenship 
  2. Digital Education and Technologies in English Language Teaching 
  3. Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racist Education 
  4. Classroom Management and Techniques 
  5. Language Learning and Educational Contexts 
  6. English Teacher Training and Development 

What can you expect from ELT Week 2025? 

  • Practical and theoretical sessions with Brazilian and international experts 
  • Workshops for continuous professional development 
  • Current topics connected to the realities of Brazilian schools 
  • Inclusive training, with accessibility and simultaneous translation into Libras 
  • Certificate of participation for attendees who complete the event evaluation

The virtual sessions will take place at varying times to ensure maximum engagement with the target audience.

In total, over 20 hours of training will be offered, with a certificate awarded to those who complete the event evaluation. For the English sessions, participants can choose to watch the broadcast in the original language or in Portuguese, with subtitles or simultaneous translation. All sessions will be translated into Libras (Brazilian Sign Language).

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Check the ELT Week 2025 schedule 

Partial Schedule

Theme: Sustainability and Environmental Education 

  • 09:00 – 09:30 | Opening – Alessandra Moura 
  • 09:30 – 11:30 | Mini-course: Resilient Schools – Magali Nascimento (British Council) 
  • 16:30 – 17:00 | Degenerative Society x Regenerative Education: Possible Dialogues – Paulo Klingelhoefer de Sá & Ana Lúcia Oliveira de Souza Leite 
  • 17:15 – 17:45 | Greener English Classrooms in Brazil: Integrating Climate Skills into ELT – Emilio Abularach 
  • 18:00-18:30 | Education for Riverside Communities (Ribeirinhos): English as a Second Language - Said Mauricio Franco

Theme: Digital Education and Technologies in English Teaching 

  • 09:00 – 09:30 | Student Use of Artificial Intelligence: What to Fight and What to Surrender – Junior Codi 
  • 09:45 – 10:15 | AI and English Teaching: Critical Insights and Hands-On Tools – Danytiele Fernandes & Guilherme Louzada 
  • 10:30 – 11:00 | 6-Step Model to Integrate AI into Teaching, Learning and Assessment – Pilar Capaul 
  • 17:00 – 17:30 | Beyond the Hype: Pedagogical Integration of GenAI in Teacher Development – Raquel Ribeiro 
  • 17:45 – 18:15 | Pros & Cons about AI in English Education – Ursula Fernal 
  • 18:30 – 19:00 | From Planning to Feedback: Practical AI Tools for the English Classroom – Tamires Gama 

Theme: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

  • 09:00 – 09:30 | English with Brazilian roots: Designing culturally relevant lessons – Tamires Gama
  • 09:45 – 10:15 | Assessing Inclusively: UDL as a Framework for Fair and Flexible Evaluation - Taíla Gimenez
  • 17:00 – 17:30 | Diversity & Inclusion – Is it always a case of pathology? – Cintia Rodrigues 
  • 17:45 – 18:15 | English Teaching and Accessibility through Audiodescription – Milena Schneid Eich & Lara Souto

Theme: Global Citizenship and 21st-Century Skills 

  • 09:00 – 09:30 | Teach for the Present, not the Future: Re-humanize your Classroom – Macarena Quintana 
  • 09:45 – 10:15 | Doodle Art – A Playful and Therapeutic Approach to Learning English through Drawing – Poliana Tassini 
  • 17:00 – 19:30 | Lessons Learned from Learning Mandarin: Action Research, ELT and SoL - André Hedlund
  • 18:30 – 19:30 | New British Council CPD Framework – Graham Stanley

Theme: Pedagogical Practices and Teaching Resources 

  • 09:00 – 09:30 | Effective English Learning in Full-Time Education through CLIL – Thays Ribeiro 
  • 09:45 – 10:15 | From Paper to Pixels: How Format Shapes Understanding – Cíntia Andrade Nogueira 
  • 10:30 – 11:00 | Designing Impactful Teacher Education with Learning Experience Design and Flipped Learning – Caio Albernaz Siqueira 
  • 17:00 – 17:30 | Empowering English Teachers: Building Confidence and Resilience – Marianna Lourenço 
  • 17:45 – 18:15 | Gamification in the Classroom – Fostering Engagement and Collaboration – Poliana Tassini 
  • 18:30 – 19:00 | The Role of Attention in (Language) Learning – Rodolfo Mattiello 

Theme: CPD for Teachers and Teacher Educators 

  • 10:00 – 12:00 | Mini-course: New British Council CPD Framework – Graham Stanley
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