Estudiante de posgrado en TESOL en la Universidad de Birmingham y profesor de inglés C2 da clases de inglés general y prepara a estudiantes para el examen IELTS

Hi, everyone! I was Rodrigo's Senior Teacher at International House Moscow in 2022. OK, why do I think that Rodrigo is a great teacher? I can mention some good points I've observed in his lessons:

- His manner is friendly and approachable
which results in positive and calm atmosphere
in the lesson being rather student-centred
(some elicitation, CCQs and ICQs). The
students had ample opportunities to explore
new language on their own.

- The part of the class observed followed logical
progression from Grammar introduction, to
discussion in breakout rooms, and then to
controlled practice. Instructions were clear and
all students knew what they were supposed to
be doing.

- The learners had a lot of autonomy and there
was a lot of chance to discuss the task in pairs
in breakout rooms, which is definitely good since it
helps the Ss feel more confident when
answering in whole group settings.

- Rodrigo navigated the platform with ease and
grace. Everything was displayed on the screen,
BO rooms were opened and closed with no
delay or glitches.

- There was a lot of autonomy given to the
students, and they had a chance to explore the
studied concept on their own.

- Well-prepared clear and easy to follow ppt, with
appropriate additional examples provided
necessary scaffolding and visual support to
learners.

- Very patient with the learners, knows and
addresses everyone by name, friendly atmosphere.

When Rodrigo took the CELTA course, I was his tutor. I could say many things about him but I'd like to emphasise that Rodrigo was a popular, hard-working, and motivated member of the group, who made excellent progress throughout the course. He was eager to put the ideas and techniques demonstrated in input into practice and planned logically staged lessons in detail at both pre-intermediate and upper-intermediate levels. In the online classroom, Rodrigo was professional and established a positive learning environment. He developed a range of effective classroom management skills and his ability to set up activities clearly and provide effective monitoring and feedback were notable strengths. He reflected very well on his own teaching and that of his peers and how it translates to the face-to-face classroom and his written work was of a consistently high standard.

Good luck with your lessons, Rodrigo. Keep up the good work!

Currently, I'm Rodrigo's Senior Teacher at International House Moscow. I can say that Rodrigo's strengths are:

Tech management is amazing, sharing screen, providing personal links for Miro board to the students with all the materials, using chat to provide answers.

Pleasant, encouraging manner, natural interaction, and there is clearly a good rapport between students. A lot of personalisation.

He elicits for more language production at the lead-in stage, while waiting for all the students.

Good task setting, showing examples, clarifying before and during the activities

Overall, he clearly puts work into lifting the coursebook material off the page. The lessons are very student-centred. Well done, Rodrigo!

I was Rodrigo's Senior Teacher at English Path, an English institute based in London.

I highly recommend his lessons. In a nutshell, the lessons he conducted were impressive in several aspects. His knack for structuring lessons interactively kept students engaged, especially with the clever use of Jamboard. His ability to establish a warm rapport and make expectations clear contributed positively to the overall atmosphere.