Maria Thereza Palhares's schedule for BC TEAL 2025 Annual Conference

BC TEAL is proud to present our 2025 Annual Conference: Disruptive Educational Practices: Strategies for Transformation.

Please note that the Friday evening event, the TEAL Charitable Foundation Awards & Fundraiser, requires an additional ticket purchase. Please register here to secure your spot and join us in celebrating the awardees while fundraising for a better cause in TEAL.

Educators shine in times of change to face unexpected challenges. This is when creativity flourishes by combining proven practices with fresh and innovative ideas. These times call for transformation which can be rooted in tradition or experience, or it can arise through unexplored approaches. The synthesis of old and new ideas drives meaningful progress. Join other insightful and creative educators as we flourish within the power of our community.

Maria Thereza Palhares

Simon Fraser University

About me

Maria Thereza Palhares is a graduate student in the Teaching Languages in Global Contexts (TLGC) programme at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, Canada. She holds a BA in Law and a licentiate degree in English and in Pedagogy, as well as has a graduate degree in English Language Teaching from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), in Brazil. She has been a teacher of English as a Foreign Language for the past 15 years, having worked with children, teenagers and adults at language institutes, private schools and as a private tutor. She has also developed a programme to teach underprivileged children using the play-based approach in partnership with the city hall of Pedra Bonita, in Brazil.

My Speakers Sessions

11:00am PDT

Challenges in integrating professional certification and graduate education in TESOL Rm 826Carol M Suhr • Joel Heng Hartse • Maria Thereza Palhares • Dorsa Alami • Tahereh Jalali