USTA SPEAKS issue 5

Abstract

USTA SPEAKS welcome you to our fifth edition – an edition inspired by teaching experiences. The main purpose of this publication is to share the vast knowledge of the USTA community and encourage others to become interested in writing. Being immersed in a teaching community implies that one is aware of their own teaching and learning environments, which can encourage both students and educators to reflect on teaching dynamics in a variety of settings. Therefore, students and teachers can examine their beliefs about teachers’ views on effective motivational strategies, and build positive and academic contexts.

One way to think about meaningful teaching practices is to contrast it with day-to-day surroundings. In this sense, this bulletin allows readers to feel identified with teaching patterns that emerge spontaneously while interacting inside an academic environment.

We open this edition with: (Brief description of the sections included in this edition) The FLI thanks all teachers, students, and writers who helped make this bulletin possible. All your inspirational papers are meaningful and relevant insights to our teaching context. We encourage the community to contribute to future editions and make all teaching and classroom experiences more visible in our daily lives.

On behalf of USTA SPEAKS, I want to thank to the Editorial Committee for their effort and hard work. Your participation has been essential in meeting the academic standards of each edition.