Author Thomas Jerome Baker: Amazon & Createspace Book Catalog

2013 Catalog of Books
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Books by Thomas Jerome Baker Available on Amazon

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The author giving a workshop for teachers at English

Summer Town in January 2008, at CPEIP, Santiago Chile.
Gabriela and Thomas at his graduation from the combined

DELTA/Diplomado Course at Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago.
Amazon Author Page: Thomas Jerome Baker

Thomas Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile(2010-2011). He is the
Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio Internacional SEK in Santiago,
Chile. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, free,
participant-driven, democratic, conversation based professional development for
teachers, by teachers. EdCamp Santiago 2012 was held at Universidad Mayor in
Santiago. Edcamp Chile 2013 was held at Universidad Ciencias de la Informatica
(UCINF) http://edcampsantiago.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/edcamp-chile-2013-a-zenexperience/ .
Thomas is also a member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher
Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a
reviewer and as the HETL Ambassador for Chile.
Thomas enjoys writing about a wide variety of topics. Thus far, he has written the
following genres: romance, historical fiction, autobiographical, sports
history/biography, and English Language Teaching. He has published a total of
fifty one (51) books overall http://amzn.to/PCX6ho .
The source and inspiration for his writing comes from his family, his wife Gabriela,
and his son, Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr.
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Exceptional Educational Leadership [Kindle Edition]

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Exceptional Educational Leadership is an experiential account of
educational leadership. It fills a gap in the literature by not only looking
at leadership in a theoretical way, but offers the reader a practical
appreciation of a bold new idea in education, namely, that "everyone is
a leader". The author shares his own developmental process, thinking
and philosophy of leadership. This is in the belief that it will inspire and
motivate others to take the next step in their careers as educators, to
become a teacher leader.
Exceptional Educational Leadership: Everyone

Is A Leader [Paperback] http://www.amazon.com/dp/148398740X
Born to Teach: Becoming A Gifted Teacher [Kindle

Edition] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8AUF32
I have always been a gifted teacher, as John Dewey put it, in his 1929 book,
The Sources of a Science of Education. I am intuitive. I prepare classes,
anticipate problems and alternative pathways through a lesson. Yet, if I am
honest with you, I must say that I try to be fluid, to flow from beginning, to
middle, to end.
Bruce Lee, the famous martial artist, put it like this: Empty your mind. Be
formless, shapeless. Like water. Now, you put water into a cup, it becomes the
cup. You put it into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it
becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water my
friend.
Born to Teach:
Becoming A Gifted Teacher [Paperback]
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Exploring Chinese Education [Kindle Edition]
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We set out to triangulate what we knew about China, its education system, and
its high performance on the PISA test in 2009. PISA 2012 will bring similar
results. We looked through the eyes of many people, from a variety of
perspectives. We have managed to include a large number of voices. We have
not simply looked at China through our own eyes, but used the eyes of
others as well. We have seen that China took on the tremendous task of
learning English, as early as Kindergarden and Grade 1, over ten years ago.
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Born to Teach:
Becoming a Gifted Teacher
Exceptional Educational Leadership: Everyone is a Leader

Thomas Jerome Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010-2011). He is the

Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio Internacional SEK in Santiago,
Chile.
He is the Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago: free, participantdriven, democratic, conversation-based professional development for teachers, by
teachers.
Thomas was trained as a nurse at the Berufsfachschule fr Krankenpflege,
Kreiskrankenhaus Eschenbach, Germany and subsequently worked as a nurse in
internal medicine, intensive care unit. In the USA, he worked as a Director of Staff
Development, long-term care, and as a Clinic Manager at a community health care
clinic for mostly low income, migrant farm workers and their families in Woodland,
California.
Thomas is also a member of the Advisory Board for the International Higher
Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), where he also serves as a
reviewer and as the HETL Ambassador for Chile.
Thomas enjoys writing about a wide variety of topics. He has written the following
genres: romance, historical fiction, autobiographical, sports history/biography, and
English Language Teaching.
Author Page on Amazon: http://amzn.to/PCX6ho
Blog: http://www.profesorbaker.com
20-Question Author Interview:

Thomas Jerome Baker
1. Your name:
Thomas Jerome Baker
2. Short Bio:
Im Thomas Jerome Baker, author, brother, uncle, husband,
son-in-law, brother-in-law, cousin, father, son, and teacher. I
have to say there are two passions in my life: writing and
reading (lifelong) and teaching English. I even met my wife,
Gaby, at an English course and can boast Ive been reading,

writing and teaching for as long as I can remember.
Im the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010 2011), a CoFounder and Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, and the
Coordinator of the English Department at Colegio
Internacional SEK.
3. When and why did you begin writing?
My writing has always given me such personal enjoyment. I
started writing poetry and short stories in grade school but
never showed them to anyone.
I began to share my writing with my students because I found
it was a way to get reluctant readers to engage on a deeper
level with a text. I feel that writing is a great way for me to
reflect on life in general and express myself a lot more
eloquently than the hustle and bustle of everyday life permits.
Progressing into the author world is a personal goal and
allows me to leave a bit of legacy for those who know me best,
my family
4. What inspired you to write your first book?
My students, who were all boys, werent reading well. They

could read quite well, but they werent interested in reading,
frankly. Over the winter holiday I wrote Meet Me in
Memphis, a wonderful boys book, with lots of familiar places,
love, romance, danger, and a difficult decision to make for the
two protagonists. It actually got the boys reading and Ive been
writing seriously ever since.
5. Did it take a long time to get your first book
published?
As a matter of fact it did. I didnt try to find a publisher, and I
didnt want to pay an exorbitant amount of money to have a
publisher print a few copies. Seven years went by before I had

the will and the technology to self-publish on Amazon.
6. What made you decide to self-publish?
To be frank, self-publishing puts me in control of everything,
and I like that. Ive published fifty one (51) books in a very
short period of time and that would have been an impossible
feat with a publisher.
7. How do you market your work?
I do a lot of social media networking: blogs, Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, Goodreads, Scoop.it, Pinterest, Youtube,
Google+ etc. Also, I am a people person so it is easy for me to
talk one-on-one with individuals about my work. I find people
are more inclined to buy my books when they get a personal
introduction and elevator pitch. Its all about selling yourself
first and your writing second, in my opinion.
8. What is the name of your latest book, and if you
had to summarise it in less than 20 words, what
would you say? My latest book is called,
Born to Teach: Becoming a Gifted Teacher

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8AUF32 .
I have always been a gifted teacher, as John Dewey put it, in his 1929 book,
The Sources of a Science of Education. I am intuitive. I prepare classes,
anticipate problems and alternative pathways through a lesson. Yet, if I am
honest with you, I must say that I try to be fluid, to flow from beginning, to
middle, to end.
Bruce Lee, the famous martial artist, put it like this: Empty your mind. Be
formless, shapeless. Like water. Now, you put water into a cup, it becomes the
cup. You put it into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it
becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water my
friend.
The Interview Teacher: From Imagination to Sophistication.

Interviews go from being an imaginary event to a very
sophisticated discourse process, like this interview, for
example
9. How long does it usually take you to write a book,

from the original idea to finishing writing it?
Thats tricky since Amy Winehouse: Angel Song was

grounded firmly in reality, though not a biography, but an act
of redemption. When she was alive we spent so much time
focusing on her problems and very little on what her musical
legacy was, on the one hand, and her personal significance to
the world was, on the other. That kind of story needs more
time to dig deeper, emotionally, in oneself.
Further, all the proceeds, every penny, every dollar, every

pound, every Euro, the entire proceeds, all of the money for
the sale of the book goes to the Amy Winehouse Foundation to
help young people who are struggling with alcohol addiction.
Again, to speak frankly, drug and alcohol addiction is not a
very popular charity to give money to / to donate financial
resources. Yet I would suspect that most of us would have very
little trouble in identifying someone who needs help.
The ironic thing is that the earlier you get rehabilitation
treatment and therapy for people in need, the better the
outcome is. Contrary to popular belief, you dont have to wait
until someone hits rock bottom to help. By then, its usually
too late to do much good.
To make a long story short, Amy Winehouse is a person who I
consider to have been a brilliant musician, singer, songwriter,
given to us on Earth for a short time, and in that time, proved
that she belonged among the Angels in Heaven according to
what she taught us with her music, her voice, and yes, her life.
She is missed down here
Obviously, this book took a long time to write, but when Im

writing about teaching, its usually my experience that is
ultimately readily available for expression. Thats a very quick
process. As I said before, Ive written 51 books and the
majority are books about some aspect of education, which Im
familiar with. Again, its quite a swift process.
10. What genre would you place your books into?
English Language Teaching / Education / Historical Fiction /
Romance / Non-Fiction Biographical
11. Where do you get your book plot ideas from?
My life experience on the one hand and inspiration from my
wife and my son on the other.
12. Do you have a writing routine?
I have to write some every day. Writing gives me a way to
spend my time creatively, imaginatively, and passionately
engaged in bringing something together that often has not
been said adequately. So, yes, I write every day, and it is a lot
of fun, pleasant, and deeply satisfying for me.
To say Im addicted to writing would be an injustice, however.

Just like the human body needs food, my mind needs a
creative outlet. For me, thats writing, a personal necessity.
13. Have you ever suffered from a writers block?
What did you do to get past the block?
Ive been fortunate not to have writers block, but if that were
the case Id try to figure out what was coming between my
ability to write, and then, more importantly, decide if there
was anything I could do about the situation. More often than
not, life presents you with situations that are beyond your
control, and when you accept that, to live with ambiguity, you
are able to carry on with the things you want to do. At least,
thats what works for me.
14. Are there any specific authors whose writing
styles or subject matter inspires your book(s)?
In the field of ELT, Scott Thornbury is an awesome author, as
well as Herbert Puchta. Herbert is a Past-President of the
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign
Language (IATEFL), a global organization dedicated to
improving the teaching and learning of English as a foreign
language. I have several of their books, and they have

influenced my thinking about ELT and being a teacher in
general. Both have been wonderful role models for many
teachers to aspire to one day.
I do not exaggerate when I say that achieving a quarter one
fourth of what they have done in their careers would be a
satisfying and rewarding career for most of us in the field of
English Language Teaching, to include myself.
Herberts work with teaching teenagers is fantastic and Scott
is always willing to extend a warm hand of guidance to
anyone. He writes a regular blog post on Sunday on his
blog, An A-Z of ELT, that any teacher could take advantage of.
It costs you only your time, and the learning is guaranteed.
You always learn something new, or, you see a given aspect of
teaching in a different light. Its because you were thinking,
questioning your beliefs and assumptions. These are my
giants, Scott and Herbert, and they willingly make their
shoulders available for anyone to stand on
15. What are you currently reading?

I actually am just beginning Mastering the Leadership Role in
Project Management: Practices that Deliver Remarkable
Results by Alexander Laufer.
Laufer states: Successful leadership is an ongoing process of learning.
Leadership develops primarily through on-the-job experiences. However,
experience alone, without thoughtful reflection, is meaningless. There are
eight chapter-length case studies covering exceptionally challenging projects
in a wide spectrum of industries and products from developing missiles to
reorganizing companies, building spacecraft and dairy plants to flying solarpowered airplanes. Readers will discover new ways to unleash the power of
autonomy and learning; adapt to change on a timely basis; give up control
without losing control; use face-to-face interaction to maximize alignment;
manage no fun missions in hostile environments; deliver on bold ideas
through sheer preparation; learn from practice and unlearn lessons that need
to be unlearned. Mastering the Leadership Role in Project Management will
be invaluable to executives, project leaders, and aspiring project leaders
in all organizations regardless of their project goals, backgrounds, or
experience.
16. What piece of advice would you give to a new

writer?
Never give up your dream.
Work hard.
Write about the things you know about and, the people and
the places that you know about. In that way, your writing will
be authenticly YOU, and thus, very convincing.
Dont worry so much about being rich and famous just enjoy
the journey and let the fame and riches take care of itself. To
be frank, most writers write as a hobby, few are able to make a
living as a writer, so whatever you do dont quit your day
job!
17. Do you have another project in the works? If so,

what is it?
Yes, I am working on a book about my experiences working in
a hospital in Germany. It is an area that I hope will yield some
very human stories from a time of change in my life. I was in
my thirties, having made the transition from the profession of
the warrior to the profession of the healer. I think it will
make for interesting reading as well as open a window into
what it feels like to make a career transition early in life.
Also, Im still writing the last book in the Storyteller trilogy. It

is going to be the decisive moment for the Earth, based on the
failure or success of the protagonist in keeping the Alchemists
Stone out of the hands of those who would use its power for
evil purposes.
Stay tuned for this one its gonna be a great book! Look for,
The StoryTellers Son to complete the trilogy. If you already
have Books one and two: Book One: Celestial Games, and
Book Two: The Last StoryTeller this one is a must have!
18. How can people get in touch with you?

Email: profesorbaker@gmail.com
My website is www.profesorbaker.com
19. Where else can your readers find you?
I am also at English Class
http://englishclass2000.blogspot.com/, Reading to
Speak, Debates in EFL, Teacher of English.
I have a Author Page / Fan Page on Facebook, an Author

Page on Amazon, and Goodreads http://bit.ly/Ia7Hh8 , too.
a) Your blog details?www.profesorbaker.blogspot.com
b) Your Facebook page? Facebook
c) Your Goodreads author page? Goodreads
http://bit.ly/Ia7Hh8
d) Your Twitter details? @profesortbaker
https://twitter.com/#!/profesortbaker
e) Your book trailer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d3BNrpCTXo
f) Amazon page
20. Where can readers buy your books?
CreateSpace Amazon http://amzn.to/AC4eXg
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jerome-Baker/e/B007G9HJFM
Thank you so much & good luck with all your books.
Thank you kindly
Poems & Poetry: Our Story

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This is the place where one looks,

where we can find distant places,
full of magical, adventurous faces.
Here, in the magical books.
This is the place where one looks!
Being A Teacher in Chile

How do you become a good teacher? Those of you who know me from reading my
writing already know my answer. The short answer, the simple answer, the easy to
understand answer. It has two parts.
First, love what you do. Love being a teacher so much that if you had the power to
be anything on Earth, pilot, astronaut, doctor, dentist, taxi-driver, singer, dancer,
artist, musician, anything at all, you would still choose to be a teacher. Love being a
teacher, thats number one
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Most Studious
For more than four hundred years, the personal essay has been one of
the richest and most vibrant of all literary forms.
Distinguished from the detached formal essay by its friendly,
conversational tone, its loose structure, and its drive toward candor
and self-disclosure, the personal essay seizes on the minutiae of daily
life-vanities, fashions, foibles, oddballs, seasonal rituals, love and
disappointment, the pleasures of solitude, reading, taking a walk to
offer insight into the human condition and the great social and political
issues of the day.
Most Studious is a celebration of this genre: the personal essay.
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Teacher Talking Time
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Connectivism For EFL Teachers
Connectivism For EFL Teachers
EdCamp Santiago: The First Seven Days
EdCamp Santiago: The First Seven Days
Boudicca: Her Story
Boudicca: Her Story
Meet Me in Memphis
Meet Me in Memphis
The Collected Short Stories of

T. Jerome Baker
The Collected Short Stories of

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Links to Paperback Books at

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authored by Thomas Jerome Baker
Alexis Sanchez: The Beautiful Game
Poetry in Motion
Being A Reading Teacher

Being A Teacher In Chile

Celestial Games: Aquarians, Lepechauns & The Pot of Gold

Book Trailer: Celestial Games

Song: Die Zeit Hlt Nicht An / Time Never Stops
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Connectivism & Connected Knowledge:
A Personal Journey
Connectivism for EFL Teachers:

A Theory of Learning for A Digital Age
EdCamp Santiago:
A R(E)volution in Professional Development
Fear of Writing
How to Teach the Art of Writing

Let A Thousand Models Bloom:

The Unconference is Dead
La Desconferencia:
Edcamp Santiago (Spanish)
Luxora: My Hometown
Most Studious
My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile

The Most Beautiful Country in the World
Profesorbaker's Blog:
A Bit of Everything
Story Tellers
In Pursuit of Happiness
Teacher Professional Development: Reflections

Teacher Talking Time:

The 80 - 20 Rule ReVisited
Teaching Academic Writing:

Theory, Practice & The Passive Voice Controversy
Teaching Debate in Chile:

Age of Wisdom, Season of Light, Spring of Hope
Teaching the Four Skills in EFL:

Activities for EFL Teachers
The Chilean National English Test:

A Personal Journey
The International Baccalaureate:

The International Baccalaureate Program
The Interview Teacher:

From Imagination to Sophistication
The Last Storyteller:

The Philosopher's Stone
The Native Speaker Myth ReVisited

The PLN:
Professional Learning Network
The Spelling Bee for EFL Teachers

Time To Teach Teens

The author making the Welcome Speech at the 2010 IATEFL-TESOL International
Conference held at Universidad San Sebastin in Santiago, Chile.
The International Baccalaureate: The International

Baccalaureate Program (Volume 1) [Paperback]
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"An international education must go well beyond the provision

of information and is involved in the development of attitudes
and values which transcend barriers of race, class, religion,
gender or politics." International Baccalaureate Organization
Subject Guide (1996). It is my belief that any education that
does not unite the nations of the world in a common endeavour
is a relic of the past century. A common sense of sharing the
responsibility, equally, for the welfare of the planet, globally, is
needed more than ever today. Finally, I can only say one thing:
The IB program is a positive way forward for any education
system in crisis, any education system that desires quality, any
education system that aspires to excellence, any education
system that wishes to educate its citizens in the image of the
twenty-first century, rather than the past century
Alexis Sanchez: The Beautiful Game: Poetry in Motion

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The Beautiful Game... Alexis Sanchez, the Wonder Boy from

Chile, plays football with a grace in style that is magnificent,
poetry in motion. Here are the collected essays that follow his
meteoric rise to stardom with Spain's most successful team of
the past decade, FC Barcelona.
Connectivism for EFL Teachers: A Theory of Learning for A Digital Age

Connectivism for EFL Teachers is the result of reflections, at length, with how I teach. I
have learned how to teach by literally sitting at the feet of some of the most respected,
talented, and gifted teachers in the ELT profession. I met these giants, oddly enough, at the
end of the world, here in Chile. They have taught me much, through their words, their
writings, and above all, through their example. As a teacher I owe much of who I am to
them. Nonetheless, I take complete responsibility for what I have been able to create with
my own talent and intellect. For this reason, I thank my giants, anonymously. I seek to
emulate their selfless example in my own writing and committment to my profession,
English Language Teaching. With this, I hope to have repaid an enduring debt, and in some
small measure, inspired another teacher to do as I do, to seek the heights of great teaching.
Thomas Jerome Baker,
Santiago, Chile
February 2012
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Teaching Academic Writing:

Theory, Practice & The Passive Voice Controversy
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This book, Teaching Academic Writing, is highly practical while addressing

the theory underpinning academic writing. It is organized into three parts. Part
One: "Writing for Scholarly Publication", takes a historical look at Academic
Writing to inform contents for an Academic Writing course.
Part Two, "Helping Preservice Teachers" gives an actual course plan used
sucessfully by the author.
Part Three, "The Passive Voice Controversy", demythifies the active voice /
passive voice controversy. This is a must have for teachers and students alike.
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Teaching the Four Skills in EFL: Activities for EFL Teachers

(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/qkffb
Over the course of my teaching career, I have learned much from observation and
experimentation with my students. I owe an eternal debt of gratitude for their willingness to
cooperate with me over the years. Thank you, dear students!
EFL Teachers: No matter how good a particular resource or lesson may be, in the end, there
is no substitute for the teachers own judgement about what works and what doesnt work
with your students.. In this spirit, I recommend the activities for teaching the four skills
contained within these pages.
Teaching the Four Skills in EFL
Being A Reading Teacher [Paperback]

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Reading is for me an act of transformation that is magical.

Thirst and hunger fade as the words find their place in my
remembrance of you. Who might you be?
You are here with me. Happiness, felicity, thy name is Gaby.
Source of all my bravery, you are my poetry...
Reading, I fear thee not.
Fear of reading, Neither cold nor hot, I am reading. I read for
my wife, Gabriela de Lourdes Len Vargas. I read for my son,
Thomas Jerome Baker, Jr. No fear of reading, I am reading...
Being A Teacher In Chile

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How do you become a good teacher? Those of you who

know me from reading my writing already know my answer.
The short answer, the simple answer, the easy to understand
answer. It has two parts.
First, love what you do.
Love being a teacher so much that if you had the power to be
anything on Earth, pilot, astronaut, doctor, dentist, taxidriver, singer, dancer, artist, musician, anything at all, you
would still choose to be a teacher.
Love being a teacher, thats number one.
The Chilean National English Test: A Personal

Journey [Paperback]
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Connectivism & Connected Knowledge: A

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Connectivism & Connected Knowledge tells the story of my

journey from isolation to becoming globally connected to
sources of knowledge. It is a journey that begins with a
proposition: self-improvement that also benefits others. I go
back in time to share this journey with you, certain that it will
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EdCamp Santiago: A R(E)volution in

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Fear of Writing [Paperback]

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Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of

something that is stronger than myself, that demands that I
must write as I write. I have never renounced anything that
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Nothing intimidates me when I write. I say what I think must
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How to Coach a Debate Team

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Debating ability is a valuable skill.

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The interview is a genre of written English that gets very little

attention, if any, in English Language Teaching. It is highly
individualized in nature, requiring flexibility on the part of the
interviewer and the interviewee, if it is to be genuinely
interactive and spontaneous. Yet what conclusions can draw
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English Language Learner? To attempt to answer that
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The Unconference is Dead [Paperback]
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This is the first book about the unconference movement that seeks to address the question:
Is the unconference dead? It looks at BarCamp, Edcamp, Educamp, TeachMeet and weighs
in on hybrid events - traditional conferences that include an unconference track. Thomas,
himself a Co-Founder & Co-Organiser of EdCamp Santiago, reassures the potential
unconference organiser that organising a perfect unconference is a lot less complicated than
it seems. ...a perfect unconference ... would be a jam session, a moveable feast.
Improvisation has signal, it has pattern, it has structure, it has plans, but it also has the
freedom to say or play what it seems right to say or play at that moment.
Whatever works is what I want to be free to do, what the work of the un ought to
accomplish, to make working an always-provisional, always-scrutinized, always-open
value. Let a thousand models bloom, and then cross-pollinate.
(Timothy Burke, February 9, 2012, Easily Distracted)
Luxora: My Hometown: Autobiographical Essays

http://goo.gl/QK8jB
This book is autobiographical. It relies on my subjective

remembrance. There is a clear delineation between fact and
fiction. I have tried to be true, above all, to my own Luxora
experience. Everyone who is a Luxora Panther, with black and
gold blood flowing through our veins, will find a bit of their
story, told in my autobiographical essays. For this reason, I
wish to share and thus dedicate this book to all the people of
Luxora, Arkansas, my hometown.
Most Studious: A Collection of Personal Essays

(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/o1ivK
For more than four hundred

years, the personal essay has been one of the richest and
most vibrant of all literary forms.
Distinguished from the detached formal essay by its friendly,
conversational tone, its loose structure, and its drive toward
candor and self-disclosure, the personal essay seizes on the
minutiae of daily life-vanities, fashions, foibles, oddballs,
seasonal rituals, love and disappointment, the pleasures of
solitude, reading, taking a walk -- to offer insight into the
human condition and the great social and political issues of
the day.
"Most Studious" is a celebration of this genre: the personal
essay.
My #CCK11 Experience [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/BvZxe
Stephen: On Jan. 17 George Siemens and I will launch the

third offering of our online course called Connectivism and
Connective Knowledge or CCK11. We use the term
connectivism to describe a network-based pedagogy. The
course itself uses connectivist principles and is therefore an
instantiation of the philosophy of teaching and learning we
both espouse."
Thomas: This book is the result of my participation in the
CCK11 course...
My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile:

The Most Beautiful Country in the World
(Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/4qZyI
My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile. This book shares the

personal sentiment of its author, an expat, after having lived
the past eleven years in Chile. He says: "I live in Chile, the
most beautiful country in the world."
He continues: "As I say these words, I want you to know that
I come from the United States of America, a country that
stretches from sea to shining sea, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The USA is indeed a magnificent country, but it isnt
Chile..."
The Native Speaker Myth ReVisited [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/98eTu
When I first began my blog, Profesorbakers Blog: A Bit of Everything

http://www.profesorbaker.com/ I ran across a powerful piece of writing by
Karenne Joy Sylvester, called NNESTs Cant Do DOGME: Explode the
Myths. It raised my level of consciousness about this issue, the Native
Speaker Myth, from which I have been a beneficiary. Even today, this
issue rarely sees daylight, rarely is the subject of discussion when ELT
teachers meet and talk shop, rarely gets any attention. Its the black
sheep of the ELT profession. Within the pages of this book, that fact will
be amply evident.
Does this book offer any new insights? I believe it does. And even if Im
wrong, I repay my enduring debt to Karenne Joy Sylvester for having
raised my consciousness, if all this book does, is raise your
consciousness, dear Reader(s). However, I am convinced it will do much
more than that. I hope you enjoy your story, for I have written this as a
story for your enjoyment...
Pecha Kucha & English Language Teaching

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/x88GQ
I saw my first Pecha Kucha over three years ago. It was when I was
working at Universidad Andrs Bello at Campus Casona in Santiago with
the students in the English Pedagogy program. I admit Ive been
fascinated by Pecha Kucha ever since that first time. I remember
being very impressed by the performance I watched.
There were a number of reasons for this. For now, let me share with you
why I find Pecha Kucha to be so impressive and fascinating as a
presentation technique. You feel it through your eyes to your brain
to your emotions. Its visual storytelling.
That's what the Pecha Kucha is, visual literacy in its purest form...
The PLN: Professional Learning Network

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/GpBgW
I am grateful and thankful for all the informal and formal

learning opportunities I have had access to through the
individual and collective members of my PLN, my Professional
Learning Network.
Each one of you is indispensable to my learning, and thusly, I
treasure all of you, equally. Thank you.
Thanks to the 1,980 members of my LinkedIn network.
Through you, I have access to the collective wisdom and
knowledge of 12,614,973 people. Let me spell that out:
Twelve million, six hundred fourteen thousand, nine hundred
and seventy three people...
The Spelling Bee for EFL Teachers

http://goo.gl/aMvnO
[Paperback]
Spelling is the Cinderella of language learning. Ask a teacher

how to teach spelling, and the answer will most likely be
echoed by students: Read books. Pay attention to words.
Notice them.
While knowing words is important, what can be done to spell
unknown words is the larger question. This book will take a
look at both the spelling of known and unknown words, and
be an experiential account of the author's encounter with
spelling as both a learner and a teacher of English as a
Foreign Language.
Story Tellers: In Pursuit of Happiness [Paperback]

http://goo.gl/Qwnza
Story Tellers have always told the stories of man's pursuit of

gold and power. In this book we meet a mythical storyteller,
Solomon, his wife Lanisha, and his son David.
Through their stories we follow the earliest fortunes and
misfortunes of man's attempt to achieve tremendous wealth
and power. It is a story which will leave you wiser about the
true meaning of love, success, and happiness in our lives...
Teacher Professional Development: Reflections

[Paperback]
http://goo.gl/UAVsJ
Teacher Professional Development: Reflections. What's the

difference between a great teacher and an average teacher?
That's a complicated question, with many variables. For me,
the answer is a simple one, however: Teacher Professional
Development. I share my reflections and my personal
experience on this topic with you...
Teacher Talking Time: The 80 - 20 Rule

ReVisited [Paperback] http://goo.gl/eJD66
Isnt there a rule of thumb that teachers are supposed to talk

something like a ratio of 20:80? Isnt this the 80/20 Rule?
Teacher Talking Time , where does this rule come from?
My CELTA teacher (what was her name?) (I remember: Lise
Bell, what a great teacher she was.) My DELTA teacher?
(Christine Ng, also a superb teacher) I got up and looked at
the numerous How to Teach books on my bookshelf by
these and many more authors. No, no, and yet no again. I
couldnt find a specific mention of an 80-20 rule. So I thought,
Thats strange. Theres something hardwired in my brain,
and its apparently something that no one has written about
at any length. At least, not in ELT. That's why this book is
very necessary, to fill that gap in our EFL knowledge.
Teaching Debate in Chile: Age of Wisdom, Season of Light,

Spring of Hope (Volume 1) [Paperback] http://goo.gl/nHq8k
Why should we teach our students to debate?

Heres a global answer: "Sooner or later, all the people of the
world will have to discover a way to live together in peace... If
this is to be achieved, man must evole for all human conflict a
method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation..."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
Acceptance Speech
A Test The World Can Take (Volume 1) [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/Cj6F3
The quality of an education

system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.
Andreas Schleicher PISA: A test the whole world can take
Its a breathtaking concept but for the OECD, its a very
real way of finding out how well-prepared todays students
are to participate in society. The OECD's latest PISA Survey
tests reading, mathematics and science performance by
students in 65 economies worldwide. In light of the education
unrest in Chile of the past year, it is quite a revelation to
know of the progress Chilean students have made over the
past decade. That done, will the Chilean system evolve into a
high performing one? If Chile gets education reform right, (a
big if) there is no doubt that it surely will evolve positively...
Time To Teach Teens [Paperback]
http://goo.gl/fwZ53
How can we get teenagers engaged in autonomous and

cooperative learning? If the teenagers you teach are like the
ones I teach, this is not an easy task. Why?
Because being a teenager is difficult. However, I believe there
are some avenues I've taken that can offer a way to increase
your success in teaching teens.
The aim of this book is therefore, to share experieces which
have worked. This is not intended to prescribe, but to
describe.
The successful teacher will adapt my experience to their own
teaching and learning context.
Connectivism and Connected Knowledge:

Participating in a MOOC [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/jxnIs
Currently, there are two ways to find out what learning in a

massive, open, online course is like: One, you can participate
in such a course, provided you have the time necessary to
invest in such a learning experience. When your time is the
limited and precious commodity that we all know it to be, you
may not be able to participate, however. Dont feel bad about
that. Thats life, and for the majority of us mortals, we work
for a living in a world that will not let us simply employ our
time in any pursuit. We have to be selective, to be balanced
with the way in which we invest our time. Families, friends,
hobbies, rest & relaxation demand an equal share of the 24
hour clock. So, if we cant participate in a MOOC, that leaves
option two available. Option Two? You can read this book
Writing For Publication: Publish or Perish

[Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/JsyOq
Publish or Perish. Like it or not, if you have chosen academia

as a career, there is very little alternative to publishing. You
must seek the legitimacy of peer approval on the one hand,
and the track record of consistent publications.
A one off publication in a local magazine or journal, once a
year, simply is not enough. Yet how to publish, when no one
ever taught you how to write and publish a Research Article,
let alone an entire book. This book fills that gap by sharing
with students, teachers, investigators and researchers the
writing for publication process. Its message is reduced to one
fundamental virtue: Perseverance. Rejection is to be expected
and is dealt with positively. If a writer is perseverant, her /
his efforts will result in publication...
Native Speaker Needed? [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/Ek3dD
At the 2007 TESOL Chile Conference the question was asked: Are native speaker
teachers automatically the best teachers of a language? Just because you speak a
language naturally, does that mean you can teach it? Or does the process of
learning a language to a high level of fluency make non-native speaker teachers
far better equipped to teach that language? This book shares the global voices of
those on both sides of the issue, pro and con, with their realities, perceptions and
beliefs.
Some say the Native Speaker is the best teacher. Others voices say the NonNative Speaker teacher is the best teacher. Some say students and their parents
prefer the Native Speaker. Others say the evidence does not support that
statement. This is where we begin our journey.
The book takes this point of departure, the never ending controversy of the
mythical Native Speaker as the ideal language teacher, privileged, superior, and
with a standard of English unattainable for a learner. Right from the outset, the
learner is doomed to ultimate failure, to possess a level of language known as
"interlanguage" a linguistic Limbo...
Meet Me In Memphis [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/MjGkv
This is a tale of serendipitous romance and fortuitous

misfortune. Its got a familiar feel, mixing in the culture of
two nations, and two world-renowned cities, Memphis and
Santiago. A romance needs beauty, and this book has the
mythological beauty of a goddess present within its pages.
To make it complete, theres a courageous teacher of English,
with a dilemma, with a choice to chance, a difficult decision to
make. That is, if the choice can be made. I would be remiss in
my duties if I did not leave you with a final word of caution:
the reading of this book will cause you to feel the need to
travel, to go Walking in Memphis, to enjoy the culture and
customs you will find within its pages. So, will you, Meet Me
in Memphis?
Looking For Catarina
[Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/XW7if
In Looking For Catarina you will

find two lovers, who are worlds apart. Indeed, they are separated by
their worlds. In such instances, one resigns oneself to the realities that
govern life, and in time, the memory of the other fades away.
Or grows stronger, with each passing day, each passing moment, and
binds one beyond, time, distance, and space itself. Caterina will be loved
by one who feels this depth and intensity and love. Yet will it be enough
to save her from her fate?
As you go Looking For Catarina, you will be looking for your own
redemption, affirming a present love, or resolving a love story that
presented impossible obstacles, and you let your love slip away. In this
centuries old love story, you reclaim that love, and hold it near and dear
to you, day by day, moment by moment, century by century. I would be
remiss in my duties if I did not leave you with a caution: This book is for
lovers only. If you be without love, the reading of this book will cause
you to go, Looking for Catarina, looking for love
Boudicca: Her Story [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/IWCqx
What is deemed as hisstory is often determined by those who survived to write it.
In other words, history is written by the victors. The Roman
historian, Tacitus, left us an account of the Roman victory
over Queen Boudicca in the year A.D. 60-61.
Yet undeniably, every community has a memory of itself. Not
a history, nor an archive, nor an authoritative record, but a
living memory, an awareness of a collective identity woven of
a thousand stories.
Now, with the help of the Roman historian Tacitus, I shall tell
you Queen Boudiccas story, her-story
http://goo.gl/IWCqx
Professionalism & Serendipity for Teachers:

Powerful Cognitive Learning [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/61tLC
Serendipity is defined as, " A

fortunate discovery made by luck." Many scientific discoveries
were made serendipitously: antibiotics, X-Rays, gravity, etc.
The list could stretch on for days. Yet the nagging question is
this one: Was it really all due to serendipity? Just plain luck?
Or was there something else at work, something that had
been done prior to the incident of serendipity? As a teacher,
the limited time and resources we have available demand that
we make professional development an intentional act, that is,
if we are to derive maximum benefits from our efforts, and
ultimately, for our students. This book offers plain, tried and
tested, simple yet powerful, cognitive approach to maximise
the students and teachers learning, anywhere, anytime, by
anybody...
Unlocking Reading For All Students [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/YpY7L
This book shares reading

fundamentals that were presented to a group of teachers at a
school where I worked, Colegio del Verbo Divino, in Las
Condes, in the city of Santiago de Chile. In this sense, it has
undergone actual practical application of the concepts
presented. Further, in terms of theory, this book aims to
share research on reading, and more importantly, how to help
students unlock the key to a lifetime of pleasure and learning.
It does not seek to cause controversy, rather, it seeks to
serve as a reference for the first time teacher of reading and
for the experienced teacher of reading who wishes to return
to the basics of reading, as defined by the National Reading
Panel in 2000.
Teaching the Four Skills in EFL: [Kindle Edition]
http://goo.gl/tp11n
Over the course of my

teaching career I have learned much from observation and
experimentation with my students. I owe an eternal debt of
gratitude for their willingness to cooperate with me over the
years.
Thank you, dear students!
EFL Teachers: No matter how good a particular resource or
lesson may be, in the end, there is no substitute for the
teachers own judgement about what works and what doesnt
work with your students.. In this spirit, I recommend the
activities for teaching the four skills contained within these
pages.
Epilogue: A Personal Message

For the readers of my books
Thank you, one and all, individually and collectively, for
buying my books. Your support and your loyalty is greatly
appreciated. Without you, I must honestly admit that I would
not have sat down to write as much and as often as I have.
Reader(s) are inspirational for writers, let there be no doubt
about that. So please write a review for me. It helps, a lot.
As I look over the books I have written, I admit I am content
with what I have written, and how I have written. Firstly,
What I have written is my life story, my autobiography, in
every line and in every word. It is full of life, a life lived, full
of hopes and dreams, joys and pleasure, and yes, failure and
pain.
You will agree with me that I am human, with lots of deeds
and qualities that I am proud of, and an equal amount of
deeds and qualities that give me much to strive for in the
future, namely, to become a better person, in spite of the
difficulty that goal obviously entails.
My stories and my books about teaching reveal my way of
thinking. I am dedicated, I am motivated, I am a teacher. I
love teaching English, and I equally love meeting teachers.
My books leave no doubt about the sincerity of my love for
the profession of teaching, and for my deep and abiding faith
that we can do better, as teachers, if we help each other to
achieve the outer limits of our potential. The saying,
Together we are better, has never been more true than

today, never more possible, than today. We have the tools
and the technology to do great things.
As a great man once said, If not now, when? If not here,
where? If not you, who? Dag Hammarskjld (19051961)
Ladies and Gentlemen, now is our time, today is our day.
Though we may lose our way when a strong wind blows, we
must continue when the wind dies down. We can not wait for
someone else to come along, when we are already here.
Though we may lose faith when we are disappointed, we must
regain that faith and press on when the frustration subsides.
Though we many have never been told how powerful we are,
we must trust in the knowledge that we are powerful, capable
of great things, together. We must never lose hope, for it is
the source of ultimate goodness that we all possess.
In my books, hope, faith, power, all come together to answer
the three questions asked by Secretary-General Dag
Hammerskjld:
If not now, When? We answer: Now. If not here, Where? We
answer: Here. If not you, Who? We answer: I. That is what
my writing is all about, helping you to realise that what we do
now, right here, matters...
Thank you kindly, in advance, all of you, for buying my books,
for writing a review. Its the beginning of something
wonderful, for you, for your students, for all of us...
The Rapper J-Zwock (My Son)
Book Trailer: Celestial Games
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Exceptional Educational Leadership [Kindle Edition]

Exceptional Educational Leadership: Everyone

Born to Teach: Becoming A Gifted Teacher [Kindle

Exploring Chinese Education [Kindle Edition]

Exploring Chinese Education:

Exceptional Educational Leadership: Everyone is a Leader

Thomas Jerome Baker is the Past-President of TESOL Chile (2010-2011). He is the

20-Question Author Interview:

Gaby, at an English course and can boast Ive been reading,

4. What inspired you to write your first book?

My students, who were all boys, werent reading well. They

publisher print a few copies. Seven years went by before I had

Born to Teach: Becoming a Gifted Teacher

The Interview Teacher: From Imagination to Sophistication.

9. How long does it usually take you to write a book,

Thats tricky since Amy Winehouse: Angel Song was

Further, all the proceeds, every penny, every dollar, every

Obviously, this book took a long time to write, but when Im

To say Im addicted to writing would be an injustice, however.

language. I have several of their books, and they have

15. What are you currently reading?

16. What piece of advice would you give to a new

17. Do you have another project in the works? If so,

Also, Im still writing the last book in the Storyteller trilogy. It

18. How can people get in touch with you?

I have a Author Page / Fan Page on Facebook, an Author

Poems & Poetry: Our Story

This is the place where one looks,

Being A Teacher in Chile

Most Studious on Amazon Kindle

Teacher Talking Time

Teacher Talking Time

Connectivism For EFL Teachers

Connectivism For EFL Teachers

EdCamp Santiago: The First Seven Days

EdCamp Santiago: The First Seven Days

Boudicca: Her Story

Boudicca: Her Story

The Collected Short Stories of

The Collected Short Stories of

Links to Paperback Books at

Being A Reading Teacher

Being A Teacher In Chile

Celestial Games: Aquarians, Lepechauns & The Pot of Gold

Book Trailer: Celestial Games

Connectivism for EFL Teachers:

How to Teach the Art of Writing

Let A Thousand Models Bloom:

My Dear Friend, Welcome to Chile

Teacher Professional Development: Reflections

Teacher Talking Time:

Teaching Academic Writing:

Teaching Debate in Chile:

Teaching the Four Skills in EFL:

The Chilean National English Test:

The International Baccalaureate:

The Interview Teacher:

The Last Storyteller:

The Native Speaker Myth ReVisited

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