Raise Up! is created by a team of volunteer contributors. You can find out more about them here.
Our Founders
Ilá Coimbra
Ilá has been an English teacher since 2001 and a teacher trainer since 2011. Ilá is based in Munich, Germany, holds DELTA Modules 1 & 2, CELTA and CPE certificates. She is also one of the founding members of BRAZ-TESOL Voices SIG, a special interest group that focuses on equality in ELT.
EFL teacher, teacher trainer, materials writer and podcast consultant based in Brasília.
James M. Taylor
I have taught English to adults and teenagers in Brazil, South Korea, Belgium and Costa Rica since 2007. I am currently specialising in bespoke one-to-one lessons for business and exam students.
In August 2018, I self-published my first ebook, entitled “How Was Your Weekend? 1001 Discussion Questions To Use With Your EFL/ESL Students” and I wrote ‘Our Languages’. my first coursebook series, for FTD Education in Brazil with Bruno Andrade. In 2019, I launched the Raise Up! Project with Ilá Coimbra, seeking to encourage greater diversity in ELT materials.
I am also a podcast consultant, including the ELTON nominated TEFL Commute podcast, IATEFL TDSIG’s Developod, and Seven Skills For The Future.
I am a former President and a co-founder of BELTA, the Belgian English Language Teachers Association. Currently I am Second-Vice President of BRAZ-TESOL Brasília and a committee member of IATEFL TDSIG.
In 2010, I started my blog, theteacherjames.com, on which I have continued to share lesson materials and opinion pieces. I am a very active member of the ELT community and regular present at conferences, both online and offline.
