How to make a good first impression in the classroom?

This is it, ladies and gentlemen. August. Back to school vibes. New students. New classes. Oh, the horror? Not really! Watch this short video to learn 5 easy tips that will help you make a great first impression in your classroom.

5 Must-Have Teacher's Supplies to Survive BTS

Let me introduce a new subject on my blog – I’ve been writing about teaching, CPD, books and recommendations, I’ve shared free lesson plans… and I realised that as a proper blogger I need to share some lifestyle advice. Today: what you need to get during BTS shopping spree.

Role-Playing Summer: ideas and inspirations

As I wrote in my last post, I'm not writing anything this July - but I share short videos on my FB where you can watch me talking about my favourite RPGs. The first part is about Call of Cthulhu and other RPGs related to H.P. Lovecraft's Mythos. I believe these are the games that EFL teachers will find easy to start with.

7 Free Online Courses in July

Have you started your summer break? If you stay in, you may take up a nice online course. As usual, I found seven free courses that will be perfect for the summer!

Grammar up your classes! (book review)

The way I can explain my attitude to English grammar is love-hate relationship. One of the books that helped me enormously was Uncovering Grammar by the amazing Scott Thornbury. I read it years ago, and I’ve just finished rereading it to see how many things I implemented and how much useful it could be to an average EFL teacher.

7 no-prep course-ending lessons

With the current admin work (reports, grades etc.) it’s quite difficult to come up with a lesson that would be easy to teach, funny and engaging. I absolutely understand this predicament, so I browsed through my blog and found 7 lesson plans you can easily adapt to your classroom – both online and offline. You can find something for all age groups and levels.

7 Free Online Courses in June

Can you feel the summer break? I'm sure you're more than ready to relax, but as the Evil Empress of the World (in the Making) I must remind you there's not rest for the wicked! I found 7 great free online courses, so you can work on your teaching superpowers!

Lovecraftian Bedtime Story (for cats and their personnel)

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Today there is no blog post... only a bedtime story, although maybe not suitable for little children :) The story is by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and includes no blasphemous evil, no unspeakable terror lurking from the murky water... only cats. Enjoy!

10 Dos and Don'ts of Teaching Online

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I'm sure most of you already know what teaching online looks like, and you're getting quite experienced in this field. However, as a teacher, and a DoS observing quite a lot of online lessons, I must admit there are some universal truths worth sharing.

7 Free Online Courses in May

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The weather is getting more and more enjoyable, and the evenings are simply made to go out, breathe in the scent of spring flowers and listen to the birds clearly enjoying their human-free time... but it may be safer to stay in and enjoy a free online course or two!

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