
Netflix - your own EFL teacher at home
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With the weather getting nicer with every day, it's more and more difficult to stay in. I generally love staying home, but even for me there's a limit to delicious tea, good books and cosy blankets. I feel like I need something extra to keep me at home, and fortunately there's Netflix!

7 Free Online Courses in April (and not one about teaching online!)
Self-isolation, week 3.
Do you also have the feeling that you'd like the good, old times back?
If you want to escape to the world of education, feel free to join me. I know you must be pretty tired, so I carefully omitted all the courses on teaching online.

Creativity is key! (book review)
As Alan Maley says, I passionately believe creativity to be central to learning, including language learning. When I saw his 50 Creative Activities published by CUP, I knew I had to take a look at the book.

Memome for everyone - practising comparatives
When a friendly neighbourhood Teacher's Corner introduced a new game called Memome, I thought, it's basically just a typical memo activity. And to be honest, I was right... but it turns out to be much more versatile.

That is Evil! Valentine's Day
If your preferred shade of red is rouge de Tarantino and you do appreciate love stories with a little bit of a twist, I've got something for you - a collection of evil (well, sometimes not so evil, just a tiny bit malicious) Valentine's songs I collected on Spotify.

Aliens vs Humans (lesson plan)
I think teaching is pretty much like discovering aliens, getting familiar with them and trying to communicate with them - and as a bonus, aliens are a really nice topic to talk about in the classroom. After all, there are no good or bad answers, and everyone can share their wildest ideas!

I Like to Move It, Move It (lesson idea)
Have you ever taken part in something we call YouTube Party? It happens when you meet friends, chat a bit and suddenly someone goes like "have you seen this video on YouTube?"... and you're doomed; you know that for the next two hours you'll be watching random stuff telling you more than you want about your mates' interests. The curse (or the blessing) of a creative teacher is when you see such material you know it's literally ready to wrap it up in some more or less educational principles and you're ready to go with a lesson.

Perfect Tips for Teacher Development (book review)
You may already know I'm a fan of CPD. The more I teach, the more I realise I have to learn. The more experienced trainer I am, the more people I meet who show me how to improve and develop. When I saw Jack C. Richards' 50 Tips for Teacher Development, I loved it from the very first moment.

StoryBits Kids
Some time ago I wrote about StoryBits, a simple yet creative tool to implement storytelling into your class. I found it a pretty nice "last resort" tool as you can use it when your class gets awkwardly silent - just pick a card and think about something you can use it for. This autumn brought a much-welcome variation of the original game, StoryBits Kids.

Time management (not only) for teachers (book review)
It took me half a year to finish one book - seriously, and it's not because I'm a slow reader, quite contrary. It's a book addressing one of my greatest problems (apart from procrastination and struggling with taking over the world) which is time management, something a work-from-home person may have issues with - I sure did.
