
5 Tips on How to Start a Course without a Coursebook
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After years of dealing with students who are interested in classes but not really with coursebooks, I came up with five steps that will help you in case you're stuck with covering for a teacher who's forgotten to leave the teacher's book, creating a very short course or managing a course that isn't supplemented with students' copies.

"Authentic Learning in the Digital Age" - can we connect technology and better education?
Larissa Pahomov is a part of Science Leadership Academy, and the book she wrote offers not only her insight on creating an authentic learning environment, but also bears the mark of a true practitioner and some of the answers are the ones that make this book more than a guide for other SLA teachers.

Tell them what we're doing! (guest note by Ewa Torebko)
I met Ewa last August during workshop where she shared her way of lesson planning and sharing it with her students. I found the idea just brilliant, so I asked her to write a guest post for my blog, so that you have the opportunity to learn from the master herself.

What school leaders need to know...
I found some parts of the book a little bit outdated, however, the majority of the articles shed new light on some of the digital tools I've been using for a while. If you want to read a book that gives you a moment of reflection on your technological approach - that's a great book for you.

Get Ready For Academic IELTS in 120 hours (+free syllabus)
Two months ago I wrote about a crash course Preparing for Academic IELTS test. Today I want to share my reflections on a new book by Macmillan Education: Ready for IELTS 2nd edition by Sam McCarter and Louis Rogers.

7 ideas that might be used for Halloween (or any other spooky lesson)
With the annual influx of Halloween-themed posts by my fellow bloggers I was like "meh, I don't even like Halloween, I guess I only wrote about it once" - so I looked through my own posts and realised my memory is somewhat problematic (it probably goes with my age, ah well...). Having brushed the dust off my old ideas I found six activities more or less connected to this pleasantly grim festivity you may enjoy with your students.

7 YouTube channels to spice up your lessons
If you teach teenagers or digitally aware adults you may enjoy a little YT party as well, just try to moderate the videos presented by students as some of the videos may turn out to be somewhat inappropriate.
If you want to avoid potential embarrassment, try to show some EFL-friendly channels. Don't know which ones are worth recommendation? Well, I've shortlisted some nice channels and hope you'll find them enjoyable.

Bring some colours to your classroom (autumn lesson ideas)
I know that your favourite season is probably summer - especially with the holidays, right? Well, the break from school is over but, with rainy days coming, your work may feel like an unbearable drudgery. Luckily for us all, I have some ideas to share - and I tested all of them and must say they're guaranteed to bring some colours to your greyish classroom!

How to prepare for Academic IELTS in 35 hours (+ free syllabus)
I have been preparing others for Academic IELTS for more than five years now, and I can see its growing popularity - especially among young people who want to study abroad. To be honest, I do encourage my students to choose a nice university abroad - most Polish universities are not famous for their friendly and creative atmosphere.
To make your life easier, I prepared a syllabus for my course.

Murders in the classroom (doom doom!)
I think everyone, teachers and students alike, feels more or less murderous in September, especially on Mondays. So what can we do? Absolutely: bring proper crime to the classroom, have fun and relieve the negative feelings! I want to share some of the mystery-solving activities I've been working with for a surprisingly long time, and they're still loved by my students.