
Being a teacher = being a learner (HQBL: 1)
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They say being a teacher is being a learner too, and I quite agree with that! So, when I saw a new course on coursera focused on Blended Learning I've decided to give it a go. Yay!

Teacher, let's watch a film...
I've come up with a couple of nice classroom activities regarding mostly short videos, but also some ideas about watching films.

Digit-all-love
I'm a teacher who does that only during the tests and I rather encourage my students to use their phones in the classroom on a regular basis. And teach them how to use their phones to help them learn.

Scaredy Cat: roleplay and/or creative writing
Scaredy Cat is a project by Heather Franzen and I must say I fell in love with it the moment I saw it - in fact I'm going to buy this tiny book because it's cute, adorable and I simply want to have it on my own :) Now - it's a lovely story and let me share its sweetness with you.

Don't panic and use warm-ups :)
What can we do with teenagers? Those sleepy, yawning, not really interested in learning teenagers? What can you do to wake them up, or make them switch off their mobile phones? Give them a nice warm-up, sure!

Deadly Islands (end of a course activity for pre-int+)
This is my absolutely favourite project ever. I love it, it has always worked for me and my students and I had a lot of fun with it!

Dixit - a nice game for the end of a course
I want to share a really nice board game called Dixit. I used to play it with friends, but I decided to try it with my intermediate+ students who apparently fell in love with the game. It's very easy to play and is perfect as an activity at the end of the course when the students know each other and are used to their specific ways of thinking.

Proper anatomy :)
That could be quite a nice homework for students - we all learn those boring parts of the body; but this might be a nice change

Creative pedagogy, language learning and technology - IATEFL presentation by Mr. Graham Stanley
Mr. Graham Stanley made a really nice presentation at the IATEFL conference and I enjoyed it immensely as it covers my field of interest - games and creative teaching. I do recommend watching this video as it is short (20 mins) and really funny, but let me sum it up a bit.

Mystery story writing (homework for intermediate+)
Dear students of groups H1 and H2S, you are to write a mystery story for your homework. I have decided to make you work on one of the most mysterious events of the 20th century - the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Since it is to be a mystery story, please, put aside your common sense and let's dive into the ocean of conspiracy theories.