
5 Dos and Don’ts of Giving Feedback
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Well, we’re professionals, so we’re quite used to feedback sessions, but the end of the school year can be somewhat stressful anyway – that’s why I want to share with you five don’ts and dos regarding giving feedback.

Design Your Own Course (book review)
I want to share my review of one of the best books for teachers - Course Design Strategy: The Art of Making People Learn by Ethan Honary. It includes many interesting facts about the process of learning, and the ways we can adjust our teaching methods to make them more efficient and enjoyable.

My Superhero Teacher: no-prep lesson plan
Unleash your ESL classroom superpowers! Take a look at this fun, no-prep lesson plan to learn how to integrate favourite superheroes into grammar lessons.

Flashcards in the Classroom: My Top 11 Activities
I love using flashcards in my classroom to engage my students and support active learning, to make them move, to introduce new vocabulary and revise the one already covered... That's why I decided to share my top 11 activities with flashcards.

Chairs in the Classroom: Yoga, Games and More!
I like using everyday classroom objects we can have in our classroom in creative and engaging ways to make learning fun. So far I've written about soft balls, food, toilet paper and scarves - but what about chairs? Can we use them to boost creativity, communication... and fun?

Edelweiss: Game, Mindfulness and EFL
Can you smell the Spring approaching, can you see its brilliant colours? No? Is your March still grey and rainy? Well, don't be sad, as I've got something that will not only brighten the mood of you and your students but also support mindful practices, help work on using English, and make you play yet another adorable - and relaxing - roleplaying game!

AI in the Classroom? Interview with ChatGPT
By now you must have heard of Chat GPT by OpenAI - an AI language model by some called the saviour of time-consuming writing compositions, by others the harbinger of doom😊 All that seems certain is that it will change the education as we know it.
You have probably read at least some ideas on how Chat GPT can help in EFL, but I decided to talk to ChatGPT directly. So here's the interview!

The Ultimate Set of Inspirations (free material)
Imagine 34 teachers of English sharing their ideas and inspirations, just so that you could try out their signature activities.
Imagine one creative Ania, who "made one set to rule them all, one set to find them, one set to bring them all, and in the union bind them"
Yet, unlike Sauron's gifts, this set is absolutely free!

7 Free Online Courses in February
February can be a vile month, cold, windy, dark and generally unpleasant - what's not to like? If you're still fuelled by your New Year resolutions, you might be interested in some free online courses that will definitely be a good start to you professional development journey in 2023. Neuroscience, future of education, LGBTQ+ inclusion, mentoring student teachers, AI for teachers and more - I'm sure you'll find something you like!

That Fateful Year: game, project, tool
Imagine a tool that will encourage your students to write creatively, regularly and as if they were playing a game. Sounds great? Well I want to share with you a literal game that will support not only your students' writing skills, but also their out-of-the-box thinking, enthusiasm, engagement and the belief that creative writing isn't that bad after all.