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Self-assessment: how I introduced it in the classroom and survived
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What implementing self-assessment gave me, was something close to all-year long system of formative assessment. The great bonus is that those teens gain the great skill of being able to self-assess their own progress and this is a skill that will be useful in the future, when the memory of the IELTS preparation course is long gone.
Quizizz: making tests fun (+ activity ideas)
You must have heard of Quizlet and Kahoot!, but today I want to share my favourite quiz-making application: Quizizz. Apart from a name (try remembering which z is doubled!), this tool is not only useful and easy to grasp, but also fun to use, both for teachers and students. Quizizz allows people to create and use one another’s multiple-choice quizzes, so they can be used live as a form of classroom competition, or as homework.
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.
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.
The same exam
One of the most difficult tasks for me as a teacher is designing tests (and then test correction, I really hate it) - and the picture above explains why: it is virtually impossible to create a test everyone could find something they are good at.