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Creativity is key! (book review)
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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.

7 Free Online Courses in February
All the people who are currently enjoying proper winter - I'm really jealous! In my place we're more likely to see snowdrops than snowflakes and it's really sad. Fortunately you can learn something new regardless of the weather. I found seven interesting online courses that are useful, enjoyable and free.

7 Free Online Courses in January
This month I've found some really classy courses that will definitely help you start the year with a boom:

7 Free Online Courses in December
Naturally, relaxing means taking care of one's body and mind - and what's better than learning something new? My pro-tip for online courses in December is watching online classes and baking cakes or cookies at the same time. Bliss! If you want to give it a try, I have a batch of seven free online courses to accompany your culinary endeavours.

Public speaking for teachers? Why not? (book review)
The main reason I bought Public Speaking for Success was the fact that I'm doing more and more workshops, and I realise I have quite a vast area to improve. Talk Like TED was really inspiring, so I decided to try the book by Dale Carnegie (famous for How to Win Friends and Influence People). To my surprise, even though the book is targeted at salespeople and presenters, teachers still may find it useful.

Teacher, do you remember why you love your job?
I believe we all know this feeling of discouragement, with more and more administrative duties, students requiring more individual care and parents who are becoming more and more demanding.
What I want to write about is a short list of things that may help you smile, lift up your chin and remember that we matter, teachers matter, that regardless of what people claim, we do change the world. And we should never, ever, stop believing that.

Dear teacher, vulnerability is not weakness
Imagine an educational system where it's OK for teachers to openly admit their issues and share them with colleagues in atmosphere of mutual understanding. Imagine teachers carrying this attitude to the classroom and teaching it by showing - making the students believe that it's OK to feel insecure, that everyone has issues once in a while and that there are people who are willing to help instead of judging.

7 Free Online Courses in December
Winter is here - maybe it's snowy in your place, but here in Poland it's just grey and dull (and cold). I managed to find some fine hot chocolate, just to spend my evenings reading and learning. Like every month, I found a set of lovely free online courses, so you may spend your winter break learning something new.

Self-reflect December Challenge
It's almost December which means 2018 is almost over! How?! I mean, last time I blinked it was summer! And with the End Of Year Month I have an idea for a little challenge I want to share with you and make it a nice game where we can reflect on 2018 a bit.

7 Free Online Courses in November
I know most people feel rather sad in November, but I believe there's nothing better to cheer you up like a nice online course. You can enjoy it at home, listening to raindrops or favourite music...