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Design Your Own Course (book review)
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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.

7 Free Online Courses in May
This month I focused on short courses full of teaching tips, and one course you may easily include in the class with young adults: writing applications and being interviewed!

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.

7 Free Online Courses in April
I really do hope you can feel the spring in the air, as in my place it's snowing! However, in case you also feel like staying in, I have some interesting courses you can enjoy this month. This time I focused on the courses that can help you improve your attitude, so you can become not only better educators, but also happier people. So, let's get started!

Let's Grow This Spring
Spring is officially here, so maybe we should get inspired and grow a bit as well? I want to share with you three books that may be quite useful if you want to become better teachers - and better people.

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!

7 Free Online Courses in March
March isn't the most beautiful month in the year - the days are getting longer, but it doesn't mean they are nicer, even though we may enjoy some random walks. However, the upcoming spring, and the promise of new beginnings, make March the perfect time to focus on your CPD and take a look at some free online courses! As usually, I found seven courses that look pretty promising.

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!