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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.

Role-Playing Teaching (Part 7: For Those About to Roll)
The following note is a rough translation of the post Erpegi na pierwszy raz. The author, Michał Laskowski, kindly agreed to me translating and sharing his work. It is originally meant for people who are already familiar with RPGs, so I believe you already know enough of theory and it's high time to start playing on your own!

Children Learning English: A Guidebook for English Language Teachers (book review)
Trying to broaden my horizons on the topic, I read a book by Jayne Moon “Children Learning English: A Guidebook for English Language Teachers”. As the author mentions in the introduction, "the book will help you to build on the knowledge and skills you already have, become aware of your beliefs about children and about teaching, re-assess your practice in the classroom, provide fresh ideas and new insights (…) and deepen your commitment to and enthusiasm for teaching children."

Role-Playing Teaching (Part 6: Game Mechanics)
I don't think I can move forward in writing about RPGs without discussing the mechanics. If you haven't played any proper RPGs before, you probably won't know that this aspect of games has been discussed for years, and involved: fandom wars, friendships ruined (seriously, been there) and physical injuries (OK, I might exaggerate a bit here) by almost all RPG players (minus D&D players who simply watch from the sidelines and eat popcorn ;) ).

5 Tips on How to Start a Course without a Coursebook
After years of dealing with students who are interested in classes but not really with coursebooks, I came up with five steps that will help you in case you're stuck with covering for a teacher who's forgotten to leave the teacher's book, creating a very short course or managing a course that isn't supplemented with students' copies.

How to complete an online course?
For a while now I've been sharing ideas on free online courses you can take up every month - hopefully you find them inspiring at least as much as I do. One of the comments I get is that while it's easy to find a nice course and sign in, it's far more difficult to complete it. Some people say that's why paid courses are a better option as you feel the pressure on finishing something you paid for.

"Authentic Learning in the Digital Age" - can we connect technology and better education?
Larissa Pahomov is a part of Science Leadership Academy, and the book she wrote offers not only her insight on creating an authentic learning environment, but also bears the mark of a true practitioner and some of the answers are the ones that make this book more than a guide for other SLA teachers.

Role Playing Teaching (Part 4: Games From Distant Worlds)
Today I want to share some examples of the environments and systems you may enjoy with your students. You may take your students to the adventure in the Wild West followed by a crime story a'la film noir in an urban fantasy setting.

Tell them what we're doing! (guest note by Ewa Torebko)
I met Ewa last August during workshop where she shared her way of lesson planning and sharing it with her students. I found the idea just brilliant, so I asked her to write a guest post for my blog, so that you have the opportunity to learn from the master herself.

New Year, New Me? 5 ideas on how to make 2018 more organised
Today I want to share some of the ideas I've practised in 2017 which made my life considerably easier. The reason I chose to write about my personal experience is due to my work as a teacher trainer - the longer I work with new teachers, the more noticeable it is to me that a lot of teaching-oriented problems stem from poor time management.
