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Are we really creative?

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Being creative is the key to opening, unblocking someone else's creativity - but I'm not really sure that being a "creative teacher" is enough, I'd say that being a creative human being is more important here. I believe we, teachers, should not only bring creative classroom activities, we should focus on unblocking this aspect in our students' mindsets.

"Language Learning with Digital Video" by Goldstein and Driver

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Language Learning with Digital Video" by Ben Goldstein and Paul Driver, surprisingly, doesn't focus on funny youtube videos with cats and ideas how a teacher can use them in the classroom, but it includes two parts - video exploitation (still, no cats) and video creation.

"Language Learning with Technology" by Graham Stanley

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What do we do during summer break? We read books about teaching! ... Yes, we're slighly mad :)

Teacher Training Essentials by Craig Thaine

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The book I've just finished is "Teacher Training Essentials" by Craig Thaine – a sensible position for all teachers, from pre-service to experienced ones. The book consists of three main parts, and each workshop includes trainer's notes and worksheets (which automatically gives the book +20 to the general impression).

Halloween with a zombie apocalypse? Sure thing!

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With Halloween approaching, a teacher has to come up with some entertaining ideas. I'm not a fan of classes dedicated directly to the occasion, I prefer running a normal lesson with a little twist. This year I've decided to go with something new - namely, the apocalypse.

Quick review: "Classroom Management Techniques" by Jim Scrivener

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Being a teacher means you have to learn at least as much as you teach, so when my language school got a copy of "Classroom Management Techniques" by Jim Scrivener I had to borrow it for a while. It's easy to read and logically organised (I love properly organised handbooks) and, naturally, I've decided I might share some of my thoughts on the book.

Teaching insults or Shakespeare? Why not both?

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Now we can make our students familiar with old Will and bring some fun to the classroom at the same time. I found this book in Glastonbury and loved it - so when I could get my own copy, naturally, I did. Well, that's simply a generator of Shakespearean insults. With a dictionary (woohoo). It's funny, it's interesting, it's enriching one's vocabulary. Pure awesomeness!

Dixit - a nice game for the end of a course

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I want to share a really nice board game called Dixit. I used to play it with friends, but I decided to try it with my intermediate+ students who apparently fell in love with the game. It's very easy to play and is perfect as an activity at the end of the course when the students know each other and are used to their specific ways of thinking.

THE book a teacher should have

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It was a couple of years after I graduated when I took part in a contest by Macmillan and won a book. Any book from their offer, I remember it well. How wisely did I choose deciding on a book called 700 Classroom Activities by David Seymour and Maria Popova from Macmillan Books for Teachers series! It appeared to be the best book a teacher could get  - at least, a teacher like me.

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