May is the time when we need to focus on ourselves more. Here you can find a bunch of ideas for self care. Happy spring! There’s something about feeling the warmth of the sun on our faces that reminds us we are not just teachers. This time of year is full. Reports, assessments, end-of-year everything….
We’ve been surrounded by so many AI tools lately, and each one seems to offer endless possibilities. This weekend, I decided to try a few of them out and see what they would come up with. I used the same prompt on ChatGPT, Gemini, Canva, and Claude AI, and it was really interesting to…
When Less Is More I’ve always been ready to try what’s new in my field. When I attend a course, a conference, or a webinar, if I see something new, I want to try it immediately. It’s something I truly enjoy. I feel excited—I can’t stop myself. That’s how I started blogging and using Web…
My reflections on TESOL Spain 2026 I was in Seville from March 12th to 16th for an amazing ELT conference—the TESOL Spain 49th Annual National Convention. From the moment I was informed that my proposal was accepted, I knew it would be a great event. Everybody working for this conference did their best to make…
I’ve been planning to write something about lesson planning for a while, but I couldn’t decide how to do it. Then, while sitting on the couch and doing nothing for a while, suddenly I had this idea: “I will think about a 45-minute lesson flow where there will be warm-ups, lead-ins, pre-, while-, and post-activities…
As the year comes to an end, many language classrooms naturally turn to New Year’s resolutions. I actually love New Year’s resolutions: asking students to make lists, make promises to themselves, and draw road maps. However, over the years, I’ve noticed a shift in my own thinking. I still dream, plan, and imagine my future,…
What I Learned from Cambridge’s Webinar I’ve recently watched a webinar on using AI with our students, and this was by far one of the best webinars I have watched on GenAI. The webinar was organized by Cambridge English, titled “Using Generative AI to develop writing skills for secondary learners”. The aim was to explore…
Using Birth Order and Personality Adjectives in Group Work One of my favourite group work in EFL activities has always been getting students moving and talking at the same time. Years ago, I shared an activity on my blog called Get into groups according to… and it was always a hit because it got students…
“While I was watching a movie, the electricity went out.” Grammar sentences in EFL coursebooks have barely changed in decades. “While I was watching a movie, the electricity went out.” How many times have we seen this one? It is a classic for teaching past continuous and past simple. I do not even know how…
An Engaging Alternative for Chain Stories A fun conditional activity can completely change the energy in a grammar lesson. Grammar doesn’t have to mean drills and gap-fills. This activity combines logic, storytelling, and collaboration in a challenge that will get your learners thinking and speaking in conditionals. What’s the idea? Here is an activity I…
How to Design Warmers in Grammar Lessons That Actually Work When teaching grammar, context is everything. We want our students to see language as a tool for communication, not just a set of rules to memorize. That’s why presenting grammar within a meaningful context—through a reading or listening exercise, a short video, or a real-life…
Art and creativity with AI came together in an unexpected way during one of my reading classes. We were working on an article about art, and I started the lesson with a few warm-up questions: What is art? What do you think about art? The students had some interesting ideas, and their answers set the…
