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    AI in Education | elt | esl

    Teaching AI Literacy: Can AI Feel What You Feel? Part 1

    Byevasimkesyan June 2, 2026June 14, 2026

    An experiment with me, myself and Generative AI to teach AI Literacy In a world where the number of AI users is increasing every other day, teachers’ responsibility to teach students how to use it is becoming essential. We should teach our students to use AI ethically and we should also become AI literate. Our…

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  • Creating images with AI
    AI in Education | creative writing | elt | esl

    Creating Images with AI: Can AI See What You See?

    Byevasimkesyan May 19, 2026June 14, 2026

    What if the gap between what your students write and what an AI generates is the best language lesson you’ve never planned? Last week, I was playing around with AI to create images. I wasn’t very good at with creating images with AI tools initially. I described a city scene and the image was dull….

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  • Creating ELT Games with Claude: 2 Surprisingly Simple Examples
    AI in Education | creative tasks | elt | esl | lesson ideas | Lesson Planning

    Creating ELT Games with Claude: 2 Surprisingly Simple Examples

    Byevasimkesyan May 12, 2026July 16, 2026

    A Step-by-Step Guide Creating ELT games with Claude AI was something I stumbled into while preparing an exit test for my A1 adult evening class. I wanted something more engaging than a worksheet. That’s when I thought — what if I asked Claude to turn it into a game? What followed was one of those…

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  • May is here!
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    May is Here

    Byevasimkesyan May 1, 2026June 13, 2026

    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….

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  • Group Work in EFL
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    Same Prompt, Different AI Tools

    Byevasimkesyan April 12, 2026June 18, 2026

      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…

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  • keeping a notebook
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    Using AI in EFL Teaching: Learning When to Stop

    Byevasimkesyan April 8, 2026June 13, 2026

    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…

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  • tesol spain 2026
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    TESOL Spain 2026: An Amazing Conference

    Byevasimkesyan March 23, 2026June 13, 2026

    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…

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  • Lesson Planning Essentials #1: Warm-ups and Lead-ins
    Lesson Planning | elt | esl

    Lesson Planning Essentials #1: Warm-ups and Lead-ins

    Byevasimkesyan February 12, 2026June 14, 2026

    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…

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  • Looking Back Before Looking Forward
    creative writing | critical thinking

    Looking Back Before Looking Forward

    Byevasimkesyan December 29, 2025June 3, 2026

    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,…

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  • Using Generative AI to Develop Writing Skills for Secondary Learners
    AI in Education | elt | esl

    Using Generative AI to Develop Writing Skills for Secondary Learners

    Byevasimkesyan December 9, 2025June 13, 2026

    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…

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  • Group Work in EFL
    lesson ideas | elt | esl

    Setting Group Work in EFL Classroom

    Byevasimkesyan November 12, 2025June 13, 2026

    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…

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  • Grammar Sentences
    grammar | elt | esl | lesson ideas | Lesson Planning

    CTRL+ALT+DEL the Old Grammar Sentences to Teach

    Byevasimkesyan August 5, 2025June 13, 2026

    “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…

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