{"id":36742,"date":"2026-05-24T10:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/?page_id=36742"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:38:05","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36742\" class=\"elementor elementor-36742\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b7899b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b7899b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7df991\" 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teachers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db1c2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db1c2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44138ae\" data-id=\"44138ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44ec47 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient 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hentry category-assessment\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/assessment\/qualitative-assessment-efl-self-peer-can-do\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tQualitative Assessment in EFL: Self-Assessment, Peer Feedback, and Can-Do Scales\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Originally published 2014 by Matt Shannon on iTDi.pro. I\u2019m going to make the case for qualitative assessment in your classroom, and in yourself. Let\u2019s start with what assessment (in this context) isn\u2019t: grades. I don\u2019t really have much heartfelt appreciation<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/assessment\/qualitative-assessment-efl-self-peer-can-do\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Qualitative Assessment in EFL: Self-Assessment, Peer Feedback, and Can-Do Scales\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-36383 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-lesson-planning-materials\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/lesson-planning-materials\/how-important-is-lesson-planning-efl\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Important Is Detailed Lesson Planning? It Depends on Where You Are as a Teacher\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Originally published 2012 by Scott Thornbury on iTDi.pro. How important is detailed lesson planning? Because you\u2019re probably expecting me to answer the question in the negative, and because I love surprising people, I\u2019ll answer it like this: VERY important \u2013<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/lesson-planning-materials\/how-important-is-lesson-planning-efl\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How Important Is Detailed Lesson Planning? It Depends on Where You Are as a Teacher\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-36332 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-assessment\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/itdi.pro\/community\/blog\/assessment\/efl-assessment-deaf-hard-of-hearing-learners\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhen Hard Work Isn&#8217;t Enough: Rethinking Assessment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing EFL Learners\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Originally published 2015 by Naomi Epstein on iTDi.pro It&#8217;s that time of year again at the high school. 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