Your Attitude is the Lesson However long you think the lesson will be, it will rarely turn out that way. But the one thing you can always control is the energy you bring into the room. Your attitude going into a class will set the tone for the entire period. Learning occurs best in an […]
The first tip for teaching is to be adaptable to daily circumstances. Teaching Pacing: It’s Never What You Expect However long you think the lesson will be, it will rarely turn out that way. I have planned lessons and made elaborate PowerPoints that took me four hours to create. I thought the presentation would take
Group work can be a great way to engage a class. With groups, different levels of students with different backgrounds can be matched together which enables the students to learn from each other. There are several guidelines to follow when crafting group assignments. The first guideline is keeping the groups to a reasonable size. Four to five people are
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When you are assigned a class that you have not taught before, there is a lot of preparation that needs to take place. First, you need to talk with the Department Chair and get a copy of the syllabus from the last time the class was offered. If possible, get a couple of past syllabi for the
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