Great! You gave the strategy from post #1 in this series a go, and you are getting significantly more classroom participation and are inching toward more worthwhile discussions! But…the responses you are getting are not assuring you that the students are comprehending the material. What to do next? Problem #2 – No One is Getting […]
How to Engage Your Whole Class in Worthwhile Discussion
Facilitating Worthwhile Class Discussions AKA How Do I Get My Students to Talk? Your goal: worthwhile discussion. Your results: less than stellar, to say the least. You know what I’m talking about. You try to get a good discussion going in class but it’s always the same students with their hands up…or maybe no one […]
Setting Goals in the Classroom
One of the first things I like to do each new year is make a vision board to help me set personal and professional goals and post that visual reminder somewhere prominent so that I can be continually reminded of the things I hope to accomplish in my life short term. Throughout the year, I […]