I tried something new today in class, and it didn’t go as well as I thought it was going to go. I planned an activity where my students were going to act out the key terms that were going to be on tomorrow’s test. It was almost like a game of charades. From the inception […]
One of the first things I tell my student teachers is, “Don’t be their friend.” This is one lesson that new teachers have a tough time learning. We all want to be connected with the students. We want them to trust us and want to see us as their friend, but it’s important to create […]
Hello everybody, I want to share with you what I’ve done this year with YouTube. When I give lectures, I use Powerpoint, moving from slide to slide as I speak. The students copy down the notes from the slide, and these notes become what they study with for the test. I don’t use the book […]
I’ve been asked a lot about dealing with students who are being disruptive in class. I always tell them that there are different levels of disruption. The more serious disruptions need to be handled immediately with the student being sent out of class to the office. The more common disruptions, however, can be, and should […]
