Student Engagement

Student Engagement I had a nightmare the other night. I was asked to teach a class at the last minute and had no lesson plan.  While I scrambled, students became increasingly unruly.  Zero [...]

As soon as the students get accustomed to the classroom procedures, they will be more motivated.  As soon as I get some (better) T.A.s, the class will run more smoothly.  As soon as ….  One day I [...]

So how do you get students to enter the classroom and immediately begin to work?  How do you get students working bell-to-bell without loss of instructional time at the beginning and end of [...]

There are many ways to engage students:  Providing hands-on activities;  (White boards, active expressions, drawing, interactive notebook activities or marking while the teacher talks); putting [...]

When you think of preterite practice, do you think of boring conjugations, drills, and writing practices?  How do you make the Preterite tense in Spanish fun? There are many activities that lead [...]