Today is Week 2 - Wednesday - 2 minutes. I remember hearing a philosophy on teaching that said this: You may as well learn how to teach in 10:2 increments because that's how students learn. This meant teach for 10 minutes and break for 2. Many teachers drone on and on...like the teacher in Charlie Brown.
I break my class into 10-15 minute chunks...keeps things moving...keeps my adult learners interested and involved and, most of the time, awake. Even longer activities can be broken down into smaller bites.
For example, our first-day activity is thirty minutes, but is broken up like this:
* Break into groups - 2 min
* Make a group plan - 3 min
* Interview classmates - 10 min
* Compile information - 5 min
* Draw or graph findings - 5 min
* Present info - 5 min
Everyone can be successful! College for working adults doesn't need to feel impossible! In the span of half an hour, we have performed so many different activities that everyone has performed something they're good at whether it's listening, organizing, writing, drawing talking, planning, or just having fun!
In fact, if you're pursuing Nursing, Human Resources Careers, Surgical Technology, or even Fashion Merchandising Courses, and you're NOT having fun...you might want to try Harrison College!
I break my class into 10-15 minute chunks...keeps things moving...keeps my adult learners interested and involved and, most of the time, awake. Even longer activities can be broken down into smaller bites.
For example, our first-day activity is thirty minutes, but is broken up like this:
* Break into groups - 2 min
* Make a group plan - 3 min
* Interview classmates - 10 min
* Compile information - 5 min
* Draw or graph findings - 5 min
* Present info - 5 min
Everyone can be successful! College for working adults doesn't need to feel impossible! In the span of half an hour, we have performed so many different activities that everyone has performed something they're good at whether it's listening, organizing, writing, drawing talking, planning, or just having fun!
In fact, if you're pursuing Nursing, Human Resources Careers, Surgical Technology, or even Fashion Merchandising Courses, and you're NOT having fun...you might want to try Harrison College!
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