Break It Down: A Quick Prep Method for In-Class Workshops

Our category 20 Minutes to Class Time shares ideas you can put together with little prep for effective in-person teaching. Today’s post focuses on a fast method for breaking down and modeling reading, learning, or writing strategies for in-class practice. I often hit the same point every semester: realizing my students know how to do

That Time I Lost My Cool in Class (Well, Just a Little)

One of my classes this semester is small—almost too small. It’s a teaching-focused course, but only a few people in the room want to be teachers. I few (I’m flattered!) signed up because they’ve enjoyed past courses I’ve taught. A few others had no choice—they just needed a class for credit. Among ten students total,

Stocking the Pantry

A few weeks ago, we talked about our “20 Minutes to Class Time” presentation at Central New Mexico Community College’s 11th Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. We were more than happy and amazed at the number of people who attended our session (it was about double what we had anticipated), and the feedback we