Build in 30 to 60 minutes at the opening of your class to conduct introductionsand review your objectives and agenda. Your beginning will look something like this: 1. Greet parti… See more

Divide your material into 50-minute modules. Each module will contain a warmup, a short lecture or presentation, an activity, and a debriefing, followed by a break. At th… See more

Warmups are short exercises—five minutes or shorter—that get people thinking about the topic you are about to cover. These brief activities can be a game or simply a question yo… See more

Keep your lecture to 20 minutes or less if possible. Present your information in full, but remember that adults generally stop retaining information after about 20 minutes. T… See more

Design an activity that gives your students an opportunity to practice what they just learned. Activities that involve breaking into small groups to complete a task or to discuss an … See more