Susan Polick

Hi Judith - Thanks for your post to the forum. Students do seem to feel more confident when working in groups. Best wishes for continued success in yur teaching career. Susan

Judith Rydman

I find that posing a question to the class and having them split into groups of five or so for discussion, then each group presenting their conclusions to the larger group has promoted enthusiasm and energy and is by nature, question producing.

Susan Polick

HI Albert- Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree completely - Students who sit passively through endless lectures learn less than students who are actively involved in their learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Albert Magdaleno

It is good to involve the student in the learning process. The more a student is involved with the learning process, the more the student is getting out of it. It empowers the student.

Sarah Haezebrouck

I usually base my involvement on a day by day topic by topic basis. If my students truly understand the subject matter- we tend to get off topic and need to redurect ourselves. Usually we can discuss the th etopic have several great questions to build upon in about 15-20 minutes- thats healthy in my mind- however, the more difficult the topic- the lengthier the discussion may be. I think you should just base involvement on a per topic basis and monitor the content of discussion.