REFOCUS
I like the idea of REFOCUS. It is a very good exercise to reevaluate where you have been with the class, what has been accomplished, and what needs yet to be done. It can re-energize you.
Hi Angela,
I know you are going to have good results from this strategy. This will help the students to become re-energized when they hit the mid-course blahs.
Gary
I also like this idea, and I think it could be a good one to actually share and explain to the class. Everyone has the need to refocus from time to time in their lives and knowing those steps, even just in the back of their minds as "that one thing we did in school years ago" could be very valuable! I am planning/hoping to incorporate going over this idea any time I see my future students starting to feel/seem bogged down mid-term.
I agree. The start of each week we look at the syllabus regarding where we've been and where we're going and how one subject will floow into the next.
With respect to keeping excitement and surprise into the class, I reguarly use curent economic / business news to illustrate topics that we've covered.
