Ham It Up to Build Relationships with Your Students

Jason LimBlog, Connect Better, Engage Better

TL;DR: Build relationships with students by not being afraid to look goofy or silly in front of them. Some strategies to build relationships with students include using movie quotes or current popular songs, telling jokes, dancing, and more. When I graduated from college, I did not know what I was going to do.  To be honest, I wanted to be … Read More

Blended Learning: My Fear for the Future

Teach Better TeamBlog, Engage Better, Lesson Plan Better, Tech Better

TL;DR: It is important that educators don’t mistake the model of learning in the past year as true blended learning. When blended learning is implemented properly, educator stress levels will decrease and student success levels will increase. I began teaching with a blended learning approach before anybody really knew what it was. I had always been intrigued by flipping my … Read More

Preheat Your Grill

Bobbie FrenchBlog, Engage Better

TL;DR: Grab students’ attention, interest, and curiosity to increase engagement. As you start planning your next lesson, think of ways to preheat your grill and hook students into your lessons. Give students a reason to look forward to coming back to class the next day. ‘Preheat your grill’ by using different virtual backgrounds, implementing scavenger hunts, and getting students moving. … Read More

Rethinking Class Participation

Sam Haley-HillBlog, Engage Better

TL;DR: Remote and hybrid learning environments demand that we reconsider our understanding and perspective of class participation. There are many different ways students can participate, a number of which that don’t involve verbal interactions.  Participation is shown through volunteering answers, asking questions, following the teacher’s instructions, completing work in a timely manner, helping others, actively listening, coming to class with … Read More