Well, this is a hard one. I can answer for the last few weeks. I changed the way I ran the schedule in my classroom. The students were so tired of doing classwork and I have to say so was I. I would much rather be in the lab than in the classroom any day. We spent 30 minutes in the classroom and then the rest of the time in the lab (1 hour). The students work harder knowing that if they get done the next hour will be better. This has been the best decision I could have made. It makes life a little easier.
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel. Sometimes when I lecture, it appears as if I would never finish teaching that standard. After passing out the sponge assignment in the beginning, and reviewing that activity students tend to loose focus during remaining instruction.
I prefer to do labs more because it keeps students engaged and they are curious about their final product. This also helps us when it comes to assessing the students.