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44. Engaging Small Classes: What to Do When You Only Have a Few Students

44. Engaging Small Classes: What to Do When You Only Have a Few Students

FromSecondary Science Simplified™


44. Engaging Small Classes: What to Do When You Only Have a Few Students

FromSecondary Science Simplified™

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Managing large classes can be a challenge but engaging small classes can be equally as difficult. If you are struggling with engaging your small class, you’re not alone! I’ve been there twice (teaching class periods with only 6 students!) and today, I’m sharing what I’ve learned about engaging small classes. Trying to keep the excitement and energy up in a small class isn’t easy and finding ways to do activities without enough students is challenging.  So in this episode, I am sharing my four BEST tips for helping you engage your small classes. We are covering why you should lighten up when you’re teaching a small class, the power of discussion and how it helps build a culture that encourages questions, how to use unique rewards as a means of motivation, and what to do when you just don’t have enough bodies for labs. Don’t forget to grab your Halloween-themed FREEBIE for biology, anatomy, chemistry, and physics! Resources Mentioned: FREEBIE: Halloween-themed resources Photosynthesis Activity - Class Relay Follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts. Check out the show notes for all resources mentioned in this episode: https://itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/episode44
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Secondary Science Simplified is a podcast specifically for high school science teachers that will help you to engage your students AND simplify your life as a secondary science educator. Each week Rebecca, from It's Not Rocket Science, and her guests will share practical and easy-to-implement strategies for decreasing your workload so that you can stop working overtime and start focusing your energy doing what you love - actually teaching! Teaching doesn't have to be rocket science, and you'll learn exactly what you need to do to simplify your secondary science teaching life so that you can enjoy your life outside of school even more. Head to itsnotrocketscienceclassroom.com/challenge to grab your FREE Classroom Reset Challenge.