Guiding Principles

Chapter 2

SMALL TEACHING 

The book by James Lang introduces teaching changes based on nine learning strategies for college and secondary students.

A CONVERTED LECTURER

Harvard Physics Professor and peer instruction enthusiast Eric Mazur shares his insights and experiences with active learning techniques.

UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN

Jay McTigue, author of "Understanding by Design", provides consulting services to schools, districts, regional agencies and departments of education.

BACKWARD DESIGN GUIDE

Check the resources that Vanderbilt Center For Teaching and Learning made available on how to implement the "backward design" method.

CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE WITH ONLINE LEARNING

In this workshop conducted by Dan Levy, Teddy Svoronos and Anastacia Kay, students propose solutions for the challenges they face when learning from home.

TEMPLATE MESSAGE FOR TESTING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

The Excellent Online Teaching website features a template for instructing students on how to test their equipment before your Zoom session. 

TEDDY SVORONOS ZOOM TESTING ADVICE

Teddy Svoronos shares the information he sent to students in advance of their first Zoom class, offering guidance for preparing the session, joining the class, and using the Zoom controls during class. 

MEASURING TALKING TIME

These apps can support you tracking how much time you spend with each activity in class.

An app for teachers to analyze classroom conversation patterns.

Customizable stop watch app to keep track of classroom events down to the second.