
Exploiting Structured Practice
Preventing Discipline Problems “Is it possible to teach a lesson so effectively that the need for corrective feedback is nearly...

Weaning the Helpless Handraisers: Part 2 Teaching to the Visual Modality
Limitations of Verbal Prompts In our previous post we looked at the main impediment to working the crowd apart from the furniture, the...


Weaning the Helpless Handraisers: Part 1 Reinforcing Helplessness
The Same Kids Every Day During the first part of the lesson, call it input, students usually pay attention fairly well. You are engaging...