Hi Ben,
I’ve been trolling the PLC with more rigor for the last few weeks since we have been back in school and I am so indebted to you and the PLC for all the ideas that I am taking and have taken from the group. This year I have 7 sections of high school Spanish 1, each class has an average of 38 students and the energy that it takes to work with CI is starting to take it toll. Yup, that’s about 300 students after I include my home room. I didn’t think that having the same course taught every hour without a break (I had to give up one of my prep periods) would be more difficult than having more courses to teach, but… I was just wondering if the PLC has any ideas on how to handle the lack of energy that I am feeling. I can’t seem to get the buy-in during class (mainly from myself) after doing the same brain breaks and structures for seven classes (each 75 minutes).
Thanks in advance,
Paul Seevinck