Create stories with digital story cubes!
As teaching virtual classes sinks in, I’ve had to rethink all of my face-to-face classes. This has not been an easy task and planning has consumed more time than I [ … ]
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Online Speaking lesson creating trade cards
For my first online class, I planned a get to know each other session. This is a face-to-face Speaking for professional purposes class (public speaking) converted into an online one [ … ]
Teaching idea: using Play-Doh in my Higher Ed classes
The other day I was doing some shopping with my husband when I saw a bright and colorful pack of mini play-doh containers. My eyes lit up. I thought, “for [ … ]
Teaching idea: storytelling with voice dictation & story cubes
USING VOICE DICTATION WITH STORY CUBES In one of my speaking classes this week, I was teaching about storytelling, so I designed a warm-up I would like to share. First [ … ]
In-class flip: making infographics for oral presentations
For my public speaking class, I decided to ask my students to create an infographic with personal information in order to present to their classmates; this would allow them not [ … ]
In-Class Flip: Duplicated Sequenced Stations
Last week, in my public speaking class with 10th graders, I worked on how to create diagrams for presentations. For this class, I needed students to understand what a diagram [ … ]