Marcia Tate Was Excellent!

As a somewhat introverted and type A person, I am skeptical of using a few of Marcia Tate's strategies -- not that they weren't good ones. For example, throwing things and moving around too much in my classroom, which is a computer lab, will have to be carefully managed. For example, one of my homeroom students stood up too quickly the other day, and knocked a monitor over onto the floor. (Luckily, it still works!) However, a Smart Board was just installed in my classroom this week. So, I think I will be able to incorporate more movement as students do things using the Smart Board.

I really liked the idea of using music in my classroom. However, I worry about that too. I like order. So, the introduction of anything that may get my students riled up or off task is scary to me. I really am going to have to do some soul-searching on that one.

However, I do like many of her other strategies, some of which I am already using. Since I teach Business Education, students are always doing hands-on activities. Visual learning, technology and role playing (for example, mock job interviews) happen all the time. I think all CTAE (Career Techical and Agriculatural Education) classes automatically utilize many of the 20 strategies.