Teaching & learning rhythms : tools to enhance student engagement

Summary: This seminar covers: Ways to resolve ongoing issues of 'flow' in the classroom ; Finding the right balance between information and reflection, repetition and variation, and low and high energy ; Engaging students as ?co-managers? of learning ; Shaping rhythms to provide a sense of engagement ; Teaching as a dramatic performance and energy exchange ; Analyzing your course structure with attention to short and long-term rhythms ; Why rhythm and balance are essential to shaping classroom communities ; The six-act approach to teaching Ways to manage a disengaged student ; Working with natural ebbs and flows in the teaching dynamic ; Centering yourself in the college classroom ; Mindfulness and reflection on your teaching process.