ACTE's Region II Conference 2026

I was disappointed. The end of course evaluations were in for the computer applications course I taught. The instructor ratings were good, but the overall course evaluation was mediocre. I had to figure out a better way to teach this class. And I needed to figure out how to spend less time grading student projects.
 
I realize the literature about being an effective teacher says we should use small group work, but I hated small group work for a variety of reasons. However, after spending the Christmas break thinking about how to better teach the computer applications class, I came up with a totally new approach to using small groups in the class. And it worked. The students were enthused about the idea, I spent less time grading projects, and the course evaluation improved substantially.
 
In this presentation a new approach to small group work will be illustrated.