Teaching and Learning in Large Classes: 10 Action Principles
Post submitted by Whole Child Blogger Tymeesa Rutledge
A small group of dedicated teachers and professionals gathered at ASCD’s Annual Conference to hear Greg Rouault speak about principles for teaching large classes. Rouault, a professor at Konan University, Hirao School of Management in western Japan, was honest about teaching large classes: “There isn’t going to be an answer at the end.”
Rouault acknowledged that teaching large classes can be challenging. He emphasized that teachers should look past physical constraints of the classroom, focusing instead on getting students to learn despite the size of a class.
“Take on the challenge and focus on what you can change instead of what you can’t,” said Rouault to the