38-Transform your Class into a Daily TED Talk
b'Educators have an unquenchable thirst to explain. I have this urge. If some students don\\u2019t get it, it\\u2019s my job to clarify. Unfortunately, this tendency can disengage students who got it the first time.
It\\u2019s been my observation, both from the standpoint of being a student...and then working with colleagues as an adult, that teachers aren\\u2019t the best at weighing the trade-offs of their marathon explanations, presentations, and lectures. Let\\u2019s be less windy. Let\\u2019s become more attuned to nonverbal cues from our students. When we\\u2019ve lost the eyes, when their heads start to droop, when they get fidgety, when they\\u2019re unresponsive to prompts, they\\u2019re disengaged and we need to adjust. A great template for teacher presentations is the ubiquitous TED Talk.'