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3 Tips for the Minutes Before Class

Two-Minute Tips: Short videos to help you excel in the academic workplace

By  James M. Lang and 
Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez
October 22, 2018

Two-Minute Tips

Looking for a way to improve your teaching? Start by working on your pre-class routine. The minutes before class begins provide a prime opportunity to set the tone for a successful lesson. Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz tells you how in this Two-Minute Tips video.

For more advice on improving your teaching before class even starts, read James M. Lang’s article “Small Changes in Teaching: The Minutes Before Class.”

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is breaking-news editor. Follow her on Twitter @FernandaZamudio, or email her at fzamudiosuarez@chronicle.com.

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Two-Minute Tips

Looking for a way to improve your teaching? Start by working on your pre-class routine. The minutes before class begins provide a prime opportunity to set the tone for a successful lesson. Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz tells you how in this Two-Minute Tips video.

For more advice on improving your teaching before class even starts, read James M. Lang’s article “Small Changes in Teaching: The Minutes Before Class.”

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is breaking-news editor. Follow her on Twitter @FernandaZamudio, or email her at fzamudiosuarez@chronicle.com.

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James M. Lang
James M. Lang is a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence in 2023-24. His most recent book is Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It, published by Basic Books. He also is the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning.
Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez
Fernanda is newsletter product manager at The Chronicle. She is the voice behind Chronicle newsletters like the Weekly Briefing, Five Weeks to a Better Semester, and more. She also writes about what Chronicle readers are thinking. Send her an email at fernanda@chronicle.com.
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