- Learn students' first names.
- Set the tone the first day.
- Have students write journals.
- Do quick assessment at the end of every class.
- Use an open discussion format.
- Reinforce students' contributions.
- Give value to attempts and expositions.
- Encourage students to work collaboratively.
- Give stickers or stamps for good grades
- Don't use red ink to correct papers.
- Allow "cheat sheets" for tests.
- Give rebates for tests.
- Use relevant word problems.
- Model risk taking.
from: Kellermeier, J. (1996). Feminist pedagogy in teaching general education
mathematics: Creating the riskable classroom. Feminist Teacher, 10(1), 8-11.
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