The long and short of it is… presentation matters. It matters how we present our material.

As Burgess says, “There is no award given to the teacher who fills every class period with bell-to-bell instruction. It doesn’t matter how much material you teach, it only matters how much is received.”

How true is that? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought but I’ve taught this. Um… clearly, it was not received. You can teach and teach and teach, but if the material isn’t being received, then you will always find yourself back at square one.

Hmmm? Perhaps it wasn’t the content that I lacked in my lesson, perhaps it was my presentation. Perhaps I just didn’t teach it in a memorable way.

Never fear though, Dave has got you covered. From huge ideas like creating a room transformation to small ideas like leaving a message on the board, Burgess provides you with 32 possible hooks for your lessons organized into seven categories.

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