I know that many of us are like a pinball going from direction to another as we move through our day to educate our students because it is never a simple matter of showing up to teach our assigned classes. There is much, much more to it when you consider those who directly or indirectly support what we are tying to do in the classroom, kitchen, or field with the students. To assist you in that process it is worth taking some time to read research on teaching for learning. There are hundreds and hundreds of journals out there that you can peruse to get ideas to teach a new class, solve an ongoing problem in the classroom on student performance, and more.
To get you started, Virginia Tech's Center for Instructional Development and Education Research has a website you can go to and access all kinds of education journals; many of which have nothing to do with culinary arts and education but EVERYTHING to do with teaching for learning. I am an advocate of looking outside our discipline to get fresh ideas and perhaps you are doing the same. To see the list of journals and catch up on what others are doing to provide quality education to their students check out: http://www.cideronline.org/jihe/view1.cfm. You may not be able to view all of them but if you have a library the librarian should be able to get you articles from those who may subscribe.
Have a great week!
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