Today I am all out of sorts. The classes went great and I was able to get a lot of work done today, but I have other things on my mind at the moment that make thinking critically difficult to accomplish. This will probably be short. 

EL 200 went exactly according to plan. The students were engaged and worked hard. I wonder if this has something to do with the way that the grammatical lessons are structured from the textbook. They seem to be in a much more linear format compared to the other lessons from the text. I also think that the lessons are much more selective in how they work. Just when I think I have a great idea to tie in something else, I read that idea in the text as a recommendation or a next step. I think this also makes it easier for me to flow with the lesson. I was also able to come up with a game on the fly. I had already intended on doing some sort of mini game, but the opportunity was open for a much broader version. Now I just need to figure out how to make the readings flow better. 

Well, tomorrow is MELED 2019. It’s going to be a full day with a long schedule. I am looking forward to one of the sessions. It just happens to be the last session of the conference. It’s going to be a long day.