Variety is the spice of life and it is also the spice to learning and teaching.
Each class enters wondering what they will do, which demonstrates my effectiveness in changing instructional strategies. I have used the computer lab heavily in World History to have the students design newsletters, so quizzes, games, and PowerPoint presentations. I have found web pages that relate to economic objectives of managing money, Colonial Hunt based on topics on early colonization and various instructional aids to the textbook that increase critical thinking.