Kathryn, Here are a couple thoughts. If there is required information that you feel is outdated, minimize it by having the student read or learn about that on their own, perhaps outside of class. Even if they respond to various degrees, it will have little impact on their grade. Next, carefully choose the most important imformattion and make sure that's where your emphasis is. It's like, "if my students learned only three things today, what would I choose for them?". Then, as time allows, more added topics. Finally, discussions don't have to be static activities. If students are given a small group study or pair-share discussion assignment, have them then bring their conclusions to the class. That way their time is used for both their personal interaction with peers, then presented to the whole class with information you won't have to present. You may want to add something they missed, or amplify a point or two, but basically you're using their discussion time in substitution for your lecturing time. It's a time management thing. Barry Westling