In any type of work environment, and in my opinion, especially teaching, being organized is very important. Organization ensures that the class remains on-task and does not have to stop for any unexpected delay. Before I started teaching at the college level, I taught high school, where organization is key. I found it very important to have the entire 9 weeks planned out and all assignments ready. I was able to take this organization and apply it to 10-week terms at the college level. When producing the syllabus for any one class, it is important to know what information is… >>>

A good way for me to learn about my students' learning styles is to play games with them on the first day of class. For example, I have students listen to my background information (education, likes, and dislikes) and "quiz" them on the information. I also write this information on the board and show pictures of things. This helps me identify how the students remembered the information. Even though this is a college class, I like to play BINGO with the students on the first day. Don't you remember those days when you would have to get a classmate to… >>>

On occasion, I have difficulty in keeping students involved and interested in the topic being discussed. I often find that I end up craking jokes and telling personal stories and getting students to contribute their own stories as well. I often bring in games such as jeopardy to engage the students with the content material. I find that playing games with the material where student not only answer questions but create the questions themselves, help them in retaining the information. Many of my students ask me at the beginning of each class which game we will be playing that day.… >>>