Tony WeldonCHEP

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Soft skills are very important as instructors to communicate and relate to our students. It is harder to teach that importance of soft skills to our students. Students are so focused on how to do something, that they over look that they have to be able to relate and work with others. It's like pulling teeth to get students to come out of their world of me, me ,me and see that it is important to work with others and relate to others inside and outside the classroom. Once students see the importance of soft skills as well as the… >>>

Tony Weldon CHEP

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Student Retention

This is a good course. The information gave different directions to go to motivate students to stay in class and most importantly to stay in school and not give up.

Tony Weldon CHEP

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This is a great couse to take. Many of the subjects disscussed I am doing, but they are some that I hadn't thought of when it come to planning my future lesson plans. I think it is a great idea to include objectives on all lesson. Thank you for this wonderful course!

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]]> ]]> I have been using Adaptive Learning in all of the different subjects I teach in the form of Gamification. Have students answer questions relating to the course, answer the question correctly and then get rewarded as shown a big impact in students wanting ti learn. Seeing that there is a reward for knowing what is being taught in the classroom allows students to compete with each other and for them to see where they are compared to other students in the classroom. Keep in mind that I never say to any student you didn't score as much as another student. I emphasis how well a student does and show them where they can be the next time we do a game in class relating to the course. It's not so much that everyone gets a prize for beign on a team like I've seen for sports, it's stayo=ing positive for those students that feel they are behind and to look forward to where you are going and what you are going to accomplish.

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Tony WeldonCHEP

About me

Activity

Tony Weldon CHEP

Blog Comment

Soft skills are very important as instructors to communicate and relate to our students. It is harder to teach that importance of soft skills to our students. Students are so focused on how to do something, that they over look that they have to be able to relate and work with others. It's like pulling teeth to get students to come out of their world of me, me ,me and see that it is important to work with others and relate to others inside and outside the classroom. Once students see the importance of soft skills as well as the… >>>

Tony Weldon CHEP

Blog Comment

Student Retention

This is a good course. The information gave different directions to go to motivate students to stay in class and most importantly to stay in school and not give up.

Tony Weldon CHEP

Discussion Comment

This is a great couse to take. Many of the subjects disscussed I am doing, but they are some that I hadn't thought of when it come to planning my future lesson plans. I think it is a great idea to include objectives on all lesson. Thank you for this wonderful course!

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]]> ]]> I have been using Adaptive Learning in all of the different subjects I teach in the form of Gamification. Have students answer questions relating to the course, answer the question correctly and then get rewarded as shown a big impact in students wanting ti learn. Seeing that there is a reward for knowing what is being taught in the classroom allows students to compete with each other and for them to see where they are compared to other students in the classroom. Keep in mind that I never say to any student you didn't score as much as another student. I emphasis how well a student does and show them where they can be the next time we do a game in class relating to the course. It's not so much that everyone gets a prize for beign on a team like I've seen for sports, it's stayo=ing positive for those students that feel they are behind and to look forward to where you are going and what you are going to accomplish.

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