Backward chaining ,teaching from the end ,might work for computer classes but I do not think it works for medical classes as if I try that, student will say (Iam confused).But I like to enforce and debrief at the end of the class to show the big picture.

Absolutely. I love teaching and learning (two way communication) as I learn from my students things I was not exposed to in my career. I had MA student who finished surgical technician course before and took laser courses. He had no struggles in clinical skills classes specially naming surigical instruments. I enjoyed having him in my class and his questions/notes/feedback made learning process more fun.

Orientation of a new hired instructor is very important to alleviate the new teacher frustration about class preparation, access resources, company policies and the most important one is gaining her students respect. I had the chance to orient a new teacher this month and I noticed the dramatic changes in her performance, attitude and confidence as she was afraid her students will not respect her. Do you think that take time from your own class or add more expertise to your background?Do you think that her students satisfaction can have positive outcome when they rotate and come to you as… >>>

Topics are very interesting. I like the strategies of how to handle cheating students, angry students, and silent students then highlight how important is written complaint. Broken trust between instructor and a particular student keeps instructor alet all the time from any student behavior changes /attitude and that can be energy depriving. What do you think?

I like the strategy of (Use it wisely cards approach ) to handle center stage student but I will give them apportunity to get more cards if they ask or make good comments.

Using them as a help with tuotoring is another good strategy I utilize to vent their energy. I give them the board marker to solve hard problems on the board.

I loved the idea of making a calender per module attached to syllabus highlight the deadlines for assignments and enforce requirements /expectations for each student.