ED 125 was very informative.

I agree that creating a professional image is an important factor in the success of the classroom environment.  Using common sense is one of the most effective ways of becoming a high-quality instructor.

Just as important as being professional in style is teaching the students the importance of that for them as well.  As a prior Director in charge of hiring, I saw too many students applying without this knowledge.

I have learned thru many years in the medical world , that truth is stranger than fiction. I find that using real stories of past patients helps students relate to the example at hand. Some of the senireios in the material become mundane and the students lose interest. I preempt all my examples with the fact that this is a reals story and they seem to provide more attention and find it easier to relate.

Best Practices:

My story telling usually involves a real example of what actually happened with a piece of equipment or doing  a test. I'm teaching a lab class. One example was when my brother damaged and injured his shoulder while lifting weights. The class is studying rad. testing/studies  and I shared the rad. test that he had done before actually having the surgery and what rad. tests and studies was done after surgery. I try to bring the real world into my class room so that the students understand how important it is to be accountable for ones action,being an advocate for… >>>

THE MORE I LEARN ... THE LESS I KNOW

Helpful to intersperse the "mini lectures" the other learning activities when a large block of time is set aside for the day's learning.

I found the course to be very helpful with a wealth of information that I will utilize in my classrom. 

This was a very informative course.

It is bettwer to come prepare for classwith more than one plan, just in case something goes wrong you man remain calm because you prepared more than one plan.

Ann Nelson  

Helpful in my job.

This class helped me reevaluate using introductions as a tool to better understand students preferred learning styles. By asking the question: "how do you like to learn" during the student intro's I can do a quick assessment of the entire group. Most students in vo-tech schools will include an element of "hands-on" preference for sure. Our classes are structured to provide that.

I have found that keeping groups to a small number helps keep the activity running smoothly. I try to limit my activities to groups of no more than 4 students.

Learning involves doing and applying for the concepts to become real and applicable

One way I like to begin a class day is to use CAT tools to assess the students prior understanding of the material.  CAT stands for classroom assessment technique.  This could be a pre-test or even have the students write down 2-3 questions they had from the reading/homework that can guide a discussion after the lecture.  I have found that using small activites like this have increased preparedness for the class.  I am going to try to use a more innovative approach this coming week by utilizing the Nearpod app to give a pre-test to track each student individually and… >>>

I can refine my role in three roles and they are

These roles are:

• Model

• Manager

• Motivator

I thought the ED114 lesson was very helpful in providing in-classroom techniques to engaged the students.  I am always looking for ways to get lively interaction with me and among other students in the classroom.  I have been doing a good job but the lesson is very effective in fine-tuning one's classroom actions.  Recommend this lesson to all teachers--especially when older students and adults are involved

After an undergrad degree years ago in education and years in the technical field, this class quickly brought me back into the realm of teaching and presented key things to remember in order to be successful and put the student first.

Training:

Adult learners have different backgrouds. We should always try to empower them not with the just the knowledge of curriculum; but also with self-esteem.