My action plan to get the students attention was have a lesson plan prepared before class began.  I noticed when I was prepared it caused the students to understand what was going on and what to expect.

I love to hear the Harvard Professor saying please know your students and do not humilate your students. It is very important to be aware of our teaching methods if the method helps the student feel safe and welcome or are we belittling our students. This is very important to have a full group of students connected and motivated with the course and instructor. 

Although this course was very shallow and short, I plan on implementing the following:

1. Give students a printed copy of each class' objectives for notetaking and reflection.

2. Use more pair/think/share exercises to better engage all students especially those that are usually quiet.

3. Set up student pairs before class to help students gain exposure to different students.

4. More quizzes at the beginning of a class to reinforce learning and increase intrinsic motivation. (Not all have to be graded.)

5. Ask students for more feedback about classroom activities and sequences.

6. Continue building on active learning.

7. Think… >>>

I plan to focus more on greeting the student at the door and show a more caring atmosphere as an Instructor

Determining students motivators is important in rewarding them to support learning.

Course completed

I enjoyed the refresher on nonverbal communication

I find it very helpful to arrive 15 to 20 min before class starts. This allows me to interact with each student as they arrive. Before class even starts I share some personal experiences with them. I find this encourages students to arrive early. For some this is the best part of class. This allows them to get settled in and I can start class right on time.

Taking ED102 course has been a rewarding process. I have discoved some basic tipis for motivating, empowering, and retaining students. A big tips was learning about the need to REFOCUS so that I can recharge my battery thus maintaining students interest and focus in the class.

I learned that in order to retain our student populous, we need to sympathize and see where our student demographic is to relate to the student.

I plan on implementing more one to one time with each individual and talking with them to relate to each individual.

A best practice that works with some student populations is to have a positive quote of the day on the board.  I read the quote and may share an example of how it pertains to daily life as well as thier professional career.  Students are also invited to share a positive quote and indicate what it means to them.

This is an important issue. Many students (and people in general) need better time management skills. We all have the ability to choose to make the time we need to achieve our goals.  The underlying reason is to choose. I have in the past and will continue to show students how they can carve out the necessary time in their days/weeks/months to be successful. I am currently a student and live by this. I often help students create a calendar and allocate time for family, chores, work and anything else they need, then highlight the times they can do their… >>>

I just recently had a learning experince while teaching. I learned something about my teaching that I think I was not getting information across to my students. I was teaching one cohort after another 'how to round' (numbers). Yes, I had to teach college students how to round numbers. Sound crazy. Well not form the cultural perspecitve.

I learned that maybe, just maybe, not all cultures of the world teach rounding in elementary school like I learned. And maybe, just maybe other culture find no use for rounding. So I've changed my attitude toward teaching it and i hope that… >>>

By experience, I have observed that telling verbally students that they are doing a good job with their tests and especially on their mastery of newly acquired lab skills like vital signs, venipuncture, injections, doing surgical asepsis,etc. make them so much enthusiastic in doing their work even better the next time than not mentioning how well they've performed at all!  

While this course is a great reminder of many techniques we should all be implementing in our classrooms, it is more importantly a reminder of how much pleasure we as instructors gain from this type of classroom setting. When you approach your classroom in this manner, you and your students will LOVE it!

I have found that the more you share your personal journey the more you seem to relate to them. In order for student retention to occur instructors, facuilty and staff must come together and devise a plan. Instructors must build a special relationship with all students and maintain communication at all times. Understanding and relating to your students needs and concerns concerns.

I have found that the more you share your personal journey the more you seem to relate to them. In order for student retention to occur Instructors, facuilty and staff must come together and devise a plan. Instructors must build a special relationship with all students and maintain communication at all times. Understanding and relating to your students needs and concerns concerns.

This is a gray area that ther course treats as black and white.  Many motivators defined as extrinsic are also often intrinsic.

Example.  I get a gold star for having the top grade on a test.  That's extrinsic, and out course would say that's all it is.  But I like getting the gold star because it symbolizes my accomplishment and enhances my confidence.  That's intrinsic.

Gained a lot of insight with retention.

Never cross the line, and always strive to do your best,be an educator that cares, promotes and is willing to assist students in reaching their dreams.