Classroom management is the key to a long and fruitful student instructor relationship. They need someone they can relate to as well as respect! 

The training for a first year teacher was truly insightful. I have learned have to impactful to those around me. Every student deserves a chance to be successful whether they are in trade school or a four year university. 

Making class fun and exciting often helps with retention and team building exercises

I have the best group of co-workers.  These fellow instructors work together, we help each other and learn from each other.  They are the best resource!  I have also discovered through the years, that I think I have come across every possible classroom scenario, and I still run across new situations every term.  I learn a lot from my students!

I really enjoyed taking this coarse, I enjoyed refreshing my mind with some of the already practices I use is a classroom setting. Thank you for making the coarse so interesting.

One of the things I can use right away was learned near the end of the course.  

Not being uneasy about doing the right thing poorly and recognizing that this is part of the learning process and that it is the only way to get to the final block (doing the right thing well) is helpful.  Knowing that I am not alone in this worry is also helpful.  I will be more confident about having to do the right thing poorly when this comes up in the future and not be so worried about it.  This is something that… >>>

I think being a new instructor I overwhelmed myself with too many what if's, like "what if my students don't take me seriously," "What if I make a fool out of myself," as well as others. After going through this course I was able to relax and have some time to reflect on my purpose and goals are. So for me it is going to be about taking some time to decompress and reflect, as well as to not be afraid to ask questions or for help. 

This course helped me to re-evaluate certain things that I've been doing and also giving me new insights.

I found this course educational and relevant to my workplace. My plan is to organize my files by scanning/uploading my course material and handouts to an electronic filing. This in turn should slim my hardcopy files and make locating materials much easier, in turn saving me time. 

I am the biggest proscrastinator i know. The only thing that gets me going is the last minute. I will utilize my time better by prioritizing. 

Stressful situations can lead us to conflict amongst each other, we are challenged everyday, it's important to find an outlet to decompress.  

As any professor can testify, there are many types of students in the classroom. Each student comes with strengths and challenges. The angry student is the most challenging for me. I sometimes forget that it is more important to gain respect than to be liked. We all like the encouraging comments from our students. The student who, after the second day of class says that you are not qualified to teach the course makes one re-examine what was said and done that may have jeapordized the respect. 

There is much to be learned about the verbal and non-verbal communication… >>>

I learned the importance of over preparing.

I learned the value of knowing all my students names and how that will promote an environment hwere the students feel they are respected.

Instructors who roam the hallways and glad hand with everyone are a constant source of stress.

Importance of active listening. Engaging quite students in small group projects to see if they understands the content. 

This course has been very beneficial to me as an instructor.  I spent most of the time during the course reflecting and evaluating my non-verbal communication behaviors.  I will definitely be making some changes immediately.

Thanks

I've been teaching for 19 years now and this module reminded me of some basic things I learned in the beginning that I have steered away from

Course very relevant as service learning plays a prominent role in curriculum At Concorde in the Dental Hygiene Department. Students enjoy the community connection.

Index cards can be useful ?!

Yes, I use index cards in a class or two to help me with attendance and accomplishments. My EET250 Computer Organization I inseat class uses index cards. Each student writes their name on the top line, followed by the ten dates of the class on each line. Each day, I hand out the cards at the start of each class. When the first hour is up, I take attedance based on the cards that have not been handed out yet. I can mark "A" or "L" on the cards for "absent" or "late".  They… >>>