I look forward to preparing a weekly calendar of due dates - for me and my students - and a checklist of my tasks for the week. Preparation is key.

I look forward to implementing the standards of professionalism and "ways of working" set out by my institution. I will commit to crafting a professional development plan and ensuring that my students can expect the highest degree of work ethics from me.

I have learned to Vary my delivery style, give mini-lectures instead of long drawn out speeches. Focus on hitting each of the learning styles where possible: Written, Auditory, Visual, and Tactile. Build rapport with students and take notes each class to improve my own styles and deliveries.

I learned how to be more effective in my lectures with how I phrase/ask questions to my class. I also learned that certain questioning techniques can be more or less effective in different situations and how to determine the best way to move forward in a lesson without shutting out certain types of students.

Creating a comfortable and supportive classroom environment has always been important to me. I try to show students in many ways that my appreciation and care for them does not depend on how easily they grasp the information. 

I didn't realize that IEPs stop at age 21. That's interesting as we have many learners returning to school who are over 21. 

FReminded of “structural supports” – possibly an outline or something that helps student take notes-- and how these are an integral part to student succuss.

Head, Heart and Gut are the main goals for a class. 1st impressions are extremely important. Getting to know students and allowing them to feel valued and noticed by other students as well as the teacher is a priority.

I liked the section that gave examples of how to turn closed questions into open ones. I think it is super beneficial to start rephrasing as many closed questions as I can. I am also super guilty of answering my own questions if it gets awkward, and I appreciated the insight on how to handle that.

Love the research supported ideas in this program. The importance of group size was helpful to think about—too big the work doesn’t get done and people can’t make contributions. Research has shown that groups with six to eight members get the most work done.