Thinking back to your grade school years, what is the teaching style that BEST impacting you?

I really enjoyed learning about the different types of teaching styles. I did not realize how differently individuals learn. I think that it's a good idea to help students identify their own learning styles. Together we will be able to be more effective and impactful with the information we are providing them.

It was interesting to read about the pros and cons of the different types of test questions. When I teach, I will try to ensure that my type of question matches with my goals and the students' knowledge level. 

Look the part, come in well dressed and in order. Show respect and earn the classes respect. Be a leader by example.

I believe that we should always be learning and improving and this is very evident from this material. Thank you

Words you use can determine how your class is going to respond to your instructions. We want to use words that encourage students to participate in the classroom and fell the want to learn the material you are teaching. 

I liked how we were taught that we can use certain words that aren't negative and this increases the flow and feel of the classroom learning the topic at hand.

This module covered Bloom's taxonomy, which describes increasing levels of complexity in understanding. I will incorporate this concept when teaching by starting with basic knowledge questions, advancing to comprehension type questions, and then seeing if students can reach the application and analysis levels. This will of course depend on how far the students are in their studies. 

I found the portion about the Socratic method to be particularly interesting. In nursing, there are many physiological processes that nurses have been taught over and over. It is easy to simply memorize these things and eventually just accept them as the way things are. However, I will attempt to use the Socratic method to get students thinking about the reasoning behind them so that they will be able to understand the content more deeply. 

During this module, I was surprised to learn that teaching using the students preferred learning style can improve grades by 10%. That could be a full letter grade difference. I plan to use this information by incorporating as many learning styles into my instruction as possible, ideally all of them.