I have learned in this module the importance of setting the expectations and requirements through the visual aid of the syllabus, and the need for grabbing the students interest and attention during  your first meeting to get them excited about the course and career they have chosen.

I definitely need to be more organized.

I need to "circulate" more in class; even though I'm often 'tied' to the board in front of the room.

I am for the most part a guide. But, this course has caused me to pigeon-hole my collogues into specific categories.  

My students are young adults entering one of the medical fields. I use primarily an authoritative style of instruction to impart the seriousness of their future careers.

Being kind even when stress is heavy

My doing problems in the front of the classroom keeps me from "circulating" about the room.

I need to be spending more time discussing the Syllabus the first day that we meet.

Being a new instructor is tough; even if you are an experienced educator starting at a new location, you are still a new instructor there. So you are having to learn the way things are done there, and creating your class from scratch sometimes feels like you are new all over. Wanting to do well and prove yourself puts additional pressure on you, especially an educator who is brand new to the educator world. As a new educator in my first teaching role, I apparently touched and hit all the "rookie" mistakes in one semester, so I got them out… >>>