I always start my class with ice breakers, starting with myself. It usually turns out to be very informative, fun and relaxes everyone. It can be time consuming in a large class but, it is worth the time spent!

agree using media and professionalism is very important in any profession. I am an instructor in the health care field and I make every effort to to use media in diffrent forms. My goal is to train the student very well in thier field

One way that I have recently changed how I am giving information is by watching the students who have been through my classes before. I realized, after watching those students, that they weren't doing some of the things that I was sure I had taught them. My honest first thought was that they were just being lazy. Yes, that is harsh, but it was what I felt. It couldn't possibly be my fault they weren't doing what they were supposed to. WRONG!!!! The truth is that I had failed them. So now I have gone back and looked at what I am teaching, how I am teaching it, and who I am teaching it to. This has been a very recent adjustment, and it will be a little while before I see the results of these changes. I can only hope these changes will be helpful, and that my students will benefit from them. I guess one of the things I have learned is that how I teach what I teach should constantly be changing if it isn't working. Sounds simple, I guess, but it takes some of us longer to see what is right in front of us, unfortunately.

Our Generation Y students ability to reason is far less than the Generation X abilities. We need to understand that they are computer savvy and the don't need to reason, everything they need is on google. We need to revamp or teaching strategies and test giving skills for this group.

I usually mark questions in the book that I'm going to use for the next class.

It was good to brush up on the learning knowledge again.

I teach sonography so my students need to practice scanning on a daily basis. However, patients are not always easy to come by, especially when learning OB. My school has a simulator that looks like a real patient laying on the exam table. I am able to program the simulator with any and all pathologies, as well as pregnancy, to allow the students to practice their scanning.

This lesson gave me confirmation of how well I have been doing as an instructor and also allow me to add some new things to my lesson plans. There is no such thing as not getting information because we have been teaching for X number of year. This is my 16th year teaching and I'm still picking up notes and ideas from other instructors rather we are teaching the same subjects or not; I figure out how to make it work in my field.

While preparing power points the students learning behavior should be kept in mind and one slide should not have more than 4-5 points and it should have graphics too.

Before you prepare for the class I think we should put ourselves in their shoes only then we will be able to make the students understand.

I believe that support materials help yo give that extra flare you need in your lessons.

Learning Objectives are extremely important. For me I belive that they help me stay on track in making sure that I am covering everything needed.

It is important to know who your students are and their learning styles. Not all students learn the same way. It is important to incorporate many different styles in your lesson plans to reach all students.

I too beleive that student input is important to a certain extinct. It is important that students are able to express their feelings about what they are learning as long as it doesn;t cross the line or interfere with the objectives.

I returned to the Educational Facility from which I graduated to become an Instructor after being out in the field. I tell my students on the first day that I have walked in their shoes down these very same hallway's, learned the same information that they are about to learn, performed the same projects that they themselves are about to perform and dealt with the same environmental issues. I even still have my school I.D. badge that I keep behind my regular I.D. badge just to show them where I came from. I believe that this gives me some credibility to my students.

I provide a number of ways to take the test. In class and online. We take the test in class without notes. If they are satisfied with their grade that is the grade they will get. If not they can take the online test during their own time as many times as they want with or without notes. I will take the average of the two test, in class without notes and on their own online for their grade. In the event they were absent or have to take a make up I take off 30% of the online grade they receive. What you you think of this method? I figure the repetition of taking the test will instill terms and the like.

Inevitably I will get two students that are polar opposites in terms of background experience. One will have not have enough prerequisite skill to keep up and they feel frustrated while the other might be a bit advance for the course that they be come bored with the pace of the class. I have found it beneficial to pair these students together. The frustrated student will have someone turn to if they missed something and the advance student finds out new ways of communicating what they know reinforcing their knowledge and perhaps leading to new discoveries. What do you think of this possible solution?

I have found that follow-allong demonstrations, handouts, and personal student to student follow up is a good combination when trying to teach involved skills. They can follow along during class and if then missed the lecture they can follow the handout on their own time. Or if the student feels the lecture is to slow they can use the handout to finish early. I will try to insert positive aspects of my personality in this process. So far the response from students has been great.

You can only imagine how much time and energy you'll save by implementing lesson plan and saving them for present and future use. This has been helpful

Material is outlined and we follow a grid. I set mine up in order for the entire mod. so I know what I am doing the next day. I keep a log book for all I have done and a calendar to keep track of tests and quizzes. Organization is the key. P O'Dwyer