I am a high energy instructor with a passion for my feild so I use alot of personal experience to make what ime teaching relevant to the career field. I use the white board alot and some powerpoint. I plan on emplimenting multicoler notes to go along with class. any thoughts?

I'm asking because I'm always trying to improve my classes but if you have an approach that works with 90% of your students cumulatively do you try and shake it up or stick with a winning formula.

A good instructor is prepared for class beforehand and is neat and organized. A great instructor is always prepared because he or she is always thinking about there class. what I can do to help my students succeed. and a passion for the field I teach.

any advice on how to prepare for this?

does anyone still use these?

I always review my lesson plans before the start of a class and make any changes then.

In my field new products and standards(codes)are being developed every day. It is very important to keep current with these changes so my lesson plans change with almost every class.

I always include page numbers, props used, additional material, and any other resource used in my procedure section of the lesson plan.

I always have extra material ready to use if needed. It always relates to the current topic and is from interesting outside sources.

every thing I studied the were relly make sicne and..I love it and learn from it...I am using these tecniques most of the time most of the time.

we do not have access to colored paper or colored printing. Any other suggestions?

I've never written a lesson plan before. I was wondering if I could post one of my lesson plans for discussion and get some feedback on improving it. here it is: Lesson Plan Title: Starting writing with the Narrative Concept / Topic To Teach: Prewriting, the narrative essay, the thesis, topic sentences General Goal(s) Terms: Essay, Thesis, Topic Sentence, Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Prewriting, Narrative, Point of View Specific Objectives: Students will understand the writing process, the essay, and the Narrative essay. Students will complete the lesson by writing their own 2-3 page autobiographical narrative essay. Required Materials: Power point, overhead, handouts (outlines of lectures) Name plates, Netflix, Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Step-By-Step Procedures: This is a multi day lesson, and will cover two weeks (four sessions), ending with students handing in their typed essay. Day 1: When students enter, hand out name plates and ask them to sit in their Planet groups. Power point: intro to writing --define the essay --Things to consider when you write --Understand the assignment --Audience *Group Activity: Write a complaint about a grade you received from your current English professor (me) to one of the following people: The director of education, a priest or religious figure, your parent(s) or spouse, the bartender, someone in a street gang. (students may feel uncomfortable with langue for the gang; they may say cussing is inappropriate for the college classroom. Remind them that this is an activity and not the way we normally hold class; however, it is appropriate to cuss while dealing with a street gang.) --Purpose --Finding a topic --prewriting strategies *Group Activity: using Netflix watch a portion of _Creature Comforts America_ “Art”. Have students in their groups use the prewriting strategies to develop topic ideas based on the short film. (Observe students prewriting process to ensure they are trying the different strategies) *some topics they may develop: the use of famous paintings in the film; the character’s voices matching the animals, the humor, the ideas of what art is agree or disagree. Conclude Day one by handing out the writing assignment and allowing students to ask questions. Homework read: “Into Thin Air,” and “Naming Good Path Elk,” in the text book. Thanks everyone for reading and giving feedback.

My focus is on project work, not tests, and the percentage for tests is far less than projects. For most students, this helps, but some have problems reading and still do poorly. Does anyone have any suggestions?

My design school has 5 hour class times. I use the first 30 minutes to introduce a subject and have discussion about it. Then the rest of class time is for students to work on projects. I find it works best so students can get projects done during class time.

Its great to share my experiences with students to help give them ideas about the specific things they will encounter in their desired career choice.

The different colors of paper can really add to the student experience. It is a change of pace and emphasizes the material

I have found that my adult students seem to be able to help me sometimes with the computer, I let them teach me.

We have forms that allow us to evaluate each students progress. By doing this I always know when a student is in need of help.

I always write important information on the board along with name date objectives. I find that adding an essential question daily about the prior lesson seems to keep my students refreshed with yestedays material.

I have been teaching for about 3years and I have been moved around my division and I seek help from my co workers. I also use a test generator that helps me save some time.