I found 10/20/30 rule for developing Power Point Presentation is very good and helpful.The common mistakes that instructors make when using chalk/white board can be avoided after studying this course.

Field trips are important.You can know your students more closely and they can prepare worksheets on things ,the instructor wants them to focus on.

Ifeel if you are not ready for classthe stundent will see this and not willing to show up or will be late for class because you don't show them you really what to teach them and care for them.

I teach electrical class's i like to grade on hand on projects we also take our stundent out doing work out in the field working with other people in the trades this lets the stundents fill they have done something good for someone else.

I gave a Student a B because after several times of explaining how important it is to submit work on time the Student still continued to submit it late. I deducted 10 points from the final grade. The Student was upset and said so you just decided to give me a B and ruin my 4.0 average. The student is angry and thinks its my fault. How do you handle something like that?

Most of us know the flow of a class that we have taught numerous times. What happens though if you start a new subject for the first time? I find it helpfull to plan learning activities that will be useful in making my students interested in the topic, fun, and engaging. These may or may not be used depending on timing of the class schedule. Remembering this should make the creation of what's in your back pocket an activity that reenforces class discussions but are not a replacement for what would considered to be a necessity to the course syllabus.

I evaluate every student and I try my best to see in my students effects and their accomplished.I reward them .

When these kind of situation starts happening my my class room, I always have enought to be work and the students know how you are, how you handle your class.I make every strategies to make it work in a class, be very patience.

This is an everyday of selecting on every Methods of how you comunicate with students and on how you give them the instructions to them,be very motivated, be encouraging, and you will see the difference.

In order to be prepared to a class room is , as an instructor ( me ) I start preparing what is going to be taught then have hands on work and go over the work then if they dont understand I will answer every question they have.

Use colored paper for handaouts if possible because color draws the eye of the receiver and considered as visual learning to the students.

When I started out teaching I was hesitant to incorporate listed learning objectives in the course because as a student myself I often look over the learning objectives and skip to course content. But as I have been teaching for over a year now I see how learning objectives are very beneficial. If learning objectives are clearly posted, easy to understand and are relevant to the students' success in their field they can have a major impact on students' success and memory retention. I am constantly directing my students back to our learning objectives while they are doing activities in lab and in class as it helps them make connections and see that what they are doing will help them be more successful.

The day prior a test, I conduct a test review and make it a fun exercise. I divide the class in teams and either do a Jeopardy Game or any other type of competitive game. Asking questions from the class content, it is amazing how the students will be giving their 100% attention and seem to retain the content more accurately. I have seen a direct impact on the grade of the students and more importantly their understanding of the content.

What are some of the back up plans that you have used in the past that seems to be the most successful?

I am an adjunct instructor with fellow colleague who "created" the course of instruction we deliver. Basically, he is the lead b/c he has seniority and has been in the institution for a very long time and I am the new guy off the bench. He created the material and since I am the backup/Plan B, he expects me to deliver the same material in the exact same manner (to include the cheesy props he uses). Framkly, the way most of it is laid out does not really flow nor does the embedded media draw relevance to the lesson. I have seen him deliver this material, but for me, a lot of it just doesn't work. What should I do to "personalize" the material without taking any main points away and not upsetting the "silverback?"

I use power Point Presentation as one way of media, it is important to have a well build PP to ensure that it will draw attention from the students. I have seen too many boring PP's in my career! What are some of the ideas that you can provide to enhance a PP?

I find that using guest speaker is a good way to provide the students with someone who is currently working in the field and discuss some important topics that will assist in the learning level of the students. It is extremely important to choose only guest speaker who are comfortable in the setting of addressing a large group and confident about their skills. What other techniques could be used to pick a valuable guest speaker?

It's very important to have differnt exams for makeup exams.

Being able to break material into smaller pieces makes it easier to assess student knowledge.

Field trips are a great way to keep student retention...