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ED101

Lesson Plan, content, instructional goals, delivery methods. Perfect. Be well prepared, be someone that each student can connect with. Let them know, what they learn today is what they need in their futures...

Organizing students into a group

Organizing students into a group can be chanllenging. After trying to have student self-grouping, which did not turn out so good. I found random grouping to be very effective for the most part. When few students don't seem to be happy, I encourage them by connecting this to a real life exprience situations redirect them.

Eye Contact

I found making a direct eye contact with each and every student during lecture not only keeps students engaged, but also helps me find out what is going on in the classroom. For instance, I see those students who have a tendency to exihibit disruptive behavior duing eye contact.

ED101

Creating the Syllabus is something each instructor should do. By creating the syllabus, it give you the ability to understand what is in it, how to instruct by it, etc... The students appreciate how much we understand it.

Learning Styles

Students have different learning styles and methods of understanding... As an instructor my learning style is... Please share with me, methods that allow you to learn in a comfortable environment...

Instructional Mentorship

Instructors should have mentors assigned by the school prior to teaching a class for the first time.

Overcoming disabilities

Is there a method for Identifying Learning disabilities from the start ?

Being Culturally Sensitive..

With a melting pot of students, how do you blend the different cultural backgrounds and m,old them in to future workers?

Antisocial Students

How do you encourage students who are introverts to join a study group?

Every move and Detail

Can your Attitude change the enviroment of class?

new to teaching

My new position is to teach in a field that I have about 10 years experience in so I feel I know the subject matter fairly well but I can't stop being very nervous about the teaching aspect of it. My question is there any tricks to getting over my nervousness and building my confidence or is it just a matter of getting in there and getting experience. I just dont want to let anyone down mostly my students. Thanks for the help .

Understanding the Learning Culture of the Group

I find it very important to quickly learn the learning culture of the group. In my experience, our school is small enough that we have small classes and the students are usually in the same classes together. As I get to know them, it is easier to learn how they learn.

Transference of Learning

Do you see transference of learning occurying when you use active lessons that involve critical thinking especially in comparison to more lecture teacher centered lessons?

ED101

I find that giving students more Labs, more Supplemental Material, more Text Book Activities, that on top of what is on the curriculum, they will gain more! They will be better learners They will be better employees

Active Learning

Engaging students in active learning appears to be the best way of optimizing learning.

ED101

I like to start out with something funny before class,to get their's attention.

ED101

I like to think that I model myself as someone that can teach and show students that they can learn, and that they can have confidence in what they do.

First day of class

What are your thoughts about assigning seats for students prior to their first day of the class?

New Course Preparation

What is the best way you have found to create PowerPoint slides for a course when they are not provided by the publisher?

keep the class engaged

encourage an activity to get bodies moving when there seems to be a lull.