In class we should ask students to ask questions related to their personal subject related experiences.

I think an instructor should adopt the method which suits the student as the goal of Instructor is to make students learn

ED 114 has made me aware of my need to allow slower students the opportunity to have more time to answer the question. Also, my teaching can be more productive if I incorporate more open questions. I now feel that open questions allows the student to better express them selves and apply what they have read.

keeping yourself current in the field of your study, and thinking outside the box keeps you updated and current. on going education for the support of growth and creativity is essential in learning and staying creative. being inspired everyday makes the creative side improve and grow stronger.

Inspiring your students everyday, and keep them wondering what tomorrow will bring is essential. Changing up your daily teaching routine will keep them wanting more. Add in activities and energizers to inspire your students when they are feeling tired or not motivated. This is your spotlight so shine like diamond.

I have been teaching for about 7 years now and realize that no matter how much experience you have as an instructor, you must continue to improve your knowledge of the subject you are teaching.

Active best mimics how people really learn...people learn by doing. You didnt see pictures of how to ride a bike or have someone describe it to you, you rode the bike to learn how to ride a bike. Give the learners what they need to learn...activity!

It's good to have confimation that the procedures used in the classroom to ask questions to the students is the proper way to do it.

A good tool that I have used is to group students together on the first day of class and have them identify the top 5 expectations they have for each other. Being prompt and having succinct comments always comes up.

So what really consitutes a textbook? Does it have to have an ISBN number? What is the source it needs to come from?

I've always liked Fleming's VARK to help provide guidance for teaching to meet all the learning styles in a given class. I think sometimes it is overcomplicated when in fact it is easy, and quite necessary, to do so.

We have all been members of a class in which the instructor rushes in last minute and leaves immediately as th class is over. As a student this diminishes your learning experience and sets a class expectation that dedication is not valued nor rewarded in that particular class.

In regards to my class I must make sure that all the boats are fueled up,have all the necessary safety equipment on board, and hbe the mehanical pre operations checks completed before the students arrive. This requires the instructors to arrive more then one hour before the students but it has the added benefit of allowing the instructors the appropriate warm up time they need to effectivly teach the course.

This post is to get feedback on refining the grading matrix. Looking at competency objectives, what are good implementation strategies?

Trying to work with students that have recently graduated from high school and getting there input is trying at best.

I have found it to be very helpful to allow the students to talk about themselves and what their expectations are for my courses. This is helpful because it allows me to know their skill level coming into to the course and also allows me to tweak the course if necessary to address some of their learning desires.

I love student groups and agree with the 6-8 students per group but most of my classes currently have 5 or less people in them. It's very difficult to have student groups when there is only 1 student in the class.

As a new instructor, I am trying to find the balance of lecture versus hands on. I am teaching a communications course which hands on or group work would be the most beneficial. Unfortunately, I have a ton of required lecture/quizes/test that seem to come first. I feel like I could teach them more without the formal lecture but I am brand new and I don't know where to draw the line on formal information (accredited lesson plans) and actually doing. I would prefer quick lectures and then tactile. I just need to figure out how to teach them all their required info without too much lecture. This unit has me really thinking of balance.

I love the idea of telling students how to study. I take it a step further and also inform them of what they should be doing in class and on homework in order to get the most out of my lessons. Every teacher teaches differently. A study method that worked for one student in one class does not necessarily translate.

I am in a school where my classroom changes just about every 6 weeks. I am excited and frustrated what I am learning is that I can and will make each transistion new and exciting for the students as well as for myself. What can be done when the room has cosmetic disturbances?