I love to play music in my classroom, Though my area of expertise is cosmetology. I feel that music helps their creativity. It has to be clean and a majority vote from the class has to take place before the music is accepted. This helps the student be in control of their atomsphere and also helps with teaching them the importance of not offending your co-worker or clients.

With one of the posts, I noticed that the instructor wanted to know how to fit in a memorization learning environment to a three week course with alot of memorization. One of the tricks that I like to do to ensure a fun,learning environment (especially for my anatomy class)is to have mannequins from the esthetics department and have them to draw and write the muscles that control the facial, mouth, neck and shoulders. And then they would have to come up with a crazy acronym for each muscle and then recite it out to the class. Its very important for students to have fun with subjects that require alot of definitions and memorizations. I feel that it works best whenn you allow them to take control of their pace and it helps eliminate the negative words that we unconsciously do, because now we are controlling how they are thinking.

I think better to combine different test questions like multiple-choice, true/false ,matching, and completion type in the singe test .

Formative Assessment is more important as it helps both teacher and student: it helps the teacher about student's understanding of the content and helps to evaluate conituously.For the student: it helps for identifying in which area ,the student is getting low score and how to improve the soore.

It is always better to involve all students in questioning. Because by questioning, students are stimulated by recollecting the teaching material and it is more beneficial for long term rememberance.

By assessing the students about the learning styles, as a teachers we can guide them individually. Also it helps to to create positive teacher- student interaction.

I have noticed a positive shift when students bfeel supported by the joint energy of the group. At first they see themselves as individuals in a group. Showing them that everyone has similar goals for learning and personal growth,through supportive learning, they begin to weave a fabric of supportive energy that raises the whole group to a higher level. As a result, students feel responsible not only for themselves but also for their contribution in the overall scheme of class development. The metaphor is like that of rowing a boat, the journey becomes much easier when there are many willing hands to share responsibility and we realize we are all heading in the same direction, the direction of change.

there is no best way,delivery will be different for different group and courses.succes can be only achieved by using multiple delivery methods.

first day impression is the key of success for whole course.

good planning and well organized preparation before the start of the class will be the key of success for the teacher as an educator also will attract the attention of the students.

I always ask students during our first class session to inform me of any special needs. Every so often I will have a student that is willing to share their IEP and from that we can talk about how I can best support the student in learning the course content. This prevents a situation where the student falls behind or loses confidence in his/her abilities.

I try to encourage activities that include groups that are focused on discussing vocabulary terms, applications and definitions. Students have an opportunity to utilize the new terms and increase their comfort zone. I also recite the vocabulary terms and have the entire class repeat it after me. They enjoy it more when we play games with voice fluctuations.

When forming groups I try to develop a diverse group by combining students of various learning styles, social skills and knowledge levels. I try to encourage participation of all members by facilitating discussion through checking in with the group while they are coming together to plan. At that point I can determine if there is a back seat driver and if I need to increase motivators for full participation.

I like to circulate around the classroom during lecture. It allows me to reach areas where students may be engaging in cell phone or internet activity. If I consistently move around the room, students will be comfortable and more alert during instruction. They also feel encouraged to ask questions when I am in close proximity.

learn and develop a standard style that will be best for you students.

Hello! As a teacher, when I experience a sense of centerdness, being grounded and aligned in my body, I experience a feeling of fluid stability that helps support my ability to lead. Encouraging students to connect with their own internal rhythm, their breath, their core, I believe,supports a platform of learning that moves one beyond the limitation of our usual cognitive approach. When I feel connected in this way, I experience a foundation that offers me an ability to reach out to students in a more supportive and empathetic fashion.

Most classes have students with a range of learning styles Some are more capable than others. Great teachers are able to distinguish these students AND are teach an entire class. Moderately talented teachers teach the bright students and think that the not so capable students are lazy or stupid. It is the teacher who is lazy. R

It is critical to have and understanding where students are coming from when deciding on how to approach teaching a class with diverse learning styles and capabilities. rebecca

Student are excited at the outset of a course and it is essential to keep the excitement and enthusiasm moving forward by engaging student with relevant questions and relevant material. Rebecca

If material is not relevant to a student he or she is not likely to focus on the material. Rebecca