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Barbara Harvey
Barbara Harvey CHEP

The Solid Citizens

This concept really made me think, to often (especially in an accelerated program); the "B" Players do just go along with the flow. The Star performers are being validated with good performance on testing,etc. The at-risk students are getting extra attention with tutoring or special help, but the mainstream players receive no special recognition or attention. Any creative ideas on how to acknowledge the performances of average students?
DeVon Ellis-Grant
DeVon Ellis-Grant

Learning styles

I have found that dealing with older students often becomes a problem due to knowledge lack of current technology, being away from an educational environment, and current class pace. Often I will peer younger students with older students to insure that the knowledge give will be reinforced from another person's perspective so older students will understand better.
Jessica Roy
Jessica Roy

Visual Learning

In class just the other day, I noticed that some students were having trouble understanding a topic we were covering. I realized that I could re-format the material and present it in a visual way in order to really show them two different methods of putting it all together. I found this to be really helpful, and will adjust other lessons accordingly in the future.
William Carbley
William Carbley

Safety: sequence of events

In a laboratory environment, proper "pre-lab" student training and preparation is absolutly essential.
Gwendolyn Duggan
Gwendolyn Duggan

Setting Career and Personal goals

Improving ones self acts as a motivator for ones students.
Robert Castagna
Robert Castagna

Engaging the students

bring them in not by collective bargining, you give me this and I give you that but by finding a common ground or interest and going from their.
Jessica Roy
Jessica Roy

Be prepared

lesson planning can seem relatively easy, but it is important to be prepared for class each day. you never know which questions students will ask!
Jessica Roy
Jessica Roy

First day nerves

Many students are anxious and nervous on the first day of class, and especially on test days. these points help to lower the tension of the atmosphere and ensure a healthy start to the course.
Jessica Roy
Jessica Roy

Developing Syllabi

great model and guide for how to structure syllabi.
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

testing in the classroom

True and false is the worst format in my opinion for adult learners. It does not challenge or allow students to use the knowledge they have recieved in the corse. I feel it also leads them to question the importance of such knowledge
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

student testing

In my classroom I look not just at written test scores but the ability of the student to apply that knowledge hands on. I find that wriiten scores do not paint a full picture of there knowledge.
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

Asking questions

When asking questions to the students I find it most rewarding for them to break large concepts down and vary between oral answered concepts and questions that can be answered by hands on application
Kristie Henson
Kristie Henson

support all styles of learning

If we support all styles of learning in the classroom, students will feel a cohesive environment form and be more receptive to both the knowledge and one another.
Scott Humphrey
Scott Humphrey CHEP

Questioning students

Students will benifit greatly when instructors use more open-ended questions, redirection questions,probing questions, and offer them praise as deserved.
David Snelson
David Snelson

Vary it up

I love getting ideas from other instructors of how to vary lessons up and make them first more interesting for students and also help all different kinds of learning styles.
Sherrie Nanney
Sherrie Nanney

Students that are unable to read

I work with an instructor that had a student in her class that could not read. I have never personally experienced this, but how would one help this student?
darcell scottmiller
darcell scottmiller

Predone Maniquins By the Students for Pygmalion

This was a very encouraging concept. I believe I will have students do something creative in preparation to a topic on a manikin that they bring to class. This will enable me to give praise and belief in a job that is well done, however with increase knowledge technique can improve to a superior level.
darcell scottmiller
darcell scottmiller

Avoid Negative Words

I have been known for having a telling it like it is personality. I personally hate to see so many lazy Cosmetologist entering the Industry. However this Module really helped me to see that negative words such as lazy have no place in the classroom. Positive words will change behaviors much faster.
David Snelson
David Snelson

Flexibility

I try to be as flexible as possible with my lesson plans. There always seems to be some meeting or school function that will through off my plans.
David Snelson
David Snelson

First day and beyond

On my first day I spend time going over everything nice and slow. I introduce myself like this course states and have them introduce themselves to me as well. Throughout the course I constantly ask if they have any questions or concerns for me.