know that u as an instructor should come with more than one way of teaching a lesson.

how can not being prepared affect the lesson plan when it comes to giving instructions to a class?

After completing the course, I realized that I am guilty of over-using procedural questions and worse, using the "filler" questions like "does that make sense?", "OK?", etc. I think I need to practice my speaking skills, as those types of questions help fill space when you are nervous or trying to maintain your train of thought. Does anyone have any advice on eliminating filler questions that arise out of nervousness?

When the student's disability makes them inappropriate for the career?

Does walking around the room while lecturing work?

So often in the classroom, we tend to generalize our questioning concerning content to "Are there any questions?" If I want to get more response from students I will use oopen questions and encourage the students to give their perception of how the content can be applied to the actual work that will be performed in the Lab.

Is a pre-test on the first day really a good idea?

The way that information is presented today is much different than when I was a kid, long hours of pure expository lecture is the old way of doing things. Not that the style of lecture doesn’t still hold a place in the classroom but combination techniques seem to be a good way to shift a drifting attention span back on to a subject. By incorporating interactive ability, problem solving and case study concepts attention can be returned to a subject.

I did like the example of getting to know the students names and I agree that not taking the time to learn shows a great lack of respect. I liked the secondary idea of asking students which name they prefer to use. I have found this to be pet peeve especially with a name like Michael, it could be Mike or Michael but I have had some refer to me as Mikey.

Is it O.K. for a college instructor who works at a college where the students are in a low economic level for the instructor to dress down to match the students dress?

I am a firm beleiver that you if think you are going to fail then you probably will. Sometimes students just need that instructor to see something positive within them. I never focus on the fsailing grade and the negative impact. I look at the positive things that the student has accomplished and work from a positive end.

Many of our books come with web pages that are super fun learning games. Many times i can do them in class, however i have found that students enjoy doing them at home to go back over gthe chapter covered in lecture

I do agree that color and light do enhance student learning. I use power point but never shut off the lights. if i am in a classroom that has windows I always open the blinds.

I sometimes find those difficult students are looking for attention. Si i have leanred when to provide the attention or when to move on and not bring the center of attention to that person.

I have had a least one student in every class who tries to answer questions asked by another student. Usually they are correct with the answer but the student asking the question mentions to me that they would like the answer given by me not the other student. Eyes roll, darts fly every time that student jumps in to answer. It gets touchy because I want others to participate without having to deal with the know-it-all. I even resorted to handing the white board marker to that student and sitting down in a desk and telling her/him to go ahead and teach the class. They always back down. I know "passive aggressive". I'm not perfect. Any suggestions?

Using a variety of teaching methods seems to be helpful.

It is always a challenge to meet all a student's needs in this area.

Modeling good listening skills has been very beneficial with increasing respect among students.

This has been very effective for me to check if students appear engaged in the lecture.

I have a few powerpoints for the demos done in class to help the students through it but I find they dont like copying it off the board (bored) haha! so i give them handouts and have them highlight areas of concern and always encourage them to ask me questions as I walk around the room and observe their "hands-on performance"