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"

I am new to teaching and havent had to do any lecture. what I teach is 95% hands-on. I like to have fun with it though and ask questions throughout the evening and during classroom clean-up to ensure they are grasping each days lesson. I am finding that every new rotation of students that come through I automatically pay close attention to what I do that works and if it doesnt I do it differently the next time until I find something that captures their attention more.I am a big fan of utilizing "props" you might say to give them more visuals of what we are working on.

I feel empowered to use a greater variety of assessment tools.

I had not been familiar with this evaluation form but plan to use it in the future.

I strive to do less talking and more listening.

I use dissections to add to the learning process in A&P>

How can I develope a good lesson plan when I teach in an open enrollment class?

I find it challenging trying to stay up to date on current career trends that the students may be relying upon an instructor to know. Especially when teaching in career college environment or in a field that is constantly evolving based upon industry need. This is particularly challenging when the course examines a subject that I may know 97% of the material but there is one specialty I have little to know experience with but that is the markets current hot topic.

In the area that I teach which is brakes I always use repetition for some areas such as using the brake lathe and also the drum brake trainers....I feel the more they do it the easier it becomes and the more confidence they build in themselves and I also find it stays in their memory alot longer

The learner who has hurdles can and 99 % of the time achieve their goals if you, the instructor, shows incouragement, shows faith in their abilities, and takes that extra step to help them succeed