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Ramona Gonzales
Ramona Gonzales

Student Expectations

It is said that most people like to talk about themselves. I will try to capitalize on that observation. I'd like to ask questions pertaining to why s/he chose this career path and why this particular course. Another question I'd like to ask is what s/he expects to get out of this class or course. These questions will give the student an opportunity to express why they are here and what they expect to achieve from this course. In addition, it will give me insight on the student.
Stephanie Webb
Stephanie Webb

Chunking

I teach the blood flow of the heart to my students using this method. They must have it memorized to do well in this module. I have them group the first process of pulmonary circulation and then the systemic circulation. Since I have taught this method I have had a higher success rate with students memorizing and being able to re cite the blood flow.
Stephanie Webb
Stephanie Webb

Clue

I teach medical assisting and I had my students create a learning presentation. I had this broke up in groups of 3. One of the groups created Respiratory Clue. It was an GREAT way to get the entire class involved. The diseases were the weapons. It was very creative and the rest of the class responded well. I have used it since then with other classes.
Paula Francis
Paula Francis

CAT testing

i like the CAT testing format. i will try to utilize this testing in my next term
Paula Francis
Paula Francis

learning student names

getting to know each student my their name and their paticular learning abilities
Stephanie Webb
Stephanie Webb

Music in the classroom

I play music in the class during lab activities. This helps the students relax as well as learn to work with a little bit of back ground noise which is often times the atmosphere in the medical field.
David Hladik
David Hladik

selecting testing formats

I enjoyed this topic finding new ways to evaluate students and to stimulate their minds. They would tend to get more involed in the topics being discussed.
Stephanie Webb
Stephanie Webb

Groups

I have found that putting students in groups that work always provide a positive learning experience. It is important to group strong students with weaker ones so that they all learn.
Ramona Gonzales
Ramona Gonzales

Motivator

I believe motivation is a very important aspect of student learning. When a student has the correct motivation s/he is willing to go the extra mile to complete the course and do a good job. I enjoy encouraging my students and could always benefit from additional skills. What are some motivational skills that will benefit me and my students?
kimberly curtis
kimberly curtis

Creating Effective Assessments

It is very critical to create assessments as it relates to the type of students we teach and the type of data we want to get from the assessment. We should create assessments based on what the students know instead of what they don't know to prevent discouragement in our students.
kimberly curtis
kimberly curtis

Student Learning Assessment

It is good to have student learning assessments so we as instructor; and the students can see their progress and the gains they have made throughout the course.
kimberly curtis
kimberly curtis

Questioning as a Teaching Technique

We should offer various questioning techniques for our students; so we can get a feeling of what the students know and what they want to contribute to the lesson through cognitive thinking.
kimberly curtis
kimberly curtis

Teaching to Learning Styles

Students learn in different ways, and we must teach the way they learn in order for them to become successful in the learning process.
Kelly Locy
Kelly Locy

Learning styles

It is very important to engage all they variety of learners within your classroom.
Kelly Locy
Kelly Locy

Preparation

When you arrive prepared, your students will appeciate it.
Kelly Locy
Kelly Locy

Curriculum

It is important to have a course outline and syllubus to follow for both instructor and student!
Kelly Locy
Kelly Locy

Role Models

Students really like to know that you are human. If you do not know th eanswer, look it up and respond to student.
Francis Gebert
Francis Gebert

effective evaluation

Since there are several types of evalution tools be sure to use your evaluation tools interchangeably as the classroom is very fluid from class to class.
Todd Beedy
Todd Beedy

Using pre prepared tests

Alot of the tests that I utilize contain precanned tests. I usually used them on a regular basis, but I change the questions chosen from the text bank from class to class, and I also add some of my own as well. I know it sounds like extra work, but I have a good database of tests to choose from for a variety of class scenarios.
Todd Beedy
Todd Beedy

Testing

I provide a variety of testing methods based on the material. Some material requires more of an analytical approach to finding the answer and some are more of a general knowledge retention type tests.