This lesson was good way to pass on the information to each student in various ways

this lesson was interesting to view the students perspective of the first day of a course.

Now I understand threason behind lesson plans and preparing a syllabus for students

I really did not know that model, manager, and motivator were so important in teaching since it is my first time as an instructor

I will use the clues to memeory location in the classroom when I am stressing important points to comprehend.

I found it simplified when all 3 types were described - easy to understand.

I have always been a firm believe that learning should be fun! Games work best in my classroom.

I did not know that simulation was the better way to learn even though I have employed it in facilitating the learning process in my classroom. Positive reinforcement that such a practice works best!

You, as the instructor/professor must establish your goals on the first day. Stating unequivocally your expectations of the students will establish a basis for class control. Goals and grades cannot be achieved if the instructor/professor has no leadership abilities, and is most assuredly not conducive to a learning experience or environment. By being fair, but firm induces an allegiance and less learning time will be wasted trying to regain control of the class.

one of the most inportant things is the style the the instructor use so that way can get good attention of the students

I did not realize the power of music in the classroom nor how the differfent BPM could make a difference in comprehension. I plan to utilize the effectiveness of music in my classroom.

I was amazed to discover how valuable a tool color can be in the classroom. Now that I am aware of it, I will use the appropriate color to liven the learning environment.

Goal orientation has to be an objective of all instructors/professors if they want to succeed. Arriving early for proper preparation is absolutely essential for topic delivery of the day. Review, define objectives, and delivery of said objectives is imperitive. A student may be tested periodically, the instructor/professor is tested EVERY DAY. Utilization of extra time before class can also be used to tutor a student who may be struggling with a certain precept. I, as an instructor have not failed if I have extended every learning tool that I may have to the students.

I will employ this technique: Suggest, Ask and Tell when I feel the class has deviated from the learning objectives of the day. I will also be more aware to do so in a positive vs. negative way.

This section opened my mind to the different roles of teaching...I have embraced all 3 roles in the classroom but will be even more aware how each role delivers two-way communication which accelerates learning which is the goal in the first place.

According to the National Center for Health, over the past three decades in the United States, behavioral and learning disorders have emerged as major chronic conditions affecting the development of school-aged children and adolescents. These school-aged children are now adults and are going back to school. Insturctors are willing to help all students with any type of disability, but students with disabilities have to self-advocate. Matching their strengths and abilities is key to the sucess of a disablity learner.

With the change in population and the increase growth rate of children with learing disabilites it is imparative that instructors understnd some of the challenges these students are facing. Insturctors must be aware of the multicultural curriculums, the use of culturally sensitive assessment and intervention strategies to retain, educate, and respect the needs of the diverse learners.

Evening class students typically attend class from 6pm to 10:30pm. Most of them work full time during the day and they are already tired when they come into class. Sometimes they want to leave early or even sleep in class. How do I prevent this from happening?

Learning Group provides fun learning activities for students of all ages. This gives them a chance to bond and bounce ideas off of each other. Learning groups also help students who are shy to participate and be part of the spot light.

During a discussion with a friend who is a professor at a medical college in Wisconsin, I mentioned the fact that it is accepted behavior amoung the students to use their electronic devices during my lectures, and asked for his opinion on the subject. He stated that the problem has become quite epidemic to the point that his college has gone to the extreme by using paint on the walls of the lecture hall which is RF proof, that is, no signals in or out. I find it quite unnerving that even though I stipulate on the first day of class that the use of cellular devices is strictly forbidden during my lectures,and that if a cellular device is viewed during an exam, an automatic zero on that exam has been achieved, students find it necessary to blatently disobey the mandate. It has become a Pavlovian reflex to bring a phone out at any given time! I have heard excuses, which border on the absurd such as "I am unable to read an analog clock, and was merely checking the time". Has anyone, aside from RF "proofing" the room had any luck in stopping this behavior? Thanks in advance for your responses.