I am looking for sugguestion on first day activities for college students in order to make them comfortable working with eachother in groups. Are there any suggestions that anyone may have?

Be aware of how you present yourself especially the first day because the students are closely observing you. They expect professionalism, honesty, and empathy with a cherry on top:) The students deserve all of this also. Alot of my students have started our program with many changes made in their personal lives. They deserve the best education possible.

How do you suggest we go about soliciting questions when we get no response to "Are there any questions?"

When meeting my class for the first time, I feel it is very important that I share with with my students my professional experience outside of the 'teaching world'. This helps convey that I am an expert within my field. I also encourage my students to tell me about themselves - what they are hoping to get out of the class and what the aspire to do after obtaining their education.

I have found that if student do a quick review after the lecture they retain about twice as much.

Students could benefite greatly from a lecture on note taking. Outline skills and abbreviations are valuable. Too many students are lazy when it comes to using the pen or pencile.This is not good.

I frequently outline each lecture on my marker board. This way I keep focused and the stucents know as well!!

I believe one area men have to be careful of is bonding about sports in the classroom. This can go over the line in student teacher relations.

I know when I have had classes that were set on this type of teaching some of my classmates did well others didn't. I was wondering how would you meet all the needs of the students instead of select students?

What is your favorite or preferred way or tool to determine a students learning style?

As one-way as lecture instruction is, it often is better than reading. Doesn't someone need to gain knowledge before analizing it or critically thinking about it? Lecture can streamline this process. Can't it?

An Instructior must be discipline in the action that he/she is going to proceed, in delivering the learning material to the students. Take into consideration how they are going to prepare the lesson to be thought to the students and discipline them selves by following through.

In a learning environment, being an instructor, it is good to take note of the body of students and their reaction/interaction in the class room environment. The instructor never knows it all, but also learn from the students as they instruct them. In this case this will help the instructor how to adapt to different learning environment as they proceed their career. There are different diversity of students to deal with. An instructor can socialized one self with the student at a distance, and at the same time being that role model that the student is looking to learn from, in order to propelled them towards their goal.

Being prepared will meet the different criteria that is expected of a learned instructor. Prepare the syllabus with the learning and required contentthat is related to the subject matter, and practice before entering a class room to instruct the students, in order to atain a successful outcome.

As an instructor coming to class prepared and have my objectives on the board the students will stay focused and i have found that to be effective for my retention in my class.

As an instructor combining games with lecture has proven to be very effective. When planing games pertaing to the lecture it brings out the social side of the student, and for that moment age or how long you have been in school does not seem like a problem any more.

The setting in the classroom i find is very effective when doing group assignments and class projects. Using different color markers to write lecture notes is also effective.

As an instructor when dealing with difficult students in my class I acknowledge them however I tend not to respond in anger. After the class is over i will take the student aside and speak to him or her.

As an instructor, knowing one self and what the particular instructor stand for is plays a key role in instructing others. Getting to know the students and how the instructor deliver the lesson to them must also be taken into consideration What an instructor learn, research,prepare and plan to teach, must be done in the right and organized concept when delivering to the students, because that is the direction that they are going to take to help them to be sucessful in life, and to pass on to others as they go along life way

the 3 components of a successful class prove to be very effective in the outcome of the class. and understanding on the students behalf