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Donald Stamile
Donald Stamile CHEP

Pygmalion Effect

One must always be aware of how they speak and act. If a student perceives negativity his emotional response may trigger poor performance just as a positive experience can result in good performance.
Donald Stamile
Donald Stamile CHEP

Learning Techniques

Employing a variety of learning methods better engages the instructor and give the student the most opportunity for success.
Donald Stamile
Donald Stamile CHEP

Learning Environment

Using the right choice of colors and music when appropriate can definately stimulate the senses therefore enhance the learning environment.
Sherri DeVitis
Sherri DeVitis

Assess each new topic.

Formative assessments are excellent tools to demonstrate to students as to how well they are retaining the lesson objective. The instructor will also be able to tell whether or not the assessment is effective by analyzing the students' scores and utilizing them to enhance the assessment.
Sherri DeVitis
Sherri DeVitis

Questioning ensures learning.

I always pose questions upon completion of learning objectives to evaluate if I covered the concept thoroughly.
Sherri DeVitis
Sherri DeVitis

Every student is a unique learner.

I know that when I teach a class where the content is especially challenging to grasp I have to alter my delivery to reach each learning style.
Michael Manning
Michael Manning

does varieties presentations

I love my new classroom. It offers the best of everything related to my subject matter. The room is just the right size to fit a lot of students, yet everyone is within an easy talking distance. It's got the latest technology for showing a variety of media, and the Smart Board is quite practical. The room is well lighted and quiet. This provides the perfect foundation for every suitable presentation style. I can always match the best delivery style to the task. Who knew teaching could be so much fun!
MICHELLE DAVIS
MICHELLE DAVIS

Testing

How do you deal with anyone who complains that whenever they see or take a test their minds go blank?
Donald Stamile
Donald Stamile CHEP

Providing a Positive Learning Environment

The message in this module is clear; if we can monitor our classroom environment, be aware of the words we speak (what we say and how we say it)it can only improve the learning experience for our students.
MICHELLE DAVIS
MICHELLE DAVIS

Questioning

Are there any ideas that can be shared about how to really spark an interest in students asking questions of interest about the subject matter.
MICHELLE DAVIS
MICHELLE DAVIS

Teaching Styles

At which point do you incorporate all of the various teaching styles? Or do you divide them equally?
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts

Review for retension

After each segment of instruction, I always ask a few questions about what was covered in the last few minutes. This lets me know who is really paying attention and who really is haveing trouble with the information. I don't want to continue until all understand the subject matter. At the end of the day again ask more questions and lastly start the new day with again more questions. I know the more I ask the more I get back in feed back and the better retention the students have.
Stu Mennie
Stu Mennie CHEP

How we learn

Describe how we learn and change.
Stu Mennie
Stu Mennie CHEP

Pygmalion effect

As long as the student takes notes and studies this does work.
Stu Mennie
Stu Mennie CHEP

Accelerated instructor

We can help with all learing types.
Stu Mennie
Stu Mennie CHEP

learning as we go

It is good that we all can learn from everybody.
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts

Relaxing, Fun atmosphere

In our rooms by having a relaxing, fun atmosphere students will learn more. We all like games and to have fun, so if this is incorporated into our class room activities learning is easier, fun, and the students will retain more information.
Ehab Ghandour
Ehab Ghandour

The importance of body movement when instructing students

I've common way of instructing on both videos provided by the harvard university, the instructor were energetic moving around the class, representing the meaning with their hands, that keep the students awake in the lecture room.
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts

Creative enviroment

Our class room serves many purposes, it is how we interact with the students in our class rooms that create the creative enviroment of learning. If we use our rooms as learning tools, with visual aids, hands on tasks, and personal space, each student will make it their enviroment and learning will come easier to our students.
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts

Being a good instructor

Being a good instructor means to be open, supportive, interactive, honest, and willing to listen and learn from your students. Not everything is one sided, we have to not only teach our students, but if we pay attention to our classes they can teach us new ways to look at our subject matter.