with diverse learners and those with special needs it is important to identify what has worked in the past in order to incorporate any special teaching aides and ensure the students continued success

having students working in groups can be a very benificial exercise as students exchange ideas, it is also easier to monitor as you move around the room, pausing to give feedbcak or answer questions in a more one on one enviroment

Both are ancious teacher and students

does anyone have any new ideas on how to reward for perfect attendance?

hello, I get many complaints about the classroom climate...cold/hot and I have no control over the thermastat. What can I do to make my students comfortable?

first day is very important for me because i must prepare every thing before the student come. And when they will come i will introduce my self and my experiance and i will tell them " start to tell me about you, why you come to this program"

This is very imprtant for me. You will spend alot of time when there is student feel negative and ask you to repeat the question many many times. And also if you have astudent who talk too much and disturbed you.

I am Medical Assistant program instructor and i am trying my best to be arule model of my student. I am so happy that some of my students told me that i am there role model. For me to be empathy is important. If we have a student with bad attitude we should know the resen for that, because with bad attitude student there must be some factors for that. So being empathy is important.

Reminding students of what they have acceived in class has been a positive helper.

Keeping the relationship of total class session content can allow the student to more clearly understand the associations that make up the sum total.

Hospitality & the workplace laws can get, well rather dull if all you do is lecture right out of the book & only do reading assignments. We break it up and make it more realistic - how it applies to the everyday workplace our students will soon be entering. TELL: Taking a short amount of time to go over the material at hand using the traditional powerpoint to underscore what the reading assignment in the textbook covered. SHOW: highlighting where in the real world this material comes into play - then handing it over to the students. the hands on students go online in the classroom, right on the projector, for all to view - letting the students decide what current event is applicable to the hospitality workplace laws - there is always something in the news. The students break into groups and write a quick report on the event, researching what laws appy to the establishment in the news. DO:

Striking the correct note by beibg prepared on the first day of class sets the tone for the rest of the term.

After getting the curicullim material from the faculty,it does help to change the sequence sometimes,if it's ok with the faculty.

Creating a classroom environment that is open to student input and discussion is critical to the learning process.

Remaining technically current is an important aspect of teaching; but not just remaining current in ones' field, also remaining current with fields that support the instructor's area of teaching.

I teach in an online environment, and most of my students are adults (over the age of 25) who have chosen to return to school to further their education. Some of them act unconcerned about participating in class and submitting their assignments on time. Does anyone have any suggestions, tips, or other words of wisdom regarding how you get your students to participate in class activities?

I am teaching Medical Assistant program. So i am using Power point, explaining on the black board, showing some animations and videos. I am not using one method.

How would one best appeal to all students learning styles efficiently and effectively simultaneously.

I find that students in my classes want to know what is going to be on their tests and the answers they need to study. This takes the critical thinking aspect out of the equation. It does not help if someone else teaching the same subject will do this. It can also hurt class retention when the students want this and do not get it. Often they stop coming and do not seek or accept help. Students become overwhelmed by the amount of material they need to study in a short period of time which is what happens in excelerated learning programs. I have prepared a study guide of what they need to know about to pass the tests but some students are not satisfied with this. I also emphasize things by saying they need to know this. Does anyone have any suggestions?

student expectations are a reality. Emphasis should be placed on students not the instructor.