Instructional Delivery & Assessment

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Lee-Ann Teixeira

No such thing as a stupid question

I like to show my students that they should feel comfortable enough to ask questions if they don't understand. I like to talk directly to them when answering their question so they don't feel embarassed or nervous. I always tell my students that "there is no such thing as a stupid question, just one not asked." I also try to give real-life experiences to the topic I am talking about and ask them what I could have done differently. I keeps them engaged and they retain the information more.

kat daniel

New ice breakers

I really like to use ice breakers, but I feel as though I'm always using the same ones. Does anyone have examples of ice breakers they have had success with?

ross harper

How can I be more genuine...

I love motivating, and I love seeing that lightbulb moment, however sometimes I feel like my motivation can be mistaken for sarcasm. I sincerely enjoy teaching and watching students succeed, but I am afraid that my compliments and encouragement are not recieved correctly. I am passionate about my field, and I want my students to have that passion as well. I fear I look lame or cheesy to them. Any tips?

James Shaul CHEP

open and closed questions

closed question What is the final drive belt tension spec. for a 2012 FLHR? open question Why is correct final drive belt tension important?

John Lease

new students

what is most important when meeting a student for the first time?

David Gilbert

Students from all over the world.

To teach In my school you must have the time and pachunts the students like to rush and then thay make mistakes that cost them points the non English speking students take time to understand and do a beter job than my Americans.

Pascale Thomas

Asking questions

I usually asked a lot of questions in class either to get them involved or to test their understanding but one thing I always struggled with is the wait-time. Sometimes students will be quick to answer and sometimes the question is followed by a long silence.

erika plante

groups

Managing the groups

erika plante

expectations

it is important to set and have expectations

Courtney Bliznik

Mixing Tests

When students take a test, it is important to mix it up with no only true and false but also multiple choice and other testing styles.

Courtney Bliznik

Create A Leadership Team

It is important to have your students feel important and creating a leadership team helps students feel they are important to their school.

Courtney Bliznik

Asking Students What They Think

It is important to ask students what they think on certain subjects. It's a great way to start a group discussion.

Courtney Bliznik

Getting Students Involved

Teaching styles change quite a bit and adapting to your students' different styles makes a great impact on them.

Duane Rough

Computer based learning

I believe this is a great way to keep younger students engaged, as they are very used to working with electronic devices. It is also a great way to help students who aren't experienced computer users gain a needed skill set for the workplace.

Duane Rough

punctuality & organization

Being on-time and prepared, with all materials and hand-outs, will show you are a serious instructor and ready to teach!

kat daniel

text

What do you do when you are assigned a text, but you do not feel as though it is easy to understand? Do you go over before the students start to read it or after?

Minnie Glover

Learning Styles

It is extremely important to understand the learning styles of your students. This a great tool when imposing different learning tools and techniques in class

Tom Attaway

The Subject is Cheese

In the beginning of module 2, under the heading, "Learning Chains," there is a discussion on the principle of natural cheese versus artificial cheese. Would someone be kind enough to explain to me what the author is trying to say here? And how is this related to questioning and concept-principle learning? I have read and re-read this, and each time the disconnect becomes even greater. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Phil Finch

First Wait Times

I read with interest Jodi Mathews' topic of Second Wait Time, but I am interested in our educational department's inter-rater reliability in dealing with First Wait Times, especially for students who have English as a second language (ESL). I have nothing to report, but I will begin, from this point, to observe and to compare fellow instructors' wait times during our fairly new activity of Oral Exam. My best guess is that we all hurry the ESL student more than we hurry the English as native language person (ENL).