Hi! I teach at a culinary school and as far as I can tell I'm using all sorts of methods that cater to the different learning styles. I have lectures, and lectures with powerpoints, demonstrations and everyday the students get hands-on experience with their dishes yet I still have students who do not do well in class. What else can I do? Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Learning disabilities can be taxing on the student and the instructor. However it can also be very rewarding when a student who struggles becomes successful. It can be accomplished with patients and flexibility on the instructors part.

The diverse learner is a type of person who learns in many ways. I think it is important to offer different types of learning such as verbal, tactile, visual and auditory. Without different means of delivery it is difficult to reach a large group of students

Monitoring students is important for an instructor to get an idea of how the students are receiving information and processing it. For some students it is difficult to verbalize to an instructor that maybe they don't understand a concept. Monitoring helps the instructor decide if it is necessary to change the means of a lesson to accomodate more students

I have recognized some the symptoms of learning disabilities through homework assignments, etc. I am still trying to figure out how to best talk to them to offer help without making them (the students) feel awkward

each student brings something different to the classroom and it is the faculty members responsibility to acknowledge this style and teach accordingly

I have a tendancy to get excited in my class when I am teaching and I start talking very fast. I inform my students before class starts that if I do that to let me know. I find my teaching fun and enjoyable and don't always realize how quickly I talk until someone lets me know. By getting the students to let me know it not only helps me, but it helps them because I know they are paying attention in class.

I teach a general education course that has students from ages 18-60. I enjoy the different experiences everyone brings to the table, but I sometimes struggle since many of the younger students feel very comfortable with my online components while older students in their first class feel left out and behind... Any suggestions to help make this transition easier?

Utilizing self reflection is key to improving one's instuctional style. At the end of each class period, reflect on the positives on the class, as well as areas that could have been improved. Take notes in your lesson plans so you have the reflection ideas for future use. reflection time is key! What do you think? How has it helped you?

any ideas?

best way to make it clear the expectations of your students?

how do you get them excited?

I am a first time teacher. I believe that my students can honestly tell that I love the profession I am teaching about. I also believe that it gives me creditability with the students when it comes to the "not so fun stuff" in the classroom.

Induction promotes active learning by incouraging inovative learning.

Is the most popular metod of teaching in science classes.

Collaboration in teaching promotes an atmosphere of relaxed learning and prepares studends for a more open communication.

Some cultures place much less value on education. This can influence their own attitudes as well as their significant others/social support system.

I started instructing at my career institute here a couple of days ago, and I really enjoy it! The problem is, I already have female students who are attracted to my appearance, and they are not even in the program I instruct! So... what do I do? How do I handle being in this situation? How can I avoid this situation in a professional way?

One method that seems to work to spur in class questioning is to have students write down any questions they have about the material covered in the lesson, and then collect it. Review the questions and bring them in to the next class. You can organize the questions into related topics or stepping stones, and share the questions (whether anonymously or by name - depends on the class and student) and ask students to demonstrate or discuss answers to the questions. This is a nice informal assessment of student learning, and a way to bring students into a discussion.

I'm a medical assistant instructor. Each one of my lab classes has several skills/competency tests that my students must complete, such as giving an injection, drawing blood, taking a patients temperature, etc. These are all hands on techniques. I went around the room yesterday, and asked 13 students what their "learning style" was. Every single student said, hands on/kinesthetic! It got me thinking, do people with different learning styles become drawn to a particular career field, as my medical students are all hands on learners, and are all choosing a career with lots of pt care. Thoughts?