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Christopher Whitfield

Discipline In The Modern - Non Traditional Classroom

Today, many of the instructors at career colleges are relatively young and the students are older(a lot whom are going to school for the first time since their children are grown, or attempting new careers). Have you ever found yourself having a more difficult time disciplining these types of students as opposed to those freshly out of High school?

Daniel LaGarde

Student taking lot of space

How do you deal with a student that wants to be center stage at all times.

Maria Ash

managing troubled students

How do you deal with students that are having family problems at home?

Maria Ash

Syllabus

Would you change the syllabus on your own if you thought you could make it better and more effective for your students?

Maria Ash

Extended lunches and break times

How would you regulate students lunch & break times in a clinical setting?

Maria Ash

Managing difficult students

How do you manage difficult students that refuse to do as you instruct them to do?

April Papst

Student Goals

What do you do when a student doesn't stick to the established goals?

Walter Clement

Moving around and online classes

I am always curious about improving my presentations. I teach online and on grounds. I have not seen much that actually addresses online instruction. Moving around and eye contact are wonderful tools for the classroom. How can I translate what is learned to the online environment? Walter

Troy Ivory

Music in the class room

I prefer play a soft smooth instrumental at a low volume during lab. It tends to maintain a stress free environment.

Troy Ivory

Two way communication

One of the best methods of invoking two way communication is to ask a question and try and invoke an answer from students. Many times this will provoke more questions and interaction.

Stu Mennie CHEP

we can do that.

We can show them that we can do it.

Choppy Iversen Jr. CHEP

helping students with learning disabilities

I have had success with tutoring students with reading disabilities, just by letting them read to me and then tell me what their understanding of what they read.

Choppy Iversen Jr. CHEP

reading ability

I have my students read to me a passage from a manual. This way i can tell what their reading ability is and if they understand what they just read.

Choppy Iversen Jr. CHEP

monitoring the classwork

I try to keep an eye on all my students as they are performing their tasks, this way i can see if they have a question or if they are about to make a serious mistake.

larry jensen

extra credit

I do not believe in it. It is mostly used by students that do not need it. Unfair to the students who could use it , but do not have time to do it.

Jessica Meyers

Course Content

It is important to recgonize how studnets learn best and adpat course content related to the first day of the course. That way you have a base line for what you are looking for in your studnets.

Jessica Meyers

Expectations

It is important to make expectations clear on the first day of the course

Jessica Meyers

Well prepared Syllabus

I think it is important for the college and or university to set standards when it comes to syllabi. It is important to be consistent thoughout a student's experience in college. It should be a well layed out guide and plan for studnets to prepare themselves for.

Jessica Meyers

Motivating Students

From a professional standpoint, it is important for students to realize the overall goal as to why they are attedning college. College is and will be apart of them throughout their adult life. It is important for students to comphrend why they take the classes that are required and how it will benefit them in the long run. I think it is important to motivate students through self-discovery rather than telling them why they should be motivated.

Alfonso Robertson