one of my many down falls I have mismanaged time for this activity I have adjusted time to where I sure there is enough I have tried to gage by how involved the students are how much lab we have done how many questions have been asked how much review I done. I just can't seem to get it right

My course involves teaching music theory and songwriting to mainly inexperienced beginners. A very challenging prospect indeed! I start with very basic theory lessons, on the music staff dry erase board and from the piano. Most of my students have no previous music experience, so it's a pretty level playing field for all of them. The very nature of my lectures is visual and auditory, not much in-or-out-of-class reading assignments given. Those students not comfortable learning in these 2 styles find it more difficult to absorb the new material, not to mention the general difficulty of learning music as an adult anyway! Any ideas as to how to reach the written word and kinesthetic learners? I do encourage my students to acquire a basic piano keyboard and learn some basic piano skills, but very few do..

I have not tried useing different colors for assignments but I will and I will let you know how it works for me

I agree the student can not pick the music I use up beat soft music in class and a little more energtic in lab I have also been told by my students that some tunes bother them to where they can't concentrate I play all the music I plan on useing on myself or my wife while we're engaged in studing or reading if she or I notice it I don't use it. The public library I use plays music and I have taped their sound track

I have learned more than I wish to admit from student about myself about course material about how I can make a mistake and redeem myself without loosing face admit the mistake and move on Don't be afraid to try new things and remember only what the learner has learned is learned

careful and thorough preparation is key to conducting a successful training session.

Playing movies and DVDs do help in information content thru visuals,audable,and demostration for practicle use.All this is fine,as long as you do not let the movies teach the class.Students still need our knowledge and information for the understanding of the subject.

In the school that I teach in we are given the tests we must use for the course. To help prevent coping there are 4 sets of tests with the same questions but in a different order. I have seen that the order of the questions makes a difference in the test scores. I would like to find a way to track this and present the results to the ed team. Has anyone found a computer program (not to much money I still have 8 of my 10 children living at home) that will track 1) the # of times a question has been answered wrong and 2) how many times it is wrong per test?Thank you for your help.

Developing these three qualities in the students is always a chalenge but worth the instructional effort to promote a well rounded student.

The first day is the time to set the scene for learning.Let the student know that instructor's are there for them and not against them.Be firm in a positive way.

Since an average adult's attention span is between 15-18 minutes, how often should breakes be provided? How long should the breaks be? What should the class do when the instructor starts losing the students?

On my first day being with students, I need to ask each student to complete a scavenger hunt of the facility to become familiar with supplies, building structure, etc. When would be the best time to complete the scavenger hunt?

Once you establish all the materials you need to start as an instructor, how often should you change your course outline, syllabus, course objectives, etc.?

As one of the roles of an instructor is to motivate his/her students, what are some of the techniques to use in dealing with resistance?

Gain their trust with your introduction and description of your experience level. Explain how this training will lead them to a similar rewarding career. Ask them to concentrate and trust the process that will get them there in a timely fashion. When you use specific time frames it becomes clear to the students that there is a process and by staying within it they can achieve their goals.

right now we have a couple deaf students going to our school so we have signers to sign what we say and explain when questions arise this puts me on my best why because I speak Southern Yankee with a California accent. Tranlation how about a picture of lemonade or a warsher for that bolt. I have to clean up my English for my classes and I have to pay close attention to what I say and how I say it. Or the signer ask me to spell the word in questions.

these two give the most rememberable experience to me. I smile all the time. why ? because when I was in school one of my teachers used to roll her eyes or let her breathe out real fast when you asked questions, or didn't understand. I make sure I don't do those things. I present myself as it's the first time I was asked that question even if I had just answered that question. I might answer a little ndifferently because it is evident the student didn't understand the question or answer.

sometimes its hard to keep the students attention when they work and go to school.Mini lectures work well, walking around the classroom and keep good interaction with all syudents. Ask questions so you keep all involved.

I feel respect is an important thing to have in the classroom. It must come from both instructor and student. As an instructor we cannot expect or demand it from the students without justification and it is likewise with the students. The first day of class sets the tone for the rest of the phase and what you do that day can have a dramatic impact on the instructor and student.

Even after prepareing for the first meeting with the class,I find a high percentage of my students do not keep the info available,and I end up with the same questions anyway.