I try to cover all of these methods. I will read the Power points to my students as well as make additional notes and drawings of visual aides on the white board as I lecture, I will also pass around visual aides as I talk about them during a lecture. Then usually we as a class will head to the lab where I can do instructor led demo's on the information I have covered to give the students a chance to see what we discussed in the classroom live. It also find this to be the best time for students to practice doing the tasks themselves while I am there and they can receive additional input if need be on the task.

Beginning students(Theory), love to ask questions off the topic at hand. I try to delicately tell them to wait until we reach that subject, or let them know we can talk about their subject of interest after class.

I find this to be very helpful to get the students to start thinking.when a question is ask, I will ask the class who can answer it or who has another idea about how they would answer it.this way it can introduce many different concerns into the conversation.

It was very helpful to have a comprehensive detailing of first day responsibilities, but I think that there is, in reality, much more room for flexibility in the order of these activities than indicated in this module. A number of factors will impinge upon the decision whether to review the syllabus, take attendance, etc.

How I like to put things in order. One of my favorite teaching styles is hands on. I put the product in their hands and let the student get familiar with the item then I start to talk about the item. I call this shop talk. Making the students think about what they have in their hands then how does it operate?

How I like to put things in order. One of my favorite teaching styles is hands on. I put the product in their hands and let the student get familiar with the item then I start to talk about the item. I call this shop talk. Making the students think about what they have in their hands then how does it operate?

I lead by example,and try to keep everything on the subject matter as simple as possible to help the student understandf the topic better....

Everything discussed in this course just backs up everyhting that we (instructors) are or should be doing anyway. It's good to know that we're doing it right.

No negative waves, always build on what you see that is right, not what is wrong.Try to sandwhich the negativr=e between to positive comments.

Students learning styles are defined in Jumpstart. If each Instructor knew his students learning style, the curriculm could be tailored more toward the way each class learns. Are the Instructors aloud to access this information???

I used to call it a 'silly-bus', because I didn't see a big value in it. After 9 months of teaching I see that students really need a set of objectives and expectations, or else they flounder (and think you don't know what you're doing)... Anyone have examples of this in their careers?

After I untroduse myself and before I start outlining the first day check list,course objectives ,and letting students know my academic and behavioral expectations, I usually start off to help students get to know one another, talk about thers backgraunds, and feel more comfortable in class.

Instructor have to avaluate students and find out what type of lerners his students are;kinestetic,ouditory or visual and use different instruction methods.

Being enthusiastic and energetic about your course content and informing the students "whats in it for them" acts as one of the best motivators!

I've been told that the current (popular I suppose) thinking about testing is that testing should be used as a learning tool in addition to being an evaluation tool. What are your thoughts? Ms.Polick? Thanks.

Well, this isn't really a discussion topic, but... I see what I need to change. I was doing a lot of the no-no's. Anybody else?

I especially liked the information on offering positive feedback. We can easily focus on moving from group to group looking for things being done incorrectly and then demonstrate the proper method of doing something, basically, looking for things that are wrong. Now, I'll be sure to look for things that are right and then offer positive feedback on it.

I challenge myself by going through these tests without studying. Just had to write something to go forward.

Being a good role model, Mangager And Motivate all in one as you present youself to a class of twenty to thirty students that you have a short time for them to see you as the big three M's Instructors, Develeping ones self never ends.

I like the short lesson plans