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meeting the needs of all students

when there are a wide variety of different learning habits how do we as instructors meet the needs of every student without leaving even one behind?

going back to school

What do u think can be done to assist in informing adults about the fact that its never to late to gain an education? because for some they talk themselves out of the thought of more schooling.

Dealing with the "expert" in class.

Have you ever had a student who liked to show everyone else in class how much they know? How did you handle it? I've tried different things and found that the one-on-one talk is most effective. Once you point out to the student that you value their input but provide some parameters on how and when you would like them to provide you with it, they more often than not will play nice.

Motivating students

The instructor need to motived the students so they in class

How to refocus

Instructor need to refocus when they feel they have lost the attention of the students.

Student Retenion

How can an instructor retenion a student who is being force to attend school due to outside reasons?

Students names

How important it is to learn all the names of my students.

understanding adult students

Is important that we understand the differents Between adult and young students.

Instructors as Sounding Board

I always like to get comments and listen to what they have to say, because I always learn things. This adds to my knowlege and how to help other students and myself be a better teacher. the student then becomes a better to teacher, because they can rely information back to someone else.

motivating students

tell the students some stories that i face during my career and this will give them some motivation

Student Focus

As a Medical Assisting Instructor we rotate through different subjects about ever 12 weeks. By doing this it keeps us on our toes as far as keeping the student engaged due to the constant changing that goes on.

Motivational Examples

Some examples of effective motivation techniques that career college instructors can use in their classes would include the application of their real life (work) experiences. The expertise gained in the workplace can “fill in the gaps” of what is not found within the textbooks. The students can view these experiences as an application of knowledge. Moreover, the instructors’ experiences can motivate the students to discover that their knowledge procured from the classroom can be utilized in a professional arena, as well as in a personal fashion. -TWB

Advising Students

What are the key components of successful student advising?

Customer Service

How is customer service defined in an educational setting?

Student Retention

Who are the key players in keeping students enrolled throughout their programs?

Staying positive helps motivate students

Never displaying negative disappointment in students poor learning’s or lack of comprehension is a must for student success

Knowing when to change your teaching strategy is very important

Not knowing that your approach is not helpful to the students learning process is negative to you as the instructor (student loses trust) and negative to the student, because they have lost interest (does not gain the knowledge and skills they should).

Leave no student out -

All should participate and share their thoughts related to the topic at hand. This aids adults in being successful in the learning process.

Accepting that students and instructors will have stressful days

Even though we encourage students and instructors entering the school to leave their personnel issues at the door. Realizing that for adults every day will not be an upbeat positive day aids in understanding and promoting students goals and progress.

Motivation

How can you motivate the student that never thinks he or she is getting closer to there goal. Maybe from bad past experiences!