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Christopher bruce
Christopher bruce

Personal attention

During production I make it a point to teach one new trick to every student, every day.
Christopher bruce
Christopher bruce

Students of "Age"

I have founf that students who are further anlon in life are a little more sensitive to critisizm than most younger students. Sometimes kid gloves are needed for the grown-ups.
John Emmons
John Emmons

Motivation

It is very difficult to get students motivated particularly with subject matters that may not interest them within their chosen field at his time. Why do I have to know this, they have folks that will take care of that for me... The challenge is to show them how and why this is important; maybe it won't be apparent today, tomorrow or next year, but it will become an issue. Real life experiences and instructor experiences / history will become of interest at this point. Jeff Emmons
adam kukic
adam kukic

Peer Refocus

From time-to-time, I find myself wanting to help peers refocus. What are some suggestions for helping fellow instructors "refocus" without coming across as condescending, especially when addressing someone with more years of teaching experience?
cecilia roberts
cecilia roberts CHEP

REFOCUS

NOT ONLY STUDENTS NEED TO REFOCUS, BUT INSTRUCTOR DO TOO.
cecilia roberts
cecilia roberts CHEP

ROLE MODEL

WE NEED TO BE GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR ALL STUDENTS, YOUNG AND OLD.
Shirley Webb
Shirley Webb

Promoting equality and help every pupil benefit from education

Education provides benefits for pupils of all abilities and aspirations. Success in the outcomes of education results in pupils who are better informed and have more positive attitudes and better skills for life beyond school. Successful programs meet the needs of higher achieving pupils, as well as those with additional needs in terms of learning difficulties or challenging behaviour, or those at risk of exclusion
cecilia roberts
cecilia roberts CHEP

disabilities

As instructors do we recognize students with specific needs and disabilities? Are we patient enough..
glenn ochi
glenn ochi CHEP

Motivating Students

I like to use an exercise where i have them think how the food item is processed before they receive it. Example we all know that ketchup comes from tomatoes, but what type of tomato? Where are they grown at? What are the initial processes that this product has to go through before we receive it. The results can be quite rewarding to both the students and the instructor.
glenn ochi
glenn ochi CHEP

Trusting Issues

I have a question of need to all of you. Lets say that you have a class of students who are angry and frustrated with the schools policies and brings this negative energy into the classroom every day. We do our best to keep the energy positive, but in the end it always turns negative. Could it be a case of senioritis or a case of why bother anymore.
glenn ochi
glenn ochi CHEP

Praising Students

I find that by acknowledging students who follows your direction well and meets the competencies goes a long way in boosting their morale. But i only allow them to cherish that moment for that short moment so that they do not become over confident of themselves.
glenn ochi
glenn ochi CHEP

Analyzing Student Needs

Often times we have a student who has special needs and many times we are not capable of assisting these student of need. How does one accomodate these needs while trying to dedicate your time equally amongst your class? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Glenn
Mark Cahill
Mark Cahill

Praise in Public

I was told by someone I admired, that you should always praise in public and punish in private. That stuck with me and I practice this in class.
Mark Cahill
Mark Cahill

I dont know

Although it is tempting at times to come up with an answer when you are unsure of something. I find the best answer is "I am not sure. I would like to get back to you on that". But, be sure and follow through.
Mark Cahill
Mark Cahill

Role Model

I find that students look up to us as instructors. They may not aspire to be an instructor, but they appreciate our knowledge and experience. It is important for us to always keep this in mind as we try to deal with our daily challenges. We need to leave it behind us and put on our game faces when entering our classes.
Mark Cahill
Mark Cahill

Learning disabilities

One of the biggest problems that I have encountered as a teacher is identifying students learning disabilities when they are unwilling to be forthcoming about them. It is important to show empathy from the get go when addressing this topic. The student needs to feel comfortable sharing this information with you. You must instill trust.
BETH BUCK
BETH BUCK

Disabilites

I take this subject very personally. I am a hearing impaired person. During the Culinary Supervision and or Law class; this is when I introduce the subject of reasonable accomadations to the class using myself. I think why I am successful with explaining this is I use humor. 99% of the time I have at least 5 -8 students stay after class and ask me questions about my disability. The goal is for the students to look at the next deaf person they see and be more positive.
terry fruit
terry fruit

motivating students

keep your references to correct results of what the potential of the material you are teaching and how it can benifit the student
Michelle Checa
Michelle Checa

Choose your atitude

As instructors, we must remember that students take their lead from us to how they will approach the subject matter. We must choose each day to make the learning environment pleasant and comfortable in order for students to be able and willing to learn and retain the material at hand. Lead by example, and leave all outside pressures and concerns at the door.
Jon Baller
Jon Baller

Career College Instruction vs. Business Instruction

My main teaching background has come from instructing seminars and training sessions in a business setting for products and processes that I have helped create. The classes have usually had a diverse age, cultural and educational makeup of attendees as I suspect many career colleges have. What should I expect to be different from the business instruction setting to the career college instruction setting as related to student retention issues?