I currently teach three classes, and I don't have the benefit of having an office at the school. I've found that creating different sections within the bag I carry to school every day helps me stay organized, as well as keeping papers organized and grouped. This can be challenging, but it forces me to remain organized!

I've found that including even simple things on my to do lists... "check email", etc. give me a sense of accomplishment. I then feel motivated to continue completing items and crossing them off.

I try to stick to the syllabus and its statements of the rules for late assignments, but I also take into account the individuals personal issues as they are brought to my attention.

As a instructors your personal life should be separate from class discussion, unless you are trying to make a vital point to help the student in some way. Keeping it professional and on target of the content helps keep the students focused and not having them drift away.

Student cheating should not be tolerate at all. He/ she will be cheating themself from the education they are suppose to be gaining. Some type of disciplinary act should be taken.

Engage conversation about the class lecture with all student in the class. Motivate the stduent to become proactive with the class lectures. Feedback helps let the instructor know he/ she is making some progress with all the students, especially the ones who lose focus.

By providing clarity to the students it helps with their expectations of the course in general

Stress is something that we all must endure. Balancing lifes hurdles is sometimes difficult. I sometimes have to evaluate what I am doing and how much I am taking on. Over committing to work and family can be overwhelming and very stressful. Taking time out to do something that is good such as exercise or hanging out with friends can re focus us.

MISTAKES ARE MADE, BUT A TEACHER ALWAYS HAVE TO CHECK HER MATERIALS ALWAYS THE NEXT DAY TO BE READY?

I am in the process of starting to use to-do lists. I would like to know if anyone has had better results with paper, a tablet, tablet PC, or just plain sticky notes. As i am an IT person I automatticaly go for the technolgy parts.

just like a majority of people... I feel like I am constantly running after time both personally and at work. Also, changes in the structure of work hours and work pay is causing me a lot of stress lately.

I often find that any change of environment during the day can reduce stress. But some workers are stuck in their environment. How can they simulate an environmental change? Screen savers? Office art? Background music?

If someone looks at work-related stress as a challenge, it can often be a motivator. But how does one tell the difference between good and bad stress?

In an age of increasing teleworking, how do managers ensure that files and records are kept? As long as there are no problems, disorganized records are not an issue. But when legal and ethical issues do arise, organizations may find themselves negligent. I believe virtual networking can help. But the asyncronous nature of teleworking can complicate virtual networking. I would be prudent to ensure some form of standardized grouping for the good of effective supervison.

Should you combine your personal and professional to-do lists? I believe this can help minimize stress and enhance a feeling of control.

For me it seems that when I allow students to pick paper topics they are more motivated to do a good job. I have also added a project that includes interviewing a family member or friend and write a report on their personal medical issue. I find that it gives student some real life prep for patient care.

How do you deal with a student who always has a devistating event week after week. I don't want to doubt the student,as there may be that much stress but how do you ensure your being caring but at the same time tell them they still have those requirements to fill?

I noticed that I would be a person that suffered from both “get it done right now as soon as it is given to you” and “I’ll do it later.” Being a person that walks between both worlds I know how hard it is to manage your time. One of the Tips that I would like the share with others would be Outlook! Instead of setting up a to-do-list that I have no time to check, I set up my Outlook email to do that for me. If someone assigns me a task that I know will take more than 10 minutes I tell them to please email me the request so I don’t let it fall by the wayside. Once they email it to me I flag it and assign a quick category to it. This helps me out a lot. As I get tasks done I delete the email. As more come in I assign them flags and tags. One by one they go away, but the queue is never clear? I guess that is another problem for another section HAHA!

If instructors are always stressed out about students then they should possibly move into another line of work. To be an instructor, etc. totally means YOU must LOVE people. A people person is defined as dealing with all kinds and walks of life ethically and professionally in the classroom and outside the classroom on a daily basis. If an instructor has arrogance about them then trying to connect the coursework material to students will be an arduous task to the instructor. Students on day one of the semester or school year will automatically detect what kind of instructor they will have for the semester or school year. Day one for an instructor and students sets the stage on if the instructor will have stress or not stress pending on their actions in the classroom. Instructors on day one can provide students with an icebreaker game, tell a couple of funny jokes, etc. Instructors and students will immediately start to connect with a couple of these activities. On day one instructors and students are both nervous and anxious for the course or school year to start. A helpful remedy can be for instructors when you have a situation in the classroom instead of right away coming to a decision wait and become diplomatic. Most of the time instructors come to rash decision in an uneducated way where the final decision cannot be taken back and the student can be scarred for life. Most times it is better to wait for more information on the problem and then come to a final decision.

Managing stress in the workplace especially in a school setting is crucial to students learning. When a student ask a ridiculous question you have to remind yourself that you were once a student and were very confused on a subject matter. Instructors are looked upon as authoritative leaders in their field. Instructors are always on and viewed by students even not being in the classroom. Also a component in managing stress can be from an instructor’s upbringing from their family. Another component can be an instructor’s personality being an introvert or extrovert, etc. also has a significant difference in the classroom. For instructors to correct this problem there are training stress seminars online, continuing educational stress workshops on-campus, stress management consultants, etc. There is help out there but instructor have to make the first step.