Students that are not motivated are hard to get to interact with the class however I do try to make them my helper.

How to deal the this situation when it comes up? I am dealing with it currently, so I called the students into my office individually to listen to the explination of the situation and talked to the instructor of the course and looked at the quiz outcomes of both students who were accused and compared answers. Then discussed findings with students and teacher and also the accuser. I discussed the appearance and behavior that is expected during tests and quizzes and to avoid any appearance of possible cheating behavior.

By showing what the students worked so hard on gives them a since of pride and acknowledgement that you gave to them.

As instructors we have professional and moral values to uphold. Students are not friends or buddies and there should be a very clear line. Encouraging them in class and giving feedback and support are great, but handing out is inappropriate.

As instructors we often feel that we need to be the one talking or in control. However, when there is an angry student, we should be silent while we are listening.

Challenging students are always trying to confuse the instructor or try to catch them off guard by asking a really random question. Often times I challenge the student back. I ask them to expand on their question and make it more specific. I usually end up challenging the student and having them solve their own question.

I am truly passionate about teaching/leading students into a new career. It is so rewarding. However, I have to show that passion and excitement about the subject to truly get students ingaged. This is so important whether you like teaching the topic or not.

I feel stressed mostly in my private life rather than my professional life. I am raising a grandchild and although I am married I receive absolutely no assistance at home. So on top of lesson plans, homework time with the little one, grading papers, and lack of sleep, I feel extreme stressors at home.

I am ok with all of the lesson planning, lectures etc. However, I am having a hard time associating and reasoning with the stressers associated with a noninterested student. I let it get to me when a student shows no interest and appears to be elsewhere. I have tried to come up with fun and accommidating ways for this student to bring him back to the classroom discussion. Help

I think I do a pretty ood job of task prioritization. Each day, I write down my to-do goals for the day in order, according to urgency. As my day progresses, I draw a line through the tasks that I have completed, which gives me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Any leftover tasks are automatically moved to the next day's to-do list, so that nothing falls in the cracks. I love the lesson's suggestion of finding a balance betweeen immediacy and procrastination. There was a time in my professional life when I experienced anxiety if I received an email or voice message that I could not immediately respond to. Since becoming more balanced in this area, my head is clearer, I feel less overwhelmed and I am much more productive!

I taught a course before where students came to me and reported a few students cheating on an exam. I took it to the director and the dean and they both said that the information was hearsay. Basically they told me that if I didn't personally witness it, I could not enforce anything. I also couldn't punish the whole class by making them all retake the exam. In the end the director spoke with all of them as a class and they had to develop an honor code. Exams are now administered differently. I was curious to hear how other instructors have dealt with reported cheating in their experiences.

Develop games to test their knowledge and give prizes to keep them motivted

I felt overwhelmed when I first started teaching, however, I made adjustments very quickly by preparing myself before class started and arriving early eased my nervousness. Also reading over the material is very important to ensure that you know what you are talking about.

Cheating is diminishing, students who have studied all day and night long will are not willing to allow someone copy off him or her. I also separate my students to one per table and this makes it very difficutl to do eye contact or anything. I also make sure that cell phones are put away in purses or backpacks to help reduce cheating.

I find making the center stage student the observer works well, taking notes and passing out handouts for late students really changed the focus of the center stage student. I also find that the center stage student becomes more serious about his/her education.

I realize that having a syllabus and reviewing the information in class helps the student to understand the course better. Also making students held accountable for deadline is a must because they will have to do the same in the real world

Be prepared, be confident, and enjoy

I find that getting rid of stress is a very easy thing if you take the time to do it. When not working I do not think about work or go back to work. I give myself time to do things that I enjoy doing to bring the stress and frustration level down. This works very well.

Stress is a good and bad thing in my book. Being in media we encounter stress everyday. I think my largest stress creator is myself and my strive for perfection. This at times can leak into my classes, but at times is good because the media world demands perfection.

Being a media professor grading is something that is very different in our world. Essentially every project we give students is very objective and not based of facts. We have to be very open when grading projects as many of these projects relate to students and their experiences.