How do i get a silent student to interact even in small group settings?

the syllabus is an indispansable tolls for the student at the bigining of the class, so sad that some of them even not take a look on that....

Moving around the classroom helps maintain attention and prevents disruptive behavior. One of the biggest challenges is keeping students from texting, etc. during class.

Excellent tools of knowledge. A lot to work for and a grand challenge. I am sure we are all doing the best we can and want to. I look forward to these tools of professionalism.

It has recently come to my attention, and especially after almost completeing this course, that I am letting a couple people at my work get the "best" of me. A constant "stressor" to me, when I observe them doing absolutely "nothing" almost all day, and are receiving a paycheck!! I am learning to avoid going out into the hall or past the cafeteria...however, it is still a huge stessor to me. I am going to try to use the STRESS LIST. I will keep you posted.

Very challenging topic. I believe this brief course was a great asset to my classroom skills.

I got a lot of great tips with this module. I be-lieve in engaging all students in many ways. It certainly draws them together.

I view plaguerism as a form of student cheating and inform my students the first day of class my expectations on these hard topics.

I always start class with a fun, student-interaction activity.

I only show examples if I've removed the student identifying information.

We have many classrooms that are filled completely or with only a few seats remaining. The rooms cannot easily be modified to encourage groups or different tasks based on learning styles and classroom objectives. Does anyone have any suggestions for this? I would love to have more group activities but have not found a good way to do that.

Challenging students are getting more violent in theit attacks on faculty, talking to administrator sometimes adds more fuel to the fire.

A silent student has a barrier to commuincation and sometimes just need to be left alone.

Some instructors common mistakes are related to that some times there are students who are well versed in your subject also and it makes one nervous.

Exactly one year ago yesterday, I moved my family from Colorado to California to take a job as an intructor at U.T.I. So not only was I in a completely new place, I had a totally new kind of job. Learning to adapt to life outside of the diesel industy and learning to teach students how to get into said industry put a lot of stress on not only myself, but my family as well. The process of adapting to my new home state has been much slower than adapting to my new role as instructor. living in California can be a stress inducer at times...

I find that creation is a great stress reliever. Whether its pounding a candelabra out of wrought iron or laying flagstones for a garden pathway. The sense of control can be relieving in a sometimes out of control world.

I always consider myself a big picture sort of person. Much of my stress is purely self induced. When I am carrying out purchasing duties, clerical duties or teaching duties, I constantly assess how my actions effect the company as a whole. I also see that that many of my colleagues are much more talented than I in the classroom, and I do my best to make sure that they have what is needed for them to do their job as stress free as possible.

I recently had a student who consistently and vocally stated "that's not the way Mr. X does it". I sent out an email to the class after a particularly challenging session letting students know every instructor has their approach, particularly with different coursework, and that everyone is expected to behave in a respectful manner. It helped, but I also discovered Mr. X was talking to students about my methods in his class. I brought the issue to my manager and I later discussed it with Mr. X, but really am frustrated he actively undermined my relationship with students. Anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you handle it?

I think a good way to manage your stress is by staying as positive as posible and by having some type of stress reliever... e.g. Meditation such as, yoga and tai chi. I feel that has helped me in the past. Am I wrong?

One thing that has caused me stress is that I am a 26-year Professional that now teaches (a Teaching Professional). As teacher for the past 5-years I am being held accountable for a profession where I have no formal training (a Professional Teacher). My formal education was in my chosen profession, not in teaching. Even though have been proven to be successful as a teacher, I feel at times I am unqualified and I am being held accountable to the standards that I am unfamiliar with. How to I bridge this gap or is it just a matter of time and experince as being a teacher? Thoughts?