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Sarah Teixeira
Sarah Teixeira

Quiet/Shy Students

I've added a few assignments to my class that gets the quiet/shy students to speak out in class. Some of these include class introductions, presentations & staff interviews. I've also noticed that the extroverted student will usually encourage the quiet/shy student to come out of their shell.
Sarah Teixeira
Sarah Teixeira

Guest Speakers & Field Trips

By including guest speakers and field trips you add variety in the classroom. Mixing it up keeps class interesting.
Sarah Teixeira
Sarah Teixeira

Student Motivation

The Pacific Institute videos have helped me engage my students by asking three questions everyday. 1. What went well today? 2. What are you most proud of today? 3. What do you look forward to tomorrow? These three questions not only make them think in a positive light, but also creates classroom discussion. The third question has them looking forward to something that will happen the next day that encourages them to want to go to class.
roy revelles
roy revelles

Cheating Students

What is the best way to approach students that have taken credit for work, for na group project, that they have not done?
roy revelles
roy revelles

Angry Students

What does one do when a student blames your attepts to correct his/her behavior on racial prejudice?
Harry Hall
Harry Hall

Common Instructor Mistakes

One thing I learned early in my teaching career is that I don’t want to have the students look upon me as a buddy or a friend. I keep my relationship with my students on a professional level at all times.
Marco Ilaria
Marco Ilaria

What factors stress you out the most?

I'd like to hear from some of you what are the most problematic areas in a teacher's life that cause stress. I feel that my company, and the way they do things is the most stressful thing that I have to deal with. The nature of big business today is the lack of personal connection, which leads to confusion and stress.
Marco Ilaria
Marco Ilaria

Is excercise the key to managing stress?

The amount of regular excercise I get is the best way I can manage my stress level. I enjoy swimming and it allows me to relax and get out of my head. The life of a instructor can be stressful due to all the factors that you have to manage.( students, administration, homelife )
Harry Hall
Harry Hall

Dealing with Challenging Students]

The most disruptive part of teaching is the student that comes in late or return late from a break. I talk to the students in private and advise them that this type of conduct in the work force will cause several actions to occur. 1st time you will be written up, 2nd time you will be placed on non pay for a certain amount of time, and the 3rd time you will be fired. I also stress the fact that numerous others in the workforce are waiting for your job. Like everything in life this method only works part of the time, not always.
Marco Ilaria
Marco Ilaria

Multiple choice questions

I am concerned about the amount of retension with multiple choice exams.In my opinion these exams offer little more than good guess responses. I much prefer fill in the blank questions, as it allows me to really measure the retension of the material.
Marco Ilaria
Marco Ilaria

To Do lists

How much time should one spend on making " to do lists" I think it's important not to overthink your lists, so that the process can move quickly. Prioritize and move forward to complete your tasks and review weekly.
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor

Walking around the classroom.

 I walk around the clasroom constantly and gaze at students papers before them. I can see which students are taking notes or following concepts in the textbook and those that do not.
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor

Giving them a reason for learning.

By showing relevancy of course content, the student will be able to learn the course content and or master the skills necessary be successful in their careers easier.
nancy rhomberg
nancy rhomberg

what stressing you out

I use lemon oil to decrease stree. I submitted a very long explanation of this topice and it was not posted. thank you
ELIZABETH BAHAM
ELIZABETH BAHAM

CHEATING STUDENT

If I found a student cheating and I have no solid proof of it, I would privately speak to them very strongly about their behavior and give them a different test if I have one at hand. In order to minimize such occurrences, I would ask students to put their book bags at the back of the classroom before begining their test and retrieve them as they go out after the test.
ELIZABETH BAHAM
ELIZABETH BAHAM

MAINTAINING PROFESSIONALISM

In maintaining professionalism, you do not cease to be human. As long as you are confident in yourself and in your work, it is possible to maintain instructor/student boundaries and at the same time, have a good rapport.
Clint Harrison
Clint Harrison

Buddy

How do you approach the situation that occurs when students compare you to other instructors: "Mr. Soandso never had us do this...", especially if that instructor has an excellent reptutation with a lot of students?
Clint Harrison
Clint Harrison

Another way of discouraging cheating...

A lot of instructors that I know have used different versions of the same test, often with the questions in a different order. They want the students to take the same test, but eliminate the situation where a student feels they can take advantage. It keeps the "honest students honest" because they know that it is useless to look at another's paper.
Clint Harrison
Clint Harrison

Magic formula

What happens when there are multiple students that are of the center stage category? Do they often conflict with each other, or work off of each other in their attempts to enjoy the limelight?
Clint Harrison
Clint Harrison

Motivation

As a new instructor coming into an established program, how do I keep the students from looking at me as an outsider?