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Desharla Lavettte
Desharla Lavettte

Peace

I desire peace in my life. Therefore, before I get stressed out, I try my best to find do or find things that I enjoy...such as playing computer games. This really helps me move forward with stressful situations.
Desharla Lavettte
Desharla Lavettte

Organization of Class Items

I use 3 binder notebooks to keep all classes that I teach organized. This way I can always refer to them when I need something. It also helps me stay organized especially if I have grades some papers.
Stacy Christopher
Stacy Christopher

Cheating

Cheating is something that everyone must understand will happen for many reasons. You must incorporate it in your classroom management.
Desharla Lavettte
Desharla Lavettte

Write Down Goals

It is best to write down goals, but I hear people who state that they don't have time to write down those goals. What can I tell them?
Joanna Abram
Joanna Abram

Instructor's Mistakes

Do instructors recognize their own limitations?
Joanna Abram
Joanna Abram

Taking Responsibility

What are some of the tools that you use to encourage students to take responsibility?
Joanna Abram
Joanna Abram

Being An Example

How closely do you think student watch you?
Anthony Palermo
Anthony Palermo

Classroom Boards

Using The Board as a tool for Expression
Stacy Christopher
Stacy Christopher

Dealing with Challenging Students]

You should be able to get on a one to one communication with these students, if not you will not connect with them. They learn best with this style or method.
George Thomas
George Thomas

How can we make a class more fun for adults??

With a class of different ages, I find that adults understand material more quickly. What kind of tips can you give on keeping the interest of all students?
Paul Savio
Paul Savio

Suggestions for difficult students?

I recently started teaching at a local college and it's been great. But I have one or two students who consistently argue with one another. I've been able to steer the class back on course, but it happens once a week and takes up valuable class time for others. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to prevent this from happening?
Gale Allen
Gale Allen

Coping with Stress

I have found that several of the techniques taught in the lesson have always been good coping techniques for dealing with stress that cannot be eliminated. I have found that listening to music is helpful. Usually easy listening music is always comforting. Since most people enjoy music why not incorporate it into your daily routine to cope with stress.
kelly rippon
kelly rippon CHEP

Student objectives

After reviewing the course objectives and printed material at the onset of the course, I ask the students as their first assignment to outline (3) top objectives that they would like to have confidence of knowledge of by the end of the term. This exercise not only gives the students a sense of ownership, it empowers them and raises their confidence level. It also gives me as the teacher a wider perspective on the material to be covered.
Sherri Moore
Sherri Moore

Late Assignments

I have established a rule for all of my classes that specifically lays out the guidelines for submission of work. If it is late due to an unexcused absence, it will not be made up. If it is for an excused absence, the student will have one week to make it up, but each day that it is late during that week is assessed a 5% penalty deduction. After the 7th day, a grade of 0 is given.
Kevin Neyland
Kevin Neyland

Managing Angry Students

I approach this carefully and with minimal to zero talking and 99% listening. By the time they get the issue out they are relived. This helps reduce the tension that may spread to other students.
Kevin Neyland
Kevin Neyland

Late assignments

No matter what options I give my students it seems they never utilize them correctly. My simple rule is this: Email me if you can not make it to class so that I can keep you up to date on the material. I might get one person per class who cares enough to do this.
Susan Snell
Susan Snell

Loving your job

It isn't all about money it is about the students and how we teach them.
Gale Allen
Gale Allen

Stress

I have found that stress from the workplace is a major cause of stress for me. The standards that are set may be in conflict with my personal experience teaching. Some students want to do what they want, when they want to and the instructor does not feel that the administration supports decisions they make in reference to students. It appears that the student is in more control than the instructor. This is stress times ten.
Crystal Williams
Crystal Williams

Schedule? The "unknown."

I know that one thing that stresses me out is the "unknown." Normally I will not find out my schedule for next quarter until (at most) three days before the start of the quarter. It makes it very hard to plan much of anything (with family, friends, or co-workers). Also, just making my agenda and syllabi in a matter of three days, is very difficult. How do you deal with the "unknown?"
Gale Allen
Gale Allen

Organizing Your Course Materials

Normally I teach the same courses. I use the support materials that come along with the books from the publisher. I use the power-point slides and exam creation tools. I also organize my courses in separate folders on a flash drive. I have a folder for each course and sub-folders within those folders for exams, homework assignments, and project assignments. If another instructor is assigned to teach the same course I usually offer them the information within the folders to help if they so desire to use it.