A person should do some type of hobby at least once a week to reduce stress. Also during a work day you need to get away fromm the desk. More people are eating lunch at thier desk. I think this is a BAD THING. You need to get away from the work space for a bit

Yes, completing the tasks at hand is important, but I think if we would schedule time to network with other people that do our same job we would actually be freeing up time, as we would get great ideas from others and not have to spend the time creating everything by ourselves.

Sometimes the newest, most enthusiastic, intelligent students are left out due to language difficulties.Challenging these students to explain, and demonstrate their knowledge base using their translating skills has proven to be a winning strategy. Classes have become much more focused and on point of message when all the students watch, listen, and take notes on how to coach an ESL student. The amount of information exchanged during the class discussion period has provided results - the students know the material and how to apply the technical skills to get the job done.

In this past section they mention that they use the pronoun "him" as most angry and aggressive students are male. First of all, that is wrong - I don't know who wrote this article, but if I had to wager a guess, I would say that easily 70% of the angry/problem students I have had in the past few years have been women. Secondly, this is an unecessary sexist observation and, even if it were true - which I don't believe is the case - it is certainly not something I would slap into a document for educators. Oh - and the comment that there are fewer cheaters in career colleges? Uh - cite? Where did this tibit of info come from? Again - who is writing this stuff?

I have learned the most from teachers who went off-topic a little and off the book, using funny stories that illustrated the points they were making. I think you can still maintain your profesional image while being humorous, and people will remember more of your presentation that way too.

I'm brand spanking new to teaching, so I have no experience in this, but it kind of seems to me like everyone is a suspect when it comes to cheating, like we expect it will happen. Maybe we should, I don't know. But for me, I've always had a personal policy of trusting everyone until they give me a reason not to. I haven't been burned too many times. I find that when you treat people with respect and give them your trust, usually you will get it back. Am I just being naive?

Maintaining professionalism is important for the perception of real world interaction. I address my students with Mr./Ms. ________(last name)

I provide a very upfront approach by establishing authority from day 1 and that helps to establish my ability to gain and maintain trust regarding validity of assignments

I find it benefitial to explain time management as a tool to put the focus of success on the student.

Providing prior work as an example of assignments promotes expectations of work necessary to successfully complete the assignment

I work in a results oriented sales postision. When working with my potential clients, sometimes I find myself with expectations of moving through the sales process on my time schedule. This is a sure fire way to set yourself up for stress in the workplace. Many times the client has many other projects and outside environmental circumstances that I have no idea about and this will cause delay, but not rejection to my implementing my technology I represent. I am always setting myself up for a stressful day when I want things done on my time.

I feel that presenting a professional image as well as being a leader within the field of study are important aspects in creating an online setting. This approach is productive and supports student growth. Within an online setting the professional approach is being knowledgeable and sharing the course information effectively.

I found it very interesting that in fact students can also find a way to cheat within the online setting as well. Within many online courses there are elements implemented to discourage this type of behavior. I will be able to adapt some of this information for use within the online setting as well.

This module has provided great suggestions for creating a productive classroom setting. This information has also given me ideas for creating an effective online setting.

I have found that by setting due dates and creating effective expectations in terms of submission deadlines, student are more eager to participate. Taking the time to provide a penalty for late assignments and still accepting the work allows students to understand that their work is quality but will have penalties.

When I was in nursing school, we had a girl who had already worked as a patient care tech for a couple years and therefore, thought she already knew everything. She had a comment about everything, often contradicting or expanding on what the teacher said. We all got so sick of her! I like the idea brought up in the reading about having participation cards, where a student can only speak as many times as he had cards. I will employ this tactic if I ever have a student like this!

I anticipate having some trouble connecting with some students and relating to their struggles, due to being from different bacgrounds. I don't have kids, so I can't fully appreciate how hard that is and the problems it can bring up. I don't want to take that as an excuse for absences, but I don't want to be a jerk about it either. Any thoughts?

Given that this MaxKnowledge instruction explains that cheating is more of an opportunity based problem, I will disagree, and say I believe it's a culture issue. If you foster a belief that cheaters will succeed in the workforce, they will cheat in your class.

I really appreciated the coverage given to late homework submissions, especially the samples of wording pertaining to proposed late homework guidelines found near the end of Module 1. When I began teaching, my Syllabus fit entirely on one page. Now, each Syllabus fills at least five pages. I find that the more structure I add to the class up-front, the smoother the term goes. One particular incident that I have long considered is the policy concerning the late submission of homework. Teaching in a career orientated school, I repeatedly remind my students that they should think of me as their boss and each class as a meeting scheduled by their boss. Hence, they need to arrive and turn their homework in on time! Failing the preceding, I generally have not given them any credit for late submissions; however, thanks to suggested wording near the end of the first module, I am inclined to change my policy to a 20% deduction per day. I look forward to noting whether or not the new policy yields positive results.

Guided notes help students stay focused on the important components of the instructional objectives. They also serve as an outline for the instructor enabling them to stay on track during a lecture or presentation.