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Shaghayegh Ghaysar-Lak
Shaghayegh Ghaysar-Lak

Orientation

I agree that late registration students deserve the same quality of orientation as the students that were able to make it in for the formal orientation.
Shaghayegh Ghaysar-Lak
Shaghayegh Ghaysar-Lak

Suggestions

I really like the orientation program suggestions provided in this course. Especially liked that they made light of the fact that orientation should be fun but not 'corny'!
Aimee Tinsmith
Aimee Tinsmith

LAte Students

We had a few this last enrollment and they have been the ones to drop from classes. They struggle with starting late. We have some work to do to get them to complete
Aimee Tinsmith
Aimee Tinsmith

Faculty Advisors

We have our faculty mentor the students that are struggling in classes. The ones with lower attendance and grades get paired up and spend 10 weeks supporting their experience.
Aimee Tinsmith
Aimee Tinsmith

Letters for the future

We have our students write themselves a letter in the future. Something to give them on their last day of class to remind them what they want to do in their future and remind them of where they've been.
Stephen Baucom
Stephen Baucom

Calling Parents

This can be good & bad!
Stephen Baucom
Stephen Baucom

Support

The best support/resource for students is each other
Stephen Baucom
Stephen Baucom

Common Sense

Making students comfortable is key
Stephen Baucom
Stephen Baucom

Retention

I assign "Study Partners" on day one as a project grade. The students email me names, #s, and email addresses of their new support system. This helps!
Susan Davidson
Susan Davidson

Good start

It helps students to get off to a great start.
Susan Davidson
Susan Davidson

involvement

I believe discussing and getting students involved in what is excepted in the begining is a great help.
Susan Davidson
Susan Davidson

Retention

The course is very insightful about retention and getting students involved in school.
Terry Jasper
Terry Jasper

More jobs are available

As an instructor I try to let the students know that there are more jobs available than what grad placement may know about. They should contact employers directly as well in the areas they are hoping to move to.
Trina Hedrick
Trina Hedrick

Students

Be there for them. Have that open door policy at all times.
Trina Hedrick
Trina Hedrick

Help Change!

Have the heart to be that one person to change things around you.
Trina Hedrick
Trina Hedrick

Be the person that you would want to come talk to.

I wish I had some one like me to talk to.
Trina Hedrick
Trina Hedrick

Having An open mind

Have an open mind to all students and there ability to learn.
James Watkins
James Watkins

verbage

Didn't understand the content, i think this was written for BA BS type people, I teach Diesel systems. I have high numbers for assessments and go out of my way to help each and every one of them.
Mary Cano
Mary Cano

Emotional Intelligence

In a perfect world, following Goldman's EQ in a career school setting is ideal. There is nothing worse than to have a competent instructor that is cynical, and shares his/her cynicism with students. Is there a way in which to salvage that instructor? I haven't found one, and I've had to cut ties as a result of "bad behavior."
Chase Edmister
Chase Edmister

Admissions

I work for a technical school and have noticed recently that we have been getting less and less students to sign up for our programs. I know that our admissions team does not campaign in high schools anymore. What other methods can they use to get more students interested in the programs?