Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Deana, The key is to use all the resources you have available to find out about your students and their needs. You are doing that with the list you shared. The key is to take that list and translate it into instructional strategies and supports that will help the students to be successful. This is the fun part of teaching because you get to be creative in those selections. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Josh, You are doing a very good job of coming at the students in many different ways. Your methods enable the students to express themselves in a both a personal and professional manner. By getting them to write down their goals they can see how they can shape their future by completing their training and dedicating themselves to quality skill development. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Wendy, Way to provide all of the different instructional supports for your students. Your method should really help your students to get settled into and focused on the course. Gary

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Matching Content to Need

Hi Gil, You are right on about showing the students the "real" world that is ahead of them. This really helps them to see the skill sets they will be acquiring and using. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Pierre, You are right about how important the first impression is for students. By being organized and ready to teach you will be modeling behavior that is professional and conducive to students being excited about the course. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Michelle, The Chef gave you some great advice and I commend you for following this advice. I know your students benefit from you seeing the environment through their eyes. Gary

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The Learning Environment Effect

Hi Daniel, These are some of the challenges that we have to face as instructors. Sounds like you are doing the best you can under the circumstances. I hope you get assigned to a classroom that fits your needs in the not to distant future. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Michelle, You are fortunate to be in a career field with such high visibility. Your students come in with a set of expectations that you have the opportunity to help them to achieve. Keep up the good work. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Lou, You have a good understanding of how you want your class to go and how you are going to accomplish your goals. I am sure your students look forward you classes as a result of your attitude and planning. Gary

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Your Instructional Style

Hi Daniel, Thank you for sharing these two examples of how you were able to customize the delivery and content of math to meet the needs of your students. Your creativity is to be commended. Through observation and inquiry you were able to identify just how you needed to go about making the right decisions in selecting your methodology. Gary

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