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 Ricardo, You make a number of very good points about how to establish rapport with students. Thank you for sharing this information I know it will be of value to other participants. Gary

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Becoming aware of retention strategies...

Hi Maria, Not only will this help with retention but it really helps with rapport. By knowing more about your students and working with them they start to see how you really care about their future. Gary

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Hi Dan, By sharing these real world experience you are showing your students that what you are teaching is relevant to their future careers. This really helps them to see why you are teaching what you are. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Maria, By REFOCUSING our selves we keep our interest up and are fresh and ready to go the next time we meet the class. It is necessary otherwise our teaching will become routine. Gary

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Hi Walt, Thank you for those comments. The willingness to learn and grow are important attributes for a teacher. By you sharing your life experiences and expertise with your students you are creating a legacy of professionals for the next generation. Gary

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Hi Dan, Something that I have done in the past that might work in your setting to help students overcome their fears in certain settings is to pair them up and have them work together on a procedure. This pairing helps the in that they are not in it alone, that other students have the fears as do they and that can use each other knowledge and experience to get through the activity. I have also had the demonstrate the procedure after they have practiced it a few times. This really helps to build their confidence as they start to… >>>

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REFOCUS...

Hi Al, Great attitude and reflection on how to keep your focus and REFOCUS when you need to. You have a heavy teaching load with lots of students and yet you are working hard to be on your A game and enjoy your teaching. I admire that. Gary

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REFOCUS...

Hi Darlene, I really like your attitude and motivation for doing what you are doing. That is one of the key ingredients of teaching, the willingness to share. Keep on sharing and you will continue to grow. Gary

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Clarifying Your Expectations To Students

Hi Dan, I have found that in situations like this most of the students can be brought under control by talking with them privately and explaining what is going on. They often times don't realize how they have let the position go to their heads. After that when they get carried away I can just look their direction catch their eye and they realize that they need to back down a bit. I also will reassign them to another student with a strong personality and they will balance each other. Gary

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Motivation techniques...

Hi Darlene, Adults are still child like inside in many ways. I know we can treat them like children but on the other hand sometimes we can reinforce them like we do kids. Your stickers and smiley faces, etc. are evidence of that. Good job. Keep up the effort I know your students will benefit from your work. Gary

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