Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Hi Heidi, Thanks for sharing your approach to dealing with student situations as they emerge. Sounds like you are providing support that will keep them coming to school in spite of the situations they are facing. Another very effective way to gain insight into how the students are perceiving your assignments is to give each student a 3X5 card after they have completed an assignment and have them write down their assessment of the assignment. They don't sign their names so they feel free to write what they feel. I use this all the time and I have had many… >>>

Hi Jennifer, There are a couple of way you can approach breaking the material down into "bite" size chunks. First, think about how you were taught. How did your instructors break the material down for you? Review any old notes or materials you have from the courses you have taken. I think you will find there are many strategies that you can use from these courses. The other is to look at graphic organizers and see how you might use them to break the course content down. Go through and highlight the must know information and then decide how you… >>>

Hi Sandy, I know you are challenged by being asked to retain students even when they are not meeting standards. I am a firm believer if doing all you can to keep students in classes. That means support, learning strategies, etc. I also believe we have to maintain the level of standards that reflect the business or industry in which we are training individuals. To not do so will quickly doom your program and college. A few students that are not prepared or do not pass state/national boards will reflect on the college that these students of caliber to be… >>>