Susan Polick

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HI Brenda- As you mention, Questioning often reveals gaps that need to be addressed. The sooner we do this the better, so frequent questioning is important. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Jeffery- Thanks for your post to the forum. Especially for kinesthtic learners, being able to "do" the task is essential to actually learning it. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective assessment methods

Hi Brenda- Thanks for your post to the forum. I think most students would probably give you questions to put on the test that they are sure they know the answers! LOL! However, you are bound to get enough variety of questions to get a good idea of areas where there is a scarcity of questions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Regina- Thanks for your post to the forum. Coding is a large program at my campus and I agree, they need to show that they can apply what they've learned. Either they can code or they can't. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi Michael - Your short quizzes are indeed CATs. I hope that you find the one-minute paper equally useful. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Michael- Thanks for your post to the forum. I really like your idea of prefacing the concept to be explored with a question on the opening slide. It gets the students attention and encourages them to look for the answer as the lesson/ppt progresses. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi David-Thanks for your post to the forum. Especially in the culinary field, I agree that one-on-one feedback is important. How can a student know if they are holding that knife wrong until you show them (or they slice a finger!). It takes effort to give that attention , but is well worth it. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting instructional strategies for visual learners

Hi Charlotte- Thanks for your post to the forum. Since solving math problrms is essentially a process, I agree that showing the steps you take is very important. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Vicki - Your learners are surely primarily kinesthetic. Including as much "hands-on" as possible in your lectures will really help to keep your lectures "juicy"! Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Vicki- Thanks for your post to the forum. Even though you may find that most of the students who will respond with their own questions are the ones who generally particiate, the others will be relieved to see that they were not the only students who had those same questions. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan