Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Robert - Thanks for your post to the forum. You give some good suggestions on how to check for understanding and get our students involved in active learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Rosemary- Thanks for your post to the forum. your strategy for teaching to diverse styles is great! I agree, it is especially important when working with individual students. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Navinthran- Thanks for your post to the forum. What discipline do you teach? I will tray to com eup with some ideas for you. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Shari- Thanks for your post to the forum. You obviously understand the importance of the learning environment. Often with short times between classes, rooms can become pretty messy; taking a moment to patrol our rooms before class starts is essential. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Brian - Thanks for your post to the forum. I totally agree - the classroom set-up that you describe is iseal! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing content

Hi Linda- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have given an excellent summary of good assessment! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Kimberly- Thanks for your post to the forum. We just had the same situation. I finally asked to have our IT staff in the classroom to assess what was happening (or not happening !) They finally figured out how to fix it. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Roger -Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree- having students get used to the sort of open-ended questions they will encounter in their careers is so important. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Creating a positive learning environment

Hi Brian - Thanks for your post to the forum. What great ideas for IT students- thanks for sharing! Those exercises are going to make them so much more competent in their future careers. Best wishes- Susan

Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Brian- Thanks for your post to the forum. You are obviously doing a great job at questioning! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan