Susan Polick

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Hi Kesha - bWelcome to ED 103! Thank you for a very well written post. I especially liked that you mentioned teaching to the learning styles may"stretch" instructors. The pay-off is well worth the effort!! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Emma- Yes, as instructors we need to do everything that we can to reach our students. As you state , we cannot always accomodate everyone all the time,but we must make every effort to accomodate each studnt as often as possible. Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Emma- Welcome to ED 103! I think you have a good plan in utilizing CATs to plan for the next week. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Questioning Techniques

Hi Ted - Thanks for your post! It really does boil down to making your students comfortable with interacting. As I'm sure you know, that can be an art, but well worth perfecting! Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

HI Ted -Welcome to Ed 103! Do you ever then use the anonymous info your students have related in your class? Obviously not using any really negative revelations, but including interesting info will appeal to your students and give a sense of worth to the students whose info you use. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career!

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Lyn - Welcome to ED 103! Most of my teaching lately has also been online and I agree, the tactile learner can have a tough time in the online environment,although I think most would shy away from online courses. The best idea I have come up with is to ask students to send digital photos of their projects or incorporate them into online presentations. Thanks for an excellent posting! Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Joseph - You are so correct! We always have difficulty convincing our student though. We have begun bringing in employers who hire our grads to talk to our beginning students to make that point - it works! (mostly!) Best wishes - Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Tenisha - Welcome to ED 103! As you point out it is exciting to be creative as you plan delivery of your lessons to the various styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Vicki- Having your students paraphrase what they learned in that day's lesson is an excellent technique! To do that they have to be able to recall, synthesize and teach back. it undoubtedly leads to better retention. Best wishes! Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi James- Welcome to ED 103! As you mention, sometimes the only way to determine why the majority of the class is doing poorly is to drill down on the completed assessments. What are they not getting? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan