Susan Polick

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Hi Kurt - Welcome to ED 103! You mention some of the benefits of knowinging the learning styles of your students. It is obvious that it benefits our students, but as you point out, it makes teaching more enjoyable for us as well! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Connal - Welcome to Ed 103! You are certainly a very diligent instructor! As our fields are constantly changing it is important to keep our classrooms current as well. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Gil - sounds like you have all sorts of good assessments going on. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Classroom Assessment Techniques

Hi Lucille- You are using CATs exactly! The idea is to get feedback before your students get hit with a test or exam for which they are just not prepared because they are confused or just clueless. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Randall - Welcome to ED 103! I agree - good teachers are senstive to the needs of their students. At times I think we are part psychologist - trying to figure out where they are and how we can help them get to where they need to be. As you know it can be a rocky journey sometimes! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Daniel - Thanks for that information. i suspected that might be the case. That's why we work mightily to convince our tactile/visual folks that they have GOT to learn the soft skills also. Best wishes! Susan

Susan Polick

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Testing Formats

Hi Pierre- Welcome to ED 103! I congratulate you on recognizing that our job is not to cram as much material as possible into the heads of our students, but to give them the skills to think critically and to be able to actually use what they have learned in their lives and careers. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Anne - Welcome to ED 103. I completely agree! This is why ideally classroom assessment should consist of different types of assessment, not just written tests. Presentations, demonstrations, projects etc. can all be utilized. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Peter - Welcome to ED 103! You're right - knowing the learning styles of your students is like adding tools to your tool box. It gives you other options. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career! Susan

Susan Polick

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Learning Styles

Hi Charles - Welcome to ED 103! What learning styles did you see in your international students? Best wishes - Susan