Deborah Rivera

I learned there are many resources available for our Veterans and students with TBI.  We as instructors should continue to educate ourselves on various learning strategies to help these students. As instructors we are not here to enable students but offer support, respect and understanding.  

Personally, I was not aware of the IEP developmental plan students had available for them in their younger educational years.  What a wonderful tool for the educational program to have developed.  It's was emotional overwhelming to know the statistics of these younger children to have developed PTSD.  As an educator for adults, I appreciated knowing this information and how it can impact how I approach my students and teaching skills. 

Checklists will be essential to help you remember various tasks and/or keep track of all the tasks that will need to be covered in your class.  Arriving early gives the Instructor the advantage of greeting each student personally and asking for feedback regarding the course.    

We can always improve our teaching skills.  Set goals and create a plan of actions of what skills we are needing and wanting to improve.  If we are not excited about the subject we are teaching how do we expect our students to become excited.  We are the students role models, manager and motivator.