Barry Westling

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Hi David: Yes, being forced to think creatively can produce some amazing results and turn ordinary "same-old same-old" lessons into descriptive lessons with lots of pizazz! Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Methods to develop backup plans

Hi Jorge: Good. The key is to think about "what if nothing I've planned for is available"? The kinds of things you would do under these circumstances is how you want to think about back-up plans. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Timothy: Great - sounds like you have a good sense of control over your class and how you wanted it conducted. I agree that students want someone to be in charge, even it means school work assignments. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Bernie: Good points. I agree we want to avoid having one component such as a final exam weight overly much in the assessment of student learning. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Methods to develop backup plans

Hi Bernie: Great, especially about arriving an hour early to the classroom to assess and set-up. Your other back-up options are good ones as well. It's really surprising how much we can do with so little. It's all related to how much thought has preceded our planning. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Selecting media for your classes

Hi Jose: Your need and desire for accomodating your students is apparent and poses a challenge for you as instructor to provide the needed learning in a manner your students are capable of accomplishing. I bet you have uncovered ways and methods that work to your students advantage. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Jose: Your systems seems to be subjective-oriented which is okay as long as the criteria you use is the same for all students. The last thing you want is to have stuednts acuse you of showing favoritism (or predudiced). Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Paul: Evenly spaced components as you describe help keep grades spaced well. I think this techniques helps keep no one factor monopolizing the final grade. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Developing An Evaluation System

Hi Bobby: Grading without bias or subjectivity takes a lot of thought and planning. We want to be fair, but our version of fair and the students version may be different. Using a grading rubric can help the instructor follow an established model that helps keep things relatively objective. Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

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Preparing to Manage Your Class

Hi Bernie: Great. Your self analysis is instructive. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Barry