Barry Westling

Hi Daniel: Good suggestions, all. Physical models or just about anything that be passed around to augment your discussion isreat. And with PPT, I always use main bullet points in a large font, and use the reveal feature, so each bullet point appaers as it's own on the slide. This allows me to discuss, elaborate, make references to other resources, media, or exercises, etc., before moving on to the next point. I always try to think about how my lessons will seem from the students perspective. I try to make every lesson, memmorable, enjoyable, interesting, and provided with the necessary… >>>

Hi Shoaid: Recognizing what we have to offer is the beginning, and even finding weaker areas makes us stronger as teachers because we know those areas that need attention. The key is to first identify where improvement are needed, then being willing to take positive action to work at it. That's really the hardest part for some as their ego, will, pride interferes with the wanting to change part. I think each class we teach is like a mini lab that, depending on our reponse, prepares - one class at a time - to be be better teachers and learn… >>>