Barry Westling

Hi Althea: A competent instructor will be easy to recognize. When a teacher is organized, that will demonstrate thy're confident in teaching the class. Regrds, Barry

Hi Althea: Yes, skills and knowledge app-ropriate to their work setting. Regards, Barry

Hi Thomas: Great plan. I can only see it fail when a student chooses (by whatever circumstances) to not do the work. As prepared as the teacher may be, some students waste time, come unprepared, don't understand expectations, or are distracted by illness, other issues, or sometimes, they're just bored. Here is where we can ttempt to reengage them, assisting with bring them up to speed. We can help, but they have to want that help, and follow through. It's a cliche, but they have to accept ownership for their participation and completion of graded assignments. Regards, Barry

Hi Christina: I find more frequent status updates are beneficial, especially since electronic grading provides virtually instantaeous results of graded assignments. I like to encourage, give praise and recognition, and make helpful suggestions that save time and help clarify what I'm looking for in subsequent assignments. Students usually look forward to discussing their status with me because I think they feel good about me caring about their success. Regards, Barry

Hi Christina: You're being very rsponsive to theneeds of the material to be presented vs the needs of the students to learn it. An aternative view of back up plans is to have something, relaively meaningful, that can pull off the shelf and initiated without much preparation. This is for "one of those days" when nothing seems to be going as planned. When it happens, these kind of bak-up plans are simply invaluable. Regards, Barry

Hi Christina: Great. You've got a good blending of media, obviously put time and effort into the planning of individual slides, and present the information in a dynamic manner. Sounds like your' is a fun class! Regards, Barry

Hi Chrisina: Very pragmatic definition. It true, focusing on the student rather than the teachers fixed method will probably end up with better student results and outcomes. Regards, Barry

Hi Christina: Super! Whether it's a classroom lesson or a meeting, or a professional presentatio, the tenets of good planning, organization, preparation are needed for effectiveness and more or less expected in business settings. Regards, Barry

Hi Roberta: Great. Good approach to informining students how they're doing and what areas may still need more attention. Regards, Barry

Hi Roberta: Confidence and competence go together. If the teacher is prepared and fairly self assured, both traits will be evident and the students will recognize the techer has command of the class. Regards, Barry