Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Your Expectations Clear

Jonathan, This is a comfortable and integrated way to open a new class. The students can get settled in while the introductions are going on and then start to interact with you and other students. This sets the stage for engaged students in the coming classes. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using a Well-prepared Syllabus

Dinel, How do you share this information with your students? Do you read and review your syllabus or use some other form? Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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The Learning Environment Effect

Jonathan, So true and so important. We need to bring passion for our field and excitement about teaching to each class we enter. This will greatly enhance the level of student engagement for our students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Jennifer, Consistency is a must as you know and when it is missing the challenges start just as you mention. I would suggest that you talk with your Dean of Instruction and strive to get a uniform model for how goals and objectives will be developed and shared with students. This way the students will know the format that they will encounter as they start a new class and they can go to the goals and objectives to see what is going to be covered in the course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Joan, By observing and listening to other professionals you are expanding your knowledge and expertise as a professional educator. This is what all of us should be about as we develop our instructional skills. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Using Graphic Organizers

Maria, They are so valuable in helping students to store and sequence content as it is presented. Also sets up a system that they can refer back to the content when needed for such things as exams. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Feedback

Joshua, Good model to follow and it results in improved instruction as a result. Also, with the changes that are made you are able to remain fresh in your delivery. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making Instruction Relevant

Maria, For sure. We need to be able to target their needs and then provide supports on an ongoing basis. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Teaching to Multiple Intelligences

Miyuki, My daughter-in-law is a trilingual person as well and as a result I really appreciate your comments on understanding and working with ELL students. She had wonderful teachers that gave her the support she needed when she needed it and as a result she is a successful professional today. Keep up your efforts and the offering of your support. You are making a difference in the lives of many people as a result. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Student Motivation Factors

Dan, Instructor passion and energy does show up early in a class session doesn't it? You are right about wanting instructors that can grab the attention of students as the class opens and then maintain it throughout. These are the teachers that we all like to have. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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