Madalaine Brooks-Kinder

This course went over the different generations, and the differences between them and their personality styles. It was interesting to see how each group was effected by large events in their lives.

There are many different learning disabilities that might effect a students comprehension. A common one is dyslexia, in which letters might mix up or reverse in a students mind. If a student comes to you to inform you of a learning disability they have, it is important to ask if any previous IEP was used, and what might have helped them succeed in the past.

Students will come to class with a different basic understanding of the English language. When giving out vocabulary words, try to limit them to a list of 10 max, 5-7 preferred. Check in with your students.

Grouping students for projects works best in most cases when the groupings are random. Floating around the classroom and monitoring students is an effective way to see how your students are doing; and both award well done work, and help those that might be struggling but not voicing concerns.

It's important to have clear and defined points. Only 3-5 per lecture to ensure retention of information by your students.

In this section we went over different testing strategies, and their pros/cons. It's interesting to see the different ways these questions can be useful to students depending on the context they're studying. 

It is important to ask good questions directed at the class, rather than a general announcement asking if anyone has questions. These questions should be thought provoking, and inspire more questions after. As the instructor, I should come to class prepared with these questions for the end of my lecture.

I learned of the flipped classroom approach, where students are expected to do their learning outside of the classroom and bring in that knowledge prepared to class. 

Start lecture with an engaging question. Check in with classes at the start to gage how everyone is feeling. 

There are different resources available to educators to assist in student learning. There are also leniencies allowed in copyright for educators that allow us to share beneficial information with students.