Casey Roten

I believe that everyone wants to be excepted in life. At a career college the average student is around 45 years old. A goals wall with personal dreams, ambitions, and pictures of family can really put things into perspective when life gets hard. It will make that student realize again why they are doing what their doing. We as instructors can make these people feel at home and that they can achieve success but we have to get to know who they are so that we can encourage more and see them to the true end of their educational journey.

Finding certain activities or questions to ask during a powerpoint presentation to students is key. Most of the time this point of class tends to be boring to the students although it is vital information geared to their future career. What are some ways that we can get them more involved during a lecture?

A lot of times at work, I am constantly around people especially since my office is in a student lab. Sometimes when I am filling like I can't stand to hear another word from someone, I go to the bathroom or my car and just close my eyes and concentrate on just breathing for a minute or two. It does wonders for me.

As a new instructor, I have found that its hard to be on a professional instructor level with some students. Many feel that they can joke and it becomes more of a level of disrespect.

How do you deal with the students that think they know it all and try to take over your class without being rude or embarassing them when they are only trying to help but are really causing a problem.