Miriam Nunez

Is the student learning with the "buddy and apathete" as you describe? It may just be the way the student learns best...not that I agree with him not adapting to other styles of learning. If however the student is not learning or performing well all around then the other instructors should be spoken to so that maybe all of you can come up with a solution. 

Agreed. Part of what makes instructor's at a career college so invaluable is that for most of us we are still working in the field so we can bring real world experience to the students daily.

I agree that technology has completely changed the way students are being taught and learning. That being said my biggest concern is the preparation that our teachers (and students) are receiving. I have seen new software and hardware being delivered to schools without any guidance so that teachers and students have to spend time that should be spent on learning the material learning to use the new learning tools. Before we all jump on the technological bandwagon adn start filling our classrooms with the newest gadgets and programs we need to make sure that our instructors and students are fully… >>>

Thank you for your post. I feel reassured since I am fairly new as an instructor, still hold the title teaching assistant, and feel that I will never learn everything I need to know. Quite reassuring to know I never will but neither will anybody else!

A little ironic being that the class is about writing efficient Lesson Plans.

What specifically did you find was not applicable?

I know that I need to pick and choose what I can apply in my teaching environment so it may just be that they have to write their lesson plans for a wide audience. I don't know that they can preassess who their students will be to prepare adquately.

Just my opinion...

I like the idea of a close ended question first. It can build up the student's confidence to speak up in class and then you can draw them in and help them explore the concept(s) with open-ended questions. Sometimes a broad question to start can intimidate some students. Stating the facts or particulars of a subject can help students gather their thoughts and then apply the concepts better. I will try that next time.