Susan Polick

Hi Minerva - Thanks for your post to the forum. Your assessment strategy is excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Paul - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are definitely on the right track with your questioning strategy! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Daniel - Thanks for your post to the forum. Welcome to the world of Education! Students do love competitions. Pop quizzes can be useful also but I prefer regular short quizzes after each cahapter or module of instruction. Students know to expect them and so they make an effort to prepare. These quizzes can also then be used as reviews for longer mid-terms or final exams. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Evelyn - I like that there is interaction between the admin observers and instructors at your school! It does send a great message to your students. Too often students just fill out evaluation forms on their instructors without ever knowing what happens to that info. Susan

Hi Eveleyn- Thanks for your post to the forum. I was pleased to see that you mentioned powerpoint "discussions". Using a ppt as a vehicle for discussion is great - much better than just reading slides as part of lecture! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Yvonne- Thanks for your post to the forum. Having students apply the concepts they have learned to real life scenarios/case studies gives them practice to prepare them for what they will encounter in the field. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Paulette- Thanks for your post to the forum. Relating concepts students are learning to current events also demonstrates the relevance of those concepts. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Sandy - Thanks for your post to the forum. a review of a quiz is a great vehicle for discussion. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi William - Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, regularly asking for feedback through questioning and other assessments tells our students that we care if they are learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Hi Tina- Excellent -Your students will really benefit! Susan