Susan Polick

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Assessing general education skills

Hi Diane- Thank for your post to the forum. Sadly, I agree completly....

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Doris- Giving your students that comparative feedback is excellent! Best wishes - Susan

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Doris- Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, students do seem to thrive in group work - thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Wow Nicole - What a great mix of assesments that you are using- Bravo! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Judith - thanks for your post to the forum. Your assessment choices are excellent! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Assessing general education skills

Hi Rhonda- Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, the basic skills are so important and must be assessed before we know how much our students can achieve. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Lynn - Thanks for your post to the forum. i really like your approach to getting to know your students and their learning styles! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Assessing general education skills

Hi Sue- Wow - exactly!! We try to bring in employers to talk with our students about those "soft skills" that they are looking for. It gets the point across! Susan

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Ed - Thanks for your post to the forum. You do describe the ideal learning environment but as you also say - it is not always possible. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching careeer. Susan

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi Melvin- I especially like the minute papers as you are just asking students to write down what they learned in the lesson just taught and to list any questions they may have. This should work for students of any age. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching careeer. Susan