Susan Polick

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Hi William - Thanks for your post to the forum. i agree that skill application testing is most likely the "bottom-line" in the culinary field. No matter how much the student may know about the interaction of yeast with flour and the significance of gluten content, if they can't bake a good loaf of bread, none of all that really matters! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Involving all students in questioning sessions

Hi Summer- Thanks for your post to the forum. You make some very good points about students who may not readily volunteer to answer questions. I liked the alternative assessment idea that you offered. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Instruction approaches for kinesthetic learners

Hi Eva- Thanks for your post to the forum. You might try having your students interview folks from other cultures, make posters about other cultures, put together PPTs with maybe video clips etc. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career, Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

HI Stacie-Thanks for your post to the forum.n I agree that we need to vary our assesssmnets for the reasons that you cite. Bottom line is that we need to know what we are intending to assess and determine the best way to do that. Best wishes for continued in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Becoming self-directed learners through questioning

Hi Tracesea- Thanks for your post to the forum. When students get involved in their own learning they actually retain more of what they learn. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using student self-assessments as learning tools

HI Hugo - Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, students do really enjoy relating the concepts they are learning to the personal experiences that they have had. I am always looking for ways to incorporate these opportunities into my teaching. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Robert- Thanks for your post to the forum. It is always good practice to vary our delivery as often as possible. By doing this we reach all the styles over the course of the class. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Keeping focused during questioning sessions

Hi Tonia- Thanks for your post to the forum. Having those discussions immediately after covering a topic will definitely improve retention of those concepts. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Marshall - Thanks for your post to the forum. As you mention, we usually have to lecture, and there are some students who do not do well with lecture, but you are doing a great job at giving those students what they need learn the material. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Dr. Ude- Thanks for your post to the forum and a very thorough answer to the discussion question concerning the importance of our knowledge of the learning styles. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan