Susan Polick

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Getting student participation in questioning sessions

Hi Marion - Thanks for your post to the forum. You are running an active learning classroom! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Knowing the learning styles of your students

Hi Kristie- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have it exactly right! Your delivery is addessing all the learning styles. Great work! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using CATs as sources of instructor and student feedback

Hi Jeff - thanks for your post to the forum. CATs are especially effective if the instructor gives a little summary of what they yielded and how he/she will be tweaking(if necesary) to address the students comments. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Involving all students in questioning sessions

Hi Christian - Truly excellent questioning technique - Thank you for sharing! Best wishes- Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Dena- Thanks for your post to the forum. You have addressed numerous issues that we covered in this class and are doing a great job at teaching to the learning styles and using good questioning techniques. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Effective assessment methods

Hi Jill- Thanks for your post to the forum. Your assessments of your Literature students are quite comprehensive - great work! Do you give your students access to the grading rubrics when they get the assignments? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Supporting the learning styles of your students

Hi Mitchell- Thanks for your post to the forum. Sounds like it's a good thing that your students have to listen to you because you are teaching to all the learning styles! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

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Keeping focused during questioning sessions

HI Brandt- Thanks for your post to the forum. As you mention, when we are loading students with information, it is important to help them to sort out what is most significant in the content we give them. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan

Susan Polick

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Using formative evaluation methods

Hi Ron - I hope that you will find the One Minute Paper useful! Have a great day! Susan

Susan Polick

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Selecting testing formats

Hi Ron - Thanks for your post to the forum. The progression in the levels of assessment that you describe are quite appropriate. Students develop the skills necessary to be successful as they proceed in their education. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan