Stacie LeClair

Using light and color in a classroom can make it more inviting to students.  Music can also be used to set the mood and enhance the learning environment.

If the classroom turns chaotic, the SAT method can be used.  

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Essay questions require more effort from the students than other types of questions.  They test for critical thinking and problem-solving skills.  

Problem solving skills are difficult to assess with objective testing.  It's better to assign in class problems and watch students work through them together.  This also helps them to see the importance of teamwork.

Questioning is a type of communication and there is an art form to it.  Questions must be at the appropriate level for the class and worded properly.  

Knowing learning styles will help you as an instructor will help you to understand how your students learn.  You can then apply the appropriate teaching strategies based on their strengths.

As an instructor, you will improve each time yopu teach the same course.  It's a good idea to make notes where improvements can be made throughout your lesson plan to better prepare for the next time.

As an instructor, it is important to lay the foundation of your expectations at the start of the course so students know what is expected.  Within each class there will be a diverse group of students and it is important to be fair and not give preferential treatment to certain ones.

I learned there is a transition for young students that recently graduated from high school and starting a program as an adult.  They have more responsible to hold themselves at a higher standard for self motivation and growth compared to what they were used to in the past. 

I learned how valuable the syllabus is to set the expectations for the course so it must be well thought out when it is put together.