Pamela Farough

I think learning the students names is very important. I'm just not sure how to learn all of them with so many students.!

I found the suggestions for cheating interesting. In our class, students came up and exposed the cheaters because they were tired of studying their butts off. They hated that the cheaters were getting away with doing nothing for classroom work and tests. Sometimes cheating doesn't pay off! 

Dealing with people who are not paying attention I have found out it is best just to walk over and stand by them. If their behavior continues then you can call them out or engage them in the conversation by asking them questions.

Setting the expectations so students know EXACTLY what is expected of them. This is made clearly on the first day of class. However it is important to remind people throughout the quarter of dates and time of assignments that are due. Some students are more invested in their education than others.

I am going to continue to apply storytelling to assist my nursing students in learning their skills.

I love to use storytelling with my students.  Sharing with them the good and bad days of nursing helps them to relate.

I use storytelling in all my nursing labs to help the students remember and relate to the task. Sometimes it makes them understand the importance for doing it and the danger it can cause by not carrying out the task. ie:  Two patient identifier on a patient.

In this module I learned about managing classroom behavior. The different techniques, I wished I would have learned earlier in my career.  Sometimes I think just walking around the room and making the students aware you are watching them helps to disperse some of the problems. I can see  where asking someone that is causing problems to politely leave, helps to decrease their anger and hopefully brings your class back under control. 

I have learned about the 4 styles of classroom management. Looking at all the styles I believe I fit the Guide with the Buddy creeping in on certain days for a short burst!

FERPA is in place to keep student information on their records safe.