Planning and Preparation | Origin: ED101
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Effective Teaching Strategies --> Planning and Preparation
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Being prepared, organized allows the students the opportunity to have a better understanding of the subject and a better learning experience. Arriving early can be beneficial to the students and the instructor, introducing themselves, getting to know everyone a little and getting a feel for the energy of the room before class starts.
Learned that syllabus is important to convey what is expected of the students throughout the course
Communicating expectations and providing the information necessary to enable the students to accomplish their requirements and using checklists to determine what these are will be and what needs to be updated maintains an organized and succinct syllabus.
Planning is key for both you and your students. Have a solid syllabus so there is no confusion. Meet with students early and get to know them, it takes the pressure off of both of you to perform.
I plan to get to my room 30 minutes early before class in order to make sure my classroom is set up correctly and that I have all the supplies needed in order to teach the class. I also plan to introduce myself to my students so that they feel that I am approachable. I also will make note of their names and try to pronounce them correctly.
I intend to have a checklist. That way there's no denying I went over it.
Comment on Hannah Martinez's post: I agree and also gives you and the students a oadmap to the class and their education. It helps the instructor stay prepared and gives students and opportunity to work ahead if they choose to.
Part of planning for a course include creating a syllabus. A syllabus is a contract between you and the students. A syllabus reduces misunderstandings about the course. It needs to be as detailed as possible. It should include policies, procedures, resources, goals, objectives, and evaluation methods.
Just as important as it is to have clear expectations from the students, it is important to set the expectations they should have of me as their instructor and then continue to follow through with meeting these expectations each day.
Planning and prep lays the foundation for the class. Presentation continuity can be seen and sensed by students. This lends to student confidence and possibly interest. Consequently, lack of planning leads to the opposite.
I've taught before and showing up at the last minute unprepared to teach makes a big headache for the instructor and makes your students lose faith in your teaching ability.
Organized classes involve planning to be successful.
Proper planning allows the instructor to be organized and better help their students.
Comment on Naina or Tina Bhandari's post: Checklists are my fav. Sometimes if I do something that wasn't on the list I will write it in just so I can cross it off. It may sound silly, but it gives me a great sense of accomplishment!
I see the importance of planning ahead. Since I never know what is going to happen throughout the day, I CAN prepare ahead so I am less stressed when things arise!
Using a checklist is the most helpful thing I can do to be stress-free during class.
keys to a students success are proper planning and clarity of goals. Checklist, syllabus, daily planning and noters are instruments to ensure you have a clear vision and understanding to pass on to your students.
proper planning and perpetration are important for the student and teacher giving them both a road map for objectives to be accomplished.
Here I learned that planning and preparation is the key to student success, things will always come up at the last minute and that's why it's imperative to plan ahead.
