Being prepared is the key to being organized and success while teachng . Planning out your day/week keeps you on track and on target for successful teaching.
Being prepared is very important for students and instructors alike as it shows that you are serious about your course. Having a checklist and notepad is also very helpful.
1. Syllabus is all inclusive class document
2. Prepare and plan throroughly before each class
3. Organization improves engagment and success of students
4. Arrive early before students, get to know students, calling students by names
Keeping a checklist I think is a great idea. Also the importance of setting goals and objectives and having those clearly laid out.
Show up early for class to get to know your students and set the standard for the course. The syllabus is key for letting the students know the expectatations for the class.
Being well prepared can save you time and grief in the future. Being clear on your expectations for the class in the syllabus is key. It is the road map for your class.
Preparation is important.
Having checklists, holding students accountable to meet deadlines and teaching general good study skills
Reply to Cecy Aguilar's post: I like that you added the student belonging in the classroom. I have had instructors who didn't care who I was or even knew I existed. They did not take an interest in me as someone who wanted to learn what they had to teach. In my previous job as a clinical instructor in the hospital, I had the opportunity to get to know my students, who were the new hires on the clinical units. I had the greatest pleasure seeing them grow, and always pointed out the progress they made. That made them feel good and like they belonged, as you said. If you feel like you are a part of something, there is positivity.
The review of writing course objectives and syllabi was very helpful to me. I had not thought of them as a road map for the student, but they truly are a means to a destination. Both the syllabus and course objectives were the way I kept myself on track for my MSN courses online, but I did not think of them in the way this course has shown me how vital they are to learning.
Plan ahead and be prepared. You dont want to be rushing as stundents walk in. It makes you look unprepared.
Jotting down notes helps to keep you Organized for the first day.
Reply to Jane Baik's post:and it helps to have a note in hand for all those works
Reply to Laura Kohl's post: I usually come early too
The module has valuable tips. I made a chck list for the first session of each module I instruct
like be detailed before the start about additional requirements, ethod of evaluation, dadlines,...
Reply to Michael Taylor's post:It s a great way to break the ice too. Ask the name and know a bit aboit each student
There are other schools of thought on the nature of the syllabus. Sometimes less is preferable to more. For example, there are better places for an exhaustive calendar of all assignments and project. And many course policies will already be school-wide policies that will be available elsewhere.
Having a checklist helps to make sure the goals of the class for the day are achieved and minimizes the disruptiveness of distractions.
improtance of objectives and syllabus in promoting good learning.
Setting goals over and above the objectives seems to make sense. The objectives are more technically-minded while the goals are what the students will care about in terms of starting their career.
