I learned to have a positive attitude and keep the students engaged with discussions.
Planning more opening activities to help my students engage at the beginning of class, and using more guilded discussions during the class are two that I'm going to focus on, but so many good ideas to think about to help improve my instruction and my students learning.
Have activities planned to keep students excited and willing to learn about their course. Have the students engage in the course.
My biggest takeaway from this lesson was the importance of the first five to ten minutes. This is the moment we have to set the tone for our students. We can grab their attention and interest them in what we are learning. The course noted that well-planned introductory activities save time and allow teachers to provide extra coverage of essential concepts. Students come more prepared and ready to learn more quickly. The lesson also noted the importance of closing activities. Making sure the content is memorable and functional. This will help students apply what they have learned and should ignite excitement.
The power of positivity, energy and enthusiasm. Students do need to feel a connection to what they are being required to learn, and especially how it will benefit them in their future pursuits. I do try to relate materials to personal career experiences I have had in order for them to see that the information I am trying to impart is relative. I am flexible with deadlines. However, I do make sure to only extend the deadline for a few days/one week. Otherwise, students seem to get too far behind.
I learned that an introductory activity is a great way of starting the class and setting the tone
Comment on Dixania Soto Batista's post: Love this Ms. Dixi!!
The "Tell, Teach, Repeat" rule of three is something I often heard and originally learned in the military, and is a very effective main tool for structure and home base of ensuring the content was given and helps both the teacher and student stay on task.
Impactful and deliberate planning fosters better content mastery of students' comprehension and motivation.
I liked the emphasis made on making "class closure" memorable, which I call the "wrap up".
I will be mindful of this. We have copious amounts of often complex content so this will be very challenging.
Great opportunity to grow as a professional nursing faculty. Some ways are:
Always Have Good Intentions.
Advance Your Knowledge.
Be Honest.
Be a Leader.
Respect Your Patients’ Privacy and motivate students.
Represent Your Profession Well.
Take Time for Yourself.
Start lecture with an engaging question. Check in with classes at the start to gage how everyone is feeling.
Having empathy and having your students know you care and are invested in their success is so very important. I like how this was addressed in this module.
Engaging early will help get students attention.
Start class with Icebreakers to create active student engagement and to encourage other students who come late.
activity must last only 25 minutes. introduction and conclusion are important.
It is important to teach the curriculum and course content, but we must be able to see if our students are "checked out" or are listening and absorbing the information. Incorporate fun activities to achieve your goal.
This lesson has helped me put together some ideas for planning learning activities at the beginning, during, and end of class. I always say hello to my students, ask how they're doing, and tell them goodbye at the end. I see there is much more to learn about planning effective and engaging lectures. I plan to implement new strategies.
I learned the value of student engagement and ways to conclude a class.
I learned a bit about breaking my science lecture into smaller bite-sized increments of no more than 20-25 minutes at a time. Now is the harder part for me--developing creative ways for them to interact while we discuss anatomy and physiology.
It's important to keep the objectives in mind when creating assessments and learning materials.
