I learned to be a good listener, to students frustrations. I learned to understand to never allow their frustrations to escalate in the classroom, redirect their focus to classroom goals and validate their success in a skill set to further encourage them to stay in class
In this section it was suggested that you find out what motivates your students in order to help your students.
This lesson has taught the importance of knowing how to adress a diverse group of students needs. The maturity, career goals, academic and life experience of the individuals will dictate the teaching style needed for student retention.
It is important to know students and their needs.
Most induviduals base their expectations on prior experiences. It is importtatnt to discuss their understanding so you know at what level to begin edcuating on a topic.
I learned the importance of listening to the student, understanding their situations and being able to adapt to their needs in order to best get the instruction through to them. I also learned about diverstiy of culture/background as well as age and their own goals.
I remember when I first atarted nursing school, if the environment of the classroom was off - I did not learn the entire day. I hope to not have my students get upset by things that I should be able to easily control.
Great refresher of what students need are and how we as instructors can assist in meeting those.
Understanding students is important in making sure that the student is retained and is successful.
Theree are many things to take into consideration when takng on the role of an instructor. The factors that affect their lives both in and out of the classroom can steer them in or out of the direction of success. I need to be aware of the environment that they will function in and how it is working for them.
Understanding a student's perspective is essential in improving my ability to a better instruction.
What stands out to me is that it is important to remember that each person will have different reasons for continuing their education. It is also important to try to understand that each comes from varied backgrounds and life experience.
I have learned the importance of getting know your students and their expectations and experiences to better help them learn and meet their goals.
Good information on the differences between adult learners that are changing careers compared to students coming from high school.
Reply to James Trittin's post:
Yes, I believe that a list of students and their attributes, concerns, and goals will only help you as an instructor to keep your students on track.
Reply to Amy Horak's post:
I love getting to know my students and in return, I reveal a bit about myself that way together we personalize the class. This way the class begins as an open forum to reduce fear so that all will be more comfortable to participate.
My biggest take away is investigating each students motivation for taking the course. I have seen many students on the spectrum from fully engaged to apathetic, and had not really considered that this is the underlying reason. I think it is important to ask each student their goal and reason for enrolling, and reminding them of this if they become discouraged.
Knowing the students background and what they can contribute to the class is very important to me. As a facilitator, this will allow me the chance to have interactive discussions with the students and make everyone feel a part of the conversation.
I think that it is interesting to learn more about how to retain students in your classroom and help them to be more successful. I liked hearing about the two different types of learners, non-traditional and traditional, and understanding their perspectives, fears, ect. This section also provided necessary information on how to manage your classroom when dealing with student's frustrations. Students do have frustrations, and when they bring them to the classroom, it interupts their learning. Listening to their frustrations will go along way and then provide direction and advice is a great response. I want to make all my students comfortable and ready to learn. I want them all to be successful.
Learning about my students can assist in how I prepare to teach the students and increase the opportunties to link the content with their lives
