No we are not teaching children but people have different personalities and people tend to clash. We need to avoid classroom disruption and make the learning environment a healthy one.
Common mistakes.
"A strategy for avoiding repeating some of the above mistakes is to make notes about how a lecture, demonstration, or activity worked for you." This is an strategy that I always implement in my class and it does help me.
That instructors learn and benefit from the mistake they make by making notes of the mistake and how they were resolved
a common instructor mistake is worrying and thinking about things that will never happen.
I will practice developing twice as much content as needed for a lecture
It is important to be well prepared in class. The students know when the professor is not well prepared. Additionally, it is important over prepare a bit. That way there is plenty of instructional material.
Really liked the statement the fear of things that will never happen. Also to not be afraid to ask for help as even seasoned instructors have "been there."
Recording mistakes and corrections throughout the term is an excellent tool and I plan to start utilizing it!
At the end of each sourse I choose a part of my instruction that could be better and take steps to enhance my instruction each time I instruct a new course
Most of what teachers are afraid of won't happen. Establish respect and rapport with your students early on and don't be scared to admit if/when you don't know something.
Be prepared, be organized, your students will pick up on that you are not prepared for class.
I love the Harvard quotes: "THe only way to do the right thing well is to do the right thing poorly first." And, from the same video snippet, "HOw do people experience you and how do people experience themsevles when they are with you?"
Don't be afraid to own and apologize for your mistakes. Teachers often expect perfection- that should never the be the goal for themselves or for their students! Making mistakes is part of the learning process; modeling for students how to recover, adapt, and move on after making a mistake is a powerful learning experience.
Also, keeping a neat and tidy workspace shows students that you care about your work. When the teacher is messy or disorganized, students have a harder time trusting them with assignments, grading, attendance, etc.
As was stated, we all make mistakes. Coping with and correcting them can be problematic. I like the idea of making a note of the mistakes made so that a deliberate effort can be made to correct them. I will be instituting this concept. Hopefully, it will help me to make less mistakes as I hate to make list of my mistakes.
Being new to a campus can be challenging. Ihave learned how to introduce myself, and let students know that I am an experienced educator, with lots of years of experience. Instead of just saying to them that I havenever taught.
I will make sure to work hard to learn the names of my students
Preparing for class before starting is important.
If you need help, dont hesitate to ask for help from peers.
I have a hard time remembering names because of the constant turnover. I know they say it is a responsibility and a sense of acknowledgment but if I had the same students every day for a whole semester that makes sense. But with these excelled fast-paced nursing programs where an instructor has 35 - 40 students for one class in one day for four to five hours and you have other classes with different students throughout the week for only 9 weeks I do not see that as possible with everything else that is expected. It is not that I don't know the popular and the troubled student names but even then sometimes I stumble. I do play memory games in my smaller classes, but the larger ones.. it gets harder and most of the time there is no time to spare with individual introductions. Lecture time is needed, especially with subject matter that is difficult to learn. I need to make sure they have a good understanding of the material. especially when I am getting new groups every 10 weeks. Not to mention the days of covid and masks... it's not as feasible as one thinks.
Over prepare for class, if you make mistakess do not dwell on the mistake, learn from it and move on.
A lot of things to consider as a new professor.
