Engaging Students in the Learning Process | Origin: EC101
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 1) --> Engaging Students in the Learning Process
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
One needs to be organized in order to make the admission process and paperwork to go smoth and being effective in your job.
I am a millennial teaching mostly "gen z's" and so some strategy for their best learning can be considered by using video recordings they can access. In post secondary education, some of my classes are a mix of baby boomer, gen x, gen y, and gen z- classroom management and content delivery has to be well managed in those classes.
Its a fine line between being a teacher or friend, we want to be friendly with our students but must also have set guidelines to keep the relationship professional.
Building professional educational relationships within the classroom boundaries to help them overcome their challenges. Know your students strengths and weaknesses is also a great help to address their success
Be the person your student might need most to recognize their potential by building self-worth and self-esteem
When CTE teachers establish positive, mutually respectful relationships with students, they tend to want to do there best.
All too often poor behavior is being driven by a deeper problem. Appropriate probing can sometime help.
I worked in social work for almost 16 years, so being trauma-informed is not a new concept. However, it is important to have regular reminders and information on how to be trauma-informed. I really like the PBIS strategies and interventions page. I intend to use this when I feel stuck or need some alternative ideas when dealing with my students.
Building community and relationships between student and teacher is important. Students need to know you care about them.
I had a student fall asleep in my class recently, I'm glad I handled it as per this lesson
I've learned that relationship building is key
Many students come into programs they beleave to be a good fit, sometimes they are not a good fit, in but in many cases what choice they chose is the right fit. Those students will do well. On the other hand some students get inspired and find a passion and excell in a program they didn't think they would do well. The delivery of the information by the instructor and encouragements and praise made students feel good about what they were doing and became successful in the program. However, this sinario does not fit some cases and students are ready to move on into another program and another until they find a program that is a good fit.
Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of student will help aid in building them up and improving them as students.
I loved the concept of trauma informed schools. I came from a healthcare background where trauma informed care has changed how care is delivered. This is so important!
Being Firm, Fair, and consistent , and to remember what it was like when I was in school and what helped me absorb and learn
Create a safe and positive learning environment.
In this module I have learned there may be more to the students behavior than you are aware of. So, make the connection with the student, find out why, and then address the behavior in a non-threatening way.
The PBIS resources are going to be a huge help moving forward.
I really liked learning more about creating a positive work environment and the strategies than can be used to help students gain confidence by giving them the opportunity to guide and teach their peers. I also found the scenario about addressing the student who fell asleep in the shed helpful. I think it can be difficult to find a way to address certain behaviors without feeling like it's confrontational, so it can just be ignored instead of handled in a positive way. I love that as CTE teachers we can relate behaviors and actions to employability so things like this can be discussed in "real world" scenarios and how the behaviors or actions may be handled at a job.
