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Making a positive impact on students will enhance motivation.

As an Academic Advisor, generating a positive impact in students' lives is essential for their academic and personal success. To achieve this, it's crucial to create a comfortable environment where students feel welcome and supported. Additionally, a good advisor must learn how to teach, offering advice and strategies to help students overcome their challenges. It’s not just about giving information but about telling it, telling it, telling it, repeating key concepts and ensuring that students understand and absorb what is being shared. Motivation is key to helping students maintain focus and drive toward their goals. It is also essential to inculcate emotional intelligence, helping them recognize and manage their emotions, which will allow them to make healthier and more balanced decisions in both their academic and personal lives.

Visualizing is something I will definitely be putting to work in the classroom. The best stories told are when you feel like you are in the story with the person telling it.  

I always try to create a comfortable environment in my classroom and improve my teaching skills to make positive impact to my students.

students need to be in a motivated environment. help them become motivated by having a encouraging attitude, answer students with positivity, and help create goals with steps to achieve the goals with them. 

I look forward to instilling emotional intelligence in my students moving forward

I always try my hardest to have a positive attitude, I do believe by understanding that our own characteristics and motivation can always help us with students

Emotional Intelligence is just as important as intelligence.

be courteous, greet them hello, play music to hype them up as they enter

I’ve learned the importance of creating a positive and engaging environment for students to succeed, both in and out of the classroom. It’s not just about teaching content, but also about helping students develop EQ (Emotional Intelligence), which research shows can be even more important than IQ for long-term success.

By focusing on characteristics like dependability, honesty, self-efficacy, and teamwork, I can help students build the soft skills they need to overcome obstacles and thrive in their careers. I apply this by incorporating interactive and motivating techniques in my lessons, whether it’s using visualization exercises, telling stories, or creating a positive atmosphere where mistakes are seen as learning opportunities.

At the beginning of every term, I tell my students that this is the "touchy-feely mod" because I teach them personal life lessons that will help them succeed once they graduate (I teach the final term of our program). On day one, I emphasize that they must be “100% responsible for their life and everything that happens in it.” This means not blaming others for failures and not letting themselves off the hook for their mistakes, but instead taking full responsibility and learning what they can do differently next time.

Helping students understand their emotions, stay motivated, and set goals will not only boost their academic success but also prepare them for the challenges they’ll face beyond school.

checking in with students who were absent during the most recent class session builds rapport and creates trust. "Hello, is everything alright? I noticed you were absent yesterday. Please see me 1:1 when you have a few moments, and I'll catch you up on what you missed." If we don't have this conversation our student can believe we don't care about their success. Having the conversation demonstrates care and initiates a coaching session so our student has a better understanding of what needs to be accomplished to be successful.

Be genuine.

Creating a positive learning environment is key to managing your classroom. Without positive reinforcement students will avoid attending class and feel like their goals are not supported. I will apply the WIFFM - what in it for me when it comes to my students. I already had this approach, but defining it in this way helps to develop an even better approach for my students. 

Connecting with students from the start is so important. Setting up a good comfortable environment for them to learn is very important. Everyone in the school should be welcoming to the students and try to connect with them to help them achieve their goals. I try to do my best in learning stories about my students to get to know them and better help them. 

Cultivating a good experience for student can make a difference in a letter grade knowing that there is support behind that student.

Students are more  intrigued when they hear real-life experiences. It is important to be honest about your decisions and your reason for sticking with your goals.

Everyone should feel welcome and comfortable in order to enhance their learning experience. 

Making a positive impact is important. You need to advocate for students to help them continue their education

I really believed that Emotional Intelligence is more important than IQ.

I think it makes sense that students are more likely to believe in themselves when they can see others believing in them as well. 

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