To manage a class effectively an instructor needs to have a wide variety of learning activities and real life expierences to offer to keep the interest and focus of students.

Hello, What kind of practioner insights can you offer with regard to effective Ice-Breakers in English and Psychology classes, if any? How well have they worked for you? What did student feedback convey?

I make it a point to tell my students at the first class (and later if needed) that "I never make a mistrake!".

When do you let your mind rest?

How do you manage a sleeping student? I have tried different approaches to this question and they all seem to back fire on me. I have tried making a student stand up, tap them on the shoulder, make a loud noise, ask them a question directly and the student either doesn't care or goes running to my boss about how I embarressed them in front of their peers. Any suggestions?

Hello Patricia, I teach at a career college how do I icebreaker ideas for medical office assistant program?

Students need to interact with the other students and the Instructor. This gives more learning opportunities.

Students need a lot of added help in the classroom. Not all of them learn the same way. Focus on the different learning capabilities, and acheive to reach each student.

Students need to be account for their actions, along with the Instructors.

Ice breakers are a good way to start the first day of a class. The students get to now the others students. This makes for a good educational environment.

The section entitled "Three Components of Student Management" starts by naming the student component or human factor then does not identify what the author considers the other two components are. What are considered to be the three components here?

being able to get out the stress and talk to someone can help save a life

being able to manage and deal with stress is very important to the health of and instructor

the more you prioritize the more time you will have for yourself.

I think that having control of your time and managing is a crucial element in the success of the students.

I really liked the concept of this. Has anyone tried it and what were the outcomes.

In the Culinary field; sometimes we gat student who try to undermined the instructors; and go around the room telling other students to do things differently. What should we do?

I have taught my classes in approximately the same manner since i started teaching. I have my game plan in mymind and follow it as closely as possible, allowing questions from the class to lead me in the direction that particular class needs even though I continue to present all the subject matter. As time has passed,I have been accused of not being prepared for class. I have been told that I should take a notebook with the lesson plans with me to show that I do have an agenda, but with or without it, I am still accused of not being prepared. Do I make the game plan and stick to it no matter what questions I get or do I continue to let the questions guide me while covering the subject matter?

I had a situation once in my class where my grading rubric prevented a serious argument. A student came to me after a midterm exam to contest his grade. He was not satisfied with the points he had earned and believed that his answers deserved a better grade. I had structured the questions for the exam very carefully and as a result creating a rubric was easy. Each essay question had 7 components, and each component required an accompanying example. Because I had such a specification, I was able to demonstrate to the student that he had ignored certain components in his answers and as a result received the grade he had. This defused what could have be a serious situation, as he clearly saw that the method I used to grade the exam was unbiased and objective.

good idea to take notes in the little margin of the lesson plan about something you forgot to mention so that next time you remember it