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James Frampton
James Frampton

Online To Do Lists

Does anyone have experience with online To Do Lists such as Google?
Valentina Columbo
Valentina Columbo CHEP

team involvement

Jeopardy is a great way to incorporate relevant class information, its fun, breaks the ice and gears the student for the course
richard rosado
richard rosado

grading

make your life easier and use technology in the classroom
richard rosado
richard rosado

time

organization is important for teaching
mark wilms
mark wilms

Relieving new instructor anxiety

I feel that support from the instructors program director, especially during the first few weeks is essential to the success of the new instructor.
Kellie Baker
Kellie Baker

Cheating students

I would appreciate some positive ways to handle a cheating student. I have been told by some to rip up their paper on the spot, I find that humiliating.
Karen Blanton
Karen Blanton

Silent Students

I feel that the small work groups are a good idea, but I have a silent student, and with working in the small groups, the student still doesn't speak much at all. The only way to have this type of student to involve themselves is to, have a one-on-one meeting/group discussion.
Tracy Harris
Tracy Harris

Finding your grove

It's important to find what works for you with time management. One thing that works for me is to be careful of multitasking, which can distract.
Dorothy Lewis
Dorothy Lewis

Over Pepare

A good instructor over prepares, matches their teaching style with their students learning style and changes the classroom acivity every 20 minutes. This keeps the energy flowing in the classroom.
Dorothy Lewis
Dorothy Lewis

Preparing multiple test

To reduce cheating, instructors must use a test bank which often comes with the instructors materials. Distribute alternate test to students therefore the person siting next to you has a different version of the same test questions. Explain this to students so they know the person sitting next to them has a different test. Same material but questions scrambled.
Dorothy Lewis
Dorothy Lewis

Mandatory Office Hours as a Tool

Mandatory office hour visitations for all students is a useful tool. During this one-on-one time, teachers can address sensitive topics and resolve many classroom management issues they may be experiencing.
Dorothy Lewis
Dorothy Lewis

Reflective Thinking and Writing

I think it is important to involve every student in the learning activity for each class session. You must reach the students in the front, middle and back of the room. This takes skill. Having each student perform a writing exercise each session (journal) when appropriate adds value to the class sessions (reflective thinking) no matter the subject.
Carrie Padget
Carrie Padget

Inattentive Students: keeping their attention

I always walk around the room when I lecture. It definitely helps with the inattentive students. My presence redirects the inattentive students behavior causing them to stay focused on me and where I am in the room. I also like to pass learning items around while lecturing to keep my students attention. They get to see and interact with the objects I am teaching them about. Does anyone have different or unique ways to keep their students focused when lecturing?
Alyson Cook
Alyson Cook

Roadmap to Success

By giiving the students a deailed syllabus it gives then dates and expectations of the course ahead of them. Sometimes changes need to made to accomodate holidays etc - it is important to give a printed or onluine revised version so they can follow along clearly.
Tracy Tatar
Tracy Tatar

Priority

When dealing with students and home life I try make sure that the things on the top of my to do list come first whether it be for home or work. Tracy
Danielle Parsons
Danielle Parsons

Common instructor mistakes

We all truly do make mistakes. I have already identified some of the mistakes that I have made. I do try not to repeat them again. It is better to learn from a mistake then to keep repeating it. I do agree that humor can help smooth things over. I find it takes some of the "heat" off of the situation.
Danielle Parsons
Danielle Parsons

Dealing with challenging students

This is a difficult task. Sometimes you have to be creative in doing this. My best advice is to try different strategies. Continue to make sure that these students are learning. This often provides a learning tool for instructors as well.
Danielle Parsons
Danielle Parsons

Dealing with unfocused students

When I come across a student who is not focusing I try to make sure they catch up to where we are at in the lecture. I may allow it to occur once, but if I see that it is a constant thing that is happening, I would pull the student aside and see what is going on that is making them not pay attention. We all have moments where we think of something that is going on either personally or even just thinking about a grocery store list. It's great for an instructor to have a room full of students who are excited to be there.
John Chronister
John Chronister

Contingency Plans

With every new class we encounter new challenges. I find it helpful to have several back-up plans for every part of the course that I am teaching. These plans are developed over time as you encounter many different groups of students. These should be written down until the different approaches and techniques become second nature to you. When one approach does not keep my students engaged or motivated, I can move seamlessly to plan-b or plan-c to keep the students involved.
Toufik Halimi
Toufik Halimi CHEP

dealing with stress

I believe everyone deals with stress differently but one thing I think is very important in dealing with it is to not let stressfull situation "stew". I feel they should be dealt with as soon as they arise therefore creating a positive environment.