WE as instructors think we have to be over the top with our students, but if take time with them thay will see how easy they can learn somthing hard

I agree Journaling is a very good Idea and should be added to this course as a stress reducer. I have been using this technique. I know friends will listen; however, I do not want to create a negative environment for anyone. This brings up another technique; positive thinking. I do not dwell on negative things; I set my mind on things that are good and how to turn a negative into a positive.

To be in the carreer school enviroment time management should be a personal priority. We have to be able to organize ourselves, our labs and our students if we expect them to do the same. At my school we are always talking about shop management, and time management. The student needs to priortize projects to be completed in a certain amount of time, and the given part of the formula is the amount of time they have for the day in an active lab enviroment. We as instructors need to guide them to help them learn how to do this, easier said than done, but if the instructor can't organize his own world how can he help shape theirs. I take careful steps in trying to stay currant with my to do list, and this helps in an active lab enviroment. Things that I seem to take for granted, and how I organize steps and procedures, students need to learn how to do these things and need guidance to do it. Thy look at you and say "Wow how did you get that done so fast" Time management and shop management skills are very much needed in all aspects of life.

I have found that being in a large office with much coming and going of students and other instructor very difficult. I'm taking all my grading home. My family does not understand why this has to be. Any good thought on another way?

I was wondering how some of the other instructors involved in this forum handle their test reviews. I tend to have a review guide that the students work on in-class the day before the exam. I encourage them to work together, but allow them to work individually if they so choose. Following the group work, if there are any questions they couldn't find the answer to, we address those in-class. While this is effective, it tends to get a little noisy which impedes the progress of some students, so I'm curious as to some other effective methods of review.

I find the opportunity to reinforce the lecture material with actual tangible findings cements the theory to the activity in the student's mind. After an active lab session, I have an A.A.R. - an After Action Review . What did we see in and did it in fact agree with the lecture material and with "real-world" issues.

I find it helpful to let the students know that respect is not something that is just given that it is something that is earned meaning that your must be respectful in order to be respected.

I find it works many times to have a private discussion with a student to make them aware that you are unhappy with the distracting behavior alot of time they might not even have known that there behavior was being distracting to both you and your class and they stop.

Just wondering what method others use for the actual priority lists. I like to use post-its of differing sizes. These are normally located beside my computer.the only draw back to this is it can seem cluttered at times! let me know your methods...thanks

While prioritizing is essential with time management, it still takes a personal investment and interest to truly succeed with whatever the task is at hand. I must say, I am a masterful list maker; lists keep me sane and on track. I know how to prioritize and what goals are urgent; however, unless I truly believe in what I need to accomplish, even though it may be important and pressing, I do not come away with a sense of pride or satisfaction. It is for this reason that I am able to make lists and prioritize, accomplish the tasks, yet still find myself stressed and unfilled. At times, this can also lead me to procrastination. Can anyone else relate?

I see many of the participants in this course are dealing with students that think they are buying their degree; a common issue for career schools. Many career school students cannot get accepted in a traditional college. Consequently, if they want to get a degree and or further their education they seek out career schools. I concentrate on the fact that at least they took a step to change their life. There are some students that think they just need to pay the bill to get their degree; however, I find that most do try to get the work done. Working for a career school is more challenging than working for a traditional college because of the type of students and the school retention requirements for continued employment. I concentrate on the students that are trying and document all efforts toward getting other students to participate. The school’s reputation will come to fruition in the workplace by the quality of students graduated.

Our school has a student judiciary council that mandates the first plagiarism offense gets you a zero on the assignment. The second is a zero for the class... the third you're out of the program! It's quite severe.

We all have students that want two weeks to attempt their project but then either wait till day 13 to start of miss entirely. I commonly will not assign a project in total with one due date but rather break it up into smaller pieces with a succession of due dates. A little done here and a little done there can lead to the entire project 's completion before they know what hit 'em. It is also easier to stay on top of those that need closer attention this way. I know if they are making an honest attempt or not. It has been much more successful compared to my earlier, more traditional assignments.

I think it is important to learn student names.

i feel you must look at class as a whole,and then set up your educational setting and physical setting to match the abilities of the class and be able to get the information of the class subject matter across to them.

You have the perfect opportunity to set the class right where you want them. Tell them your goals for them in the course, set ground rules for them, let them know what is expected of them during their stay in your course, be friendly not friends, and if you say something they should not do, tell them what concquences they might have to bear.

I have found that by listening and talking to students camly even under heated situations they usually understand there fault and realize you are not trying to single them out, but you are serious about maintaining order in your class.

When beginning to teach, it is vitaly important to develop an image as the instructor. At first, I believe, it can be as simple as respectful. Fairness may take several classes to define. Also, I believe the image should be tweaked occasionally, nothing major, just small minor adjustments because class dynamics change by virtue of us aging and the students getting younger! The core image, respect, fairness, etc. should not change.

Taking Control of Your Time It is very helpful to create a “To Do” list. Once you have created the list and prioritize the items, I find it v very helpful to include “Me Time.” Me time will be something that I want to do to relax or exercise to help relieve some of the stress in my day.

You may be the problem, being humble enough to relize you're the problem is a big advantage to keeping the classroom moving along