Managing the Class & Students

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eirzaad Ziodean

Assignments

Majority of my students have a life outside of school-kids, work and in one case; a caregiver. I usually stress the importance of students being able to meet deadlines regarding assignments to better prepare them for the real world. However, I fully understand that situations may occur that may prevent a student from being able to turn in their assignments on time. I am flexible and will deal with every student on a case by case basis.

Michael Petrow

Preparation is huge

I have been educating for awile now, in many different environments. I have found myself overpreparing before class to calm my nerves and to get instant buy in from the students. I have found that this is of utmost value, even if you do not have mastery of the content you are teaching. It not only establishes credibility, but it gives momentum for the class, making it easier to flow through the rest of the class and build as you go. It is harder to catch up than it is to keep momentum going.

Michael Petrow

Cheating Students

I have found that in addition to the opportunity to cheat, when students are unprepared and are not getting the material, find creative ways to do this. Not only are we enabling them if we allow them to cheat, we are taking away thier ability to learn in both the class room and in life.

Michael Petrow

Keeping the disengaged engaged

Keeping the disengaged engaged is a key topic to understand in the classroom. Some key strategies that I implement is by breaking my content up into sections and then getting the students to engage between each segment. In addition, I do alot of pacing in the class and am always finding creative ways to illustrate topics to the field the students are going into.

Michael Petrow

Stress and Consistancy

What I have found is the link between stress and consistency in the classroom. Moreover, when the students get the structure and communication they need and this is done consistently, the stress of the students goes down and their production goes up. Ultimately, optimal structure with consistency leads to the lowering of student stress.

Joseph Curatolo

instructor mistakes

this was a very interesting section. I am always very engaging and animated in my teaching. that's just me. I find my style invokes participation and debate.

Joseph Curatolo

student management

this had been a really lesson and especially the Harvard videos explaining the quadrant and the "I am in or out" analogy.

Joseph Curatolo

harvard videos

what a great venue for becoming a great instructor. lover the Harvard professor's analogies.

Joseph Curatolo

quiz 1

great module and learning/training experience.

Michael Marini

Setting the tone

Great class management comes from day one. We have to set the tone for the class and the students will follow. Let them know what they are what you expect and let them know you will give them the best you have. All you ask in return is that they do the same.

Luz Solis

How to establish yourself as a good instructor

By treating your student with respect.

Luz Solis

cheating students

how can you trust a student after cheating

Luz Solis

how to get a student involved in your lectures

use a lot life story escenarios

Tina Robinson

New Technology

It was brought to my attention recently that a student was able to gain access to syllabus containing test questions. It was stated that the student used a cell phone to take pictures of the papers. The current technology does change how cheaters act in the classroom and most instructors are not aware of the speed in which cheating can occur.