Barry Westling

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Brendon, I think we all probably have a pretty good awareness where we need improvement. Just like we know what we really excel at. Both these understandings provide a basis for ongoing, continuous improvement, especially if we're serious about instructional delivery as a career. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Kathleen, Yeah, respect is earned, and the best way is to assure the students we are capable and proficient is through appropriate preparation. Then the respect...and trust begins to develop. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Brendon, Sure, we set the tone. We establish expectations for our students, and in turn, they expect us to be fully ready, prepared, organized, confident, and thorough in our delivery of key course material. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Jeffery, We are experts at what we do. We know that, but only through solid preparation can we convey that sentiment to our students. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Developing instructional backup plans

LaNeisha, Sounds creative and interesting. Understanding that students cannot have just lecture material thrown at them continuously helps plan a variety of activities, where students are more likely to be engaged, interested, and benefit from the experiences. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Goal of educating students

LaNeisha, "Prepared for life-long learning" is a goal I've tried to maintain and impart to students throughout my career. When students take their initial training and begin to build on it, they're setting themselves up for better opportunities, promotions, and a more satisfying life. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Goal of educating students

Aileen, Critical thing and problem solving abilities tend to make better workers. Recall of information is one level, and thinking through a situation to achieve a acceptable outcome is a whole other level of application of their training and instruction. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

LaNeisha, It's absolutely clear that good preparation saves time, something few of us has an excess of. I've found for each hour of preparation, it saves me multiples of that time in delivery and facilitation. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Aileen, You're right, as a method for organization, color, sizes, folders, binders -- all are methods that help keep order. When students sense order, their thinking is clearer as well. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Setting up a grading system

Ryan, Not much I can add, other that I like to make sure whatever system I'm using, it's fair, accurate, effective in measuring understanding, and applicable to the profession the student is preparing for. Barry Westling