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MOHAMMED ARIF, These additions to the orientation program will be helpful. Orientation is more than a single day event. Becoming oriented and connected to the school takes awhile. The first two weeks are critical. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Accommodating Learning Styles

Arthur, This lesson plan seems to offer different ways for students to grasp the material. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Accommodating Learning Styles

Judy, What is the breakdown of time for your typical lesson plan? Is the most amount of time provided for students performing the task? Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Accommodating Learning Styles

Emilee, I assume you are teaching a course near the end of the program. If so, the students probably know each other very well. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Accommodating Learning Styles

Odilla, Thank you for your post. Do you find this to be true when introducing a new topic or just at the beginning of the term? Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Improving your orientation programs...

Wendy, I recently learned about Dance Floor Theory as related to education. People do not like to dance alone or be the only couple on the floor. They want to be on a floor with many dancers interacting with each other. I like DANCING into the classroom. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Improving your placement programs...

Katessa, Thank you for your post. Instructors do need to care. Students cans sense if they do not. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Improving your school involvement activities...

Katessa, These are all great initiatives. Thanks for your post. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Improving your orientation programs...

Katessa, Yes, the goal is to prevent students from getting to the brink. In my experience as a Dean I would find that by the time a student saw me on their own about their issues their mind was already made up. In other words, they had already dropped mentally and emotionally. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

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Student Assessment

Becka, It is a role play with therapists and alumni? Are those participants prepped? If you are not doing s already you could develop scenarios to be used. This might help to assess the students and the expected outcomes. Ron Hansen, Ed. D.