Gary Meers, Ed.D.

About me

I am an Education Advisor/Consultant for MaxKnowledge. I write courses that assist in the professional development of career college instructors. These courses range in content from the introductory level to advanced instructional development. I started my teaching career as an instructional technology teacher on the high school level, completed graduate school and then moved into higher education. I spent many years in the area of teacher training at the University of Nebraska. While at the University of Nebraska I stared working with career college instructors to improve their instructional delivery skills. As a result of these experiences I have been a consultant to career colleges throughout the United States and a number of foreign countries.

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Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Developing Clear Goals and Objectives

Antonio, With the plan you have for your classes and how you explain your expectations you will earn their respect and then rapport will be developed. This is where the enjoyment of teaching comes in because you will have engaged learners that are seeing you as their learning leader. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Expanding Your Instructional Abilities

Antonio, Like your plan. Keep up the good effort. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Effective Motivation Techniques

DANIEL, You are using a host of strategies that help the students to use their newly acquired knowledge, while resetting their brains and getting ready for the next topic to be introduced. Great work at keeping your students engaged. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Offering Varied Instructional Delivery

Miriam, By currently being in both worlds you can being a perspective to your teaching that comes from your student experiences. I know the result is more targeted learning by your students and a higher level of engagement. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Miriam, Your next to last sentence really captures what we need to do to prepare for our first class meeting. You last sentence gives the reward that comes as a result of all the effort. Yes, they will notice and this forms the foundation upon which their respect is earned. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Making a Positive First Impression

Simone, So true as the first impression is the foundation upon which the rest of the course is built. We need to plan for a great first class meeting so we can set the stage for an upcoming successful course. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Your Instructional Style

Miriam, This is a good way to bring the human factor into the classroom and get everyone settled in and ready for class. By listening you are extending your professionalism to them because they know you understand their life challenges and you are there to support them if they are willing to extend the effort needed for success. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Kelly, Great activity. This is such a wonderful way to make their education come alive and for them to see the value of what they have been learning. This way you are helping them to see the transition they are going to be making from being students to being professional dental assistants. Thank you for sharing this with us. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Motivation Through Relevancy and Application

Shawn, I agree. This is so important for the reasons that you list. It is an honor to be able to go on to school and select a career to prepare to enter. Being reminded of this helps students to see the value of what they are doing as students. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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Valuing Student Opinions

Shawn, Right you are. The key in using praise is to make it targeted praise. That is single out exactly what they have done well and then comment on it so they know you have taken the time to focus on what they have said or done and then reinforced them for their effort. This yields their respect because they know you are listening to them. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.

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