Hi Sara:
One way to reveal these kinds of insight into yourself as an instructor is to keep a teaching journal that describes what worked and what may not have in your learning session.
Regards, Barry
This forum helped me understand myself as an instructor I will use this information in my classroom
You need to understand yourself before attempting to understand others. This is vital in being able to direct their path in learning and understanding all concepts of the subject you are teaching.
I have been teaching for 37 years. My students have been new Police cadets, seasons officers, detectives, Chief of Police, Sheriff. Each time I get a class I must find a level to teach on. I have been in the Criminial Justice field for 45 years and Retired a Chief of Police. Being a instructor has been a very trying job for me. Each time a get a new class I have to teach to them in a way the students will retain the subject. I feel that when a studentcomes to me and states that other officers, students have told them that I will give them the facts they need to know and they should pay attention in class and they will do good, makes me feel very good, But I still look for better ways to get the information across to my students
Hi Nancy:
Something that might help with this process is to keep a teaching journal that describes both what works and what doesn't in a class session.
Regards, Barry
Hi Jim;
One way an instructor can learn about themselves is keeping a teaching journal that describes what worked and what didn't.
Regards, Barry
Hi Barbara:
One thing that can assist instructors with this process is keeping a teaching journal that describes what works and what doesn't in every class session.
Regards, Barry
Hi Cheri:
One thing that might assist an instructor is to keep a learning journal that describes what works and what doesn't in a class.
Regards, Barry
Hi Lisa:
One way to be sure of this is to use as many teaching methods as we can to be sure to address as many learning styles as we can.
Regards, Barry
Hi Dawn:
Great point! One thing that can help an instructor keep tabs on who they are and how they are doing is to keep a journal that discusses what worked and what didn't in a class.
Regards, Barry
Hi Becky:
One way an instructor can learn about themselves is to keep a journal about what worked in a session and what didn't. Then, the instructor can review this information when preparing for the next go through with the intention of making improvements to those items that didn't work.
Regards, Barry
Hi Christina:
One way to promote this "self-evaluation" you write about is to keep a journal of your sessions that describe both what worked and what didn't. Then, we can strive to make improvements on both of these items to continually become stronger instructors.
Regards, Barry
Hi Patricia:
One of the nice things about what you wrote is if we instructors can actually promote the flexibility you describe, we are sure to be "student-centered" instructors, having the student's interests at heart at all times.
Regards, Barry
As an instructor, I have the ability to change lives. I embrace that responsibility and engage in a continual process of self-reflection to ensure that my attitudes and actions pique students' curiosity and motivate their own self-awareness.
I agree with you I find myself explaining my life's highs and lows JOB wise. The things that just got me by. Going into a sales class for the first time How my personality and abilitys helped me with my craft as you put it
Just to make them laugh I also tell my students that so far I have apologized to my parents for the way I was when I was a child It does help my studens relax
Hi Sari:
I think competence precedes confidence, and together create a trust and support from the students that they're reciving pertinent content.
Regards, Barry
Hi Nancy:
This is so true. Another way to consider this topic might be to suggest, instructors should have balance between having too much passion for a topic, and not enough. Both extremes can distract the student in a negative way.
Regards, Barry
Hi Paul:
Questions followed by discussion also works great. As long as the students feel like they have some solid information after the discussion information, and aren't more confused then at the beginning.
Regards, Barry
Hi Paul:
That's so true - all of us have probably had a knowledgable instructor that no longer had the passion they once did about the topic. Those types of classes are SO dry, and that dryness is most likely perceived by the students.
Regards, Barry
Knowing your strengths helps an instructor walk into the room with confidence. This confidence is necessary to be a leader in the classroom. Identifying and working on areas of weakness helps to improve the class and the instructor/student relationship.
