Hi Bari:
Organization takes planning and effort. Less than that, a teacher may run the risk of missing key information the students need. Also, students may model their own actions after the poorly organized teacher, and that would be awful.
Regards, Barry
The instructor needs to be organized and on top of things otherwise, I feel he/she looses credability with students.
Hi Terri:
Well said. Every teacher wants to know they are doing a good job. It's the preparation and organization that make that more likely to happen. It doesn't occur by accident, but by planning and effort!
Regards, Barry
Hi Elizabeth:
You're right. Preparation and organization do not come automatically and are the result of of a concientious teacher who has spent time and effort to get things ready for effective delivery and presentation to the students. We can be great role models for students by showing this good example every day.
Regards, Barry
As one who made a career in a fast paced, highly competitive and ever changing industry, one began each day, each meeting and each situation prepared for any contingency.
Why would it be any different in entering a classroom to guide students into a career in the industry you know and love?
Being prepared and organized is a lot of what I am trying to teach my students. If I came to class and wasn't prepared, how could I ever expect my students to learn the skills necessary to succeed in the work force?
Hi James:
Expectations and preparation do go hand in hand. I think organization is more related to planning and creativity. I could agree that professionalism can be present when organization and preparation come together.
Regards, Barry
Hi George:
I am of the mind that good teachers are able to work with what they have. That may be in the form of physical or facility resources, to classroom and media delivery resources.
If I have a piece of chalk and a board, I could make that work. Currently, the electronic classroom seems to be encroaching into everything a teacher is involved with. For more seasoned teachers this has proven to be a challenge for some. But it's state of the art.
My point is we use what we have, whether it's mandated or we craete it. If we're inflexible or unwilling to adapt and change we may be lost in the dust. So I bring everything I have to offer and make the best of the great and wonderful, and worst of situations. It's all a part of the job.
Regards, Barry
Hi Lydia:
Yep - only one chance to make a good first impression! A teacher's preparation will assure the students get all the needed information and being organized will make it interesting and creative.
Regards, Barry
Being prepared and orgnized not only demonstrates your professionalism, but conveys your expectations to the students and helps you stay focused on conducting the class.
Hi William:
When we're prepared, it is preceded by planning, thought, resource gathering, organization, and being up to speed with the most relevant course content. In your situation it is apparent all of these elements are present.
Regards, Barry
Hi Ann:
You're right - prepared sets the tone. Of course, the teacher has to back up their preparation with relative and essential content. But that's part of the preparation part.
Regards, Barry
for this course 105 I am taking a pretest approach. I have been teaching for 16 years, much of this information I have been trained on in many different settings. Clearly, organization is a key element to being effective. The impact this course and 104 and 106 are having on me is making me remember how its done. My company has many schools across the country. Within the last year, mandates re. unversal syllabi, grading, assignments, assessment and so on removed much individual academic freedom for an instructor to utilize their own and their students best talents to accomplish the educational goals. I feel I have been downgraded to the lowest and least achieving common denominator. I told my supervisor that I am going back to a former structure for my classes that had for years incorporated the basic principles of being a successful instructor for students. He liked the idea. Many of us are fed up with non-teachers setting classroom policies, procedures and expectations. Particularly when the expectations are lower and not be achieved as former higher expectations were. Please o gods of education, provide more content and delivery experts. No more highering of teachers that have no experience in their field and who have had no education training before being set loose on their students - this symptom is common and unfair to students, the teacher and the institution. Lastly, is is difficult to keep oneself motivated to be organized when the behavior is not emmulated by the institution for which one works. Perhaps, as stated in an earlier module, I need to seek employment elswhere. No, I shall continue to fight the good fight. I can afford it.
It is best to be organized and prepared because first impressions are lasting. You want to present a feeling of control to the students so that they have a positive experience in the classroom.
Interestingly for me, I tend to do a great deal of perparation because the nature of my job requires that I jump to cover a new class or step in to cover some one else. And too, my usual class often changes because of the location (often foreign country) or a change in goals for the student/lesson. So it seems to be normal to have to do a lot of preparation
I feel that if you show up at the drop of a dime and are disheveled and harried than the whole tone of the class has been set. It is very hard to change the perception the students get and the class never seems to run smoothly.Being in the room early to set the tone, having everything-papers, wipe-board and supplies at the ready lets students know you mean business and care about the learning experience.
Hi Uwe:
Great! Also, organization suggests something about the teacher, their willingness to prepare, take time to plan, gather resources, think about ways to engage their students.
Regards, Barry
Hi Jeremy:
An organized classroom suggests an organized mind of the teacher (may or may not be trure). Butr still, students deserve to have eavery minute count and be productive. It can fun and creative, but there should be little wasted time.
Regards, Barry
Hi Tenisha:
I agree. And students will repect a teacher more when they are prepared. Otherwise, they may feel the teacher doesn't care, is disinterested, or is unwilling to offer assistance. Organized suggests "I'm ready - let's get going"!
Regards, Barry
organisation indicates:
* you care
* you are serious
* you know your field
* respect of students
