Tailoring your teaching style to fit all student learning styles and needs. Making sure you are organized, prepared, enthusiastic and being confident in the class material. Communication and showing interest in the students progression with constructive feedback are crucial for an active and safe learning environment.
I like the idea of field trips. WIth COVID-19, I will look for any virtual field trips.
There are many teaching sytles and each has a different impact on learning. Preparation and classroom management are key, as is knowing you class demographic and the resources available.
Learning environment is important for me to comprehend. There are different teaching styles that i use that are more beneficial to the students than other styles. Keeping their attention is important. One thing I will do is use colored handouts or visuals for the students.
Being prepared and organized is essential for the success of any course
Seth Soronnadi
Learned that; "A pause of approximately 20 seconds where you stand to the side of the classroom or laboratory and observe the students can be very worthwhile."
I still find it challenging to pause during class time just to observe the students. It makes sense, and I have to keep remind myself to do that.
I must have all my class material preparted and ready to present to my class as soon as class starts
Being organized is essential to student success in the course.
I feel being organized and ready is key to teaching. When I start my class the students always know I start on time and am always ready for them.
This discussion forum will help me to make myself ready in front of the class and will also help me delivering the course materials to students in more interactive ways.
Preparing for class shows your students that you respect them and their time. It also shows them that you are prepared to teach them.
Looking at yourself in the mirror, am I a reflection of what I want my students what to see. Being organized and prepared prior to demonstrate that you care to your students and interested in their success. Field trips to show them their profession and getting them to engage during the trip. Bringing in speakers and preparing speaker for topics in your class, to bring real life experience into the classroom. Taking the time to pause in class to see if the students are engages, and make changes as needed.
This instructional module had a lot of good information and made me think in several different ways.
I discovered that I am a learn by doing and a socratic instructor. I have always been self-reflective with the goal of growing in my role but I can be really hard on myself too. I have learned a great deal about teaching from my current colleagues and am greatful to them for sharing. I liked the idea about using colored paper to get the student's attention and will suggest our school order some. I have wanted to use Guest Speakers and appreciate the ideas of how to go about that in an effort to make it meaningful for all involved.
Kathleen O'Neil-Meyers
Being organized and prepared in advance.
Know the students,know your materials ,know your personality and know and use the abundance of tools at your disposal.student success is in your hands,.
Nels Larson
Looking at myself and the classroom through the eyes of the student. I ask myself am I presenting the material in a logical manner.
I totally agree by showing up on time but being prepared is crucial for the class and students as a whole.
I enjoyed learning that taking the time to pause for 20 seconds and observe the students/class is a great way to keep in tune to everyone's learning needs. Also, I liked the tip about adding more color to the print outs and having all the lecturing/handout tools out and ready for the students.
