I create a fair grading system and i incorporate it in my syllabus at the beginning of the quarter. Therefore, all of the students know what is expected. It's all spelled out!!!

When developing lesson plans for the quarter start, I am certain to incorporate enough activities, assignments, labs, etc. to consume the entire class time and some so that students do not get bored. Every fifteen to twenty minutes, I try to change up and do something different unless the lecture or discussion requires more time. This approach seems to keep the students interested and engaged in the subject matter.

I must say that this was a very interesting topic with an lot of useful and helpful information. I had never thought about the four in this way but after studying the course materials, it all makes sense. The fact that training is developing a person in a specific area and intructions will allow the students to take that developed skill and apply it in an area above what was taught during training. Whereas we learn how to read and then we apply our our reading skills to learning in order to gain knowledge and to become educated; which is a life-long process.

I love using Powerpoint and my students have expressed their appreciation of it as a tool for review and for learning in the classroom. I use engrade and attach my Powerpoint to the lesson for the day. Students may then look at the Powerpoint to review for a class exam. Exam grades have gone up and I have noticed more higher order thinking skills being used in the classroom. While they still will take notes in class it's a great way to refresh your memory from your lecture (much like recording it). In addition, if you use some excellent images/audio/video to enhance your PP students are able to retain information even better. It also does well for students who have been absent (especially out for several classes due to illness) providing information so they don't feel so out of the loop. Anybody else have some similar experiences using PP has a review tool?

I dont think it should be used.

In my position I do not evaluate students.

This helps as I am training students to reach there career goals

This is helpful when dealing with diverse students

This will be beneficial since this is my 1st time in education

i feel that interacting and writting on the board is more effective in teaching.

i do not think extrea credit should go towards any test or quiz grades

should they be given any points value

I agree that it is important to understand your personality style. We have done that at out school and I have found it to be very helpful. Not just for myself, but in understanding other personality types. I also think it it very valuable to observe other instructors. Everytime I do I always learn new method, tips or techniques that I can use in my classroom. I wish that more opportunity existed to observe others!

I found the best two forms of evaluation is a written essay and multiplechoice

Student have different learning styles. I use all styles in my class. I have the students read the chapter and write 10 questions from the chapter. I lecture on the most unanswered questions and then I have the class do activities on them. My powerpoint slides have responses during the slide and sometimes I have the students write down their questions and wait until after the slide to see how much they can retain.

My main objectives is to teach the students how to study, What to look for when they read, and how to breath during a test. My powerpoint slides are sometimes colorful and comical. After the slides, I do a activity then send the students on a break. Before I finish the slides after the break, I do a review with the students to see how much they remember.

I always make a schedule of what I expect the students to do during the semister. This gives the students that they will pass the class because they could either prepare the work early and hold it until it's due or if they miss time from class they won't feel like they are falling behind because they know exactly what they missed and they can prepare it for their return to school.

Personally I like to use power point to allow students the opportunity to take better notes. It helps reduce the need to keep the pen scribbling away and allows their ears to be open more. Cognitively they can only focus on so much, so if they are writing only the details that i discuss above and beyond the ppt, i feel they have more resources to think about the content and ask questions.

How do you accomodate students with dislexia, I've tried to test them in different setting to allow them to read to themselves,I've also tried to read the test to the individual. I know they know the material, the issue comes from spelling. I'm talking simple spelling words such as "this", "mean" and so on. I want some advise on how to help them at such a late stage in their life, I believe that they can learn how to do it, but how else can I possibly help?

While reading the section Creating and Troubleshooting Grading Methods, When Your Test Doesn't Work, I was horrified to learn that your best advice to me was: Sometimes as you are working late into the night on an exam, the brilliance of your mind is reflected in your test questions. Unfortunately that "classic exam" of which you are so proud at 2:00 am may miss the mark when it is actually given. You can't just throw it out because from then on, your students will claim that each exam is bad and should be thrown out. What you can do is record the scores from the first exam, tell the class how disappointed you are in their scores and that you are going to give them another chance on another exam. You then rewrite the exam, review the materials with the class and give the new exam. Am I understanding correctly that the CEE suggest that I lie to my students, not take responsibility for my actions, tell them that they scored badly and then make them test again? I think that’s dishonest on so many levels.