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Angela Ramsey
Angela Ramsey

Inadequate background

I have experienced many instances of students who have inadequate background it is helpful to be aware of options to offer these students such as student learning groups, a pretest, offering study guides, referral to other resources, and individual help.
Angela Ramsey
Angela Ramsey

Meida choices

It is important to use a variety of mediums to present course information to keep students attention, reach a all types of learner, and visual strategies are most important in learning and retention of information.
Angela Ramsey
Angela Ramsey

Personaltiy traits

It is important to develop insight about personality attributes to understand how specific traits can influence students in both negative and positive ways. An effective teacher should continually assess strengths and weaknesses to accommodate the changing group dynamics with each new class/group of students.
Wilbur LaRoche
Wilbur LaRoche

Lesson Planning

One of the biggest concerns for me is making sure I have a complete lesson plan that not only encompasses the time in class, but also has some extra material in case we get through a lecture or activity early.
Miriam Burbano
Miriam Burbano

Assessments

How often should assessments be given to students if a class is 4 days a week - 4 hours a day?
Corey Gaddis
Corey Gaddis

Pre-tests

I have been giving my students pre-tests since I began teaching. They have been very helpful in guiding me to put more emphasis on the areas that they are not as strong in.
Corey Gaddis
Corey Gaddis

Power Points

This section is very helpful with giving me ideas to make power point slides. I had never heard of the 10/20/30 rule. Very helpful stuff!
Corey Gaddis
Corey Gaddis

Teaching Style

I had never really thought about my teaching style before. This section really gave me something to think about and reflect on. As well as giving me a direction to go in. I never reralized I was a statue instructor and I personally don't care for those types of instructors.
shobha mohammed
shobha mohammed

Effective lesson plan

Preparation or creating a lesson plan, one should decide what to to be added in the lesson plan, is this material going to be effective on students and how much knowledge students going to gain out of it.
shobha mohammed
shobha mohammed

importance of lesson plan

Lesson plan is a outcome of course what it contains. Projects, class works, home works assignments and their dead line and date of the quizzes and tests as well. So basically lesson plan is a very essential for instructors. At the same time lesson plan helps instructors to figure out how much material or note to put together as per the class timings.
shobha mohammed
shobha mohammed

Deciding what to teach

Lesson plan is very important for instructors. Lesson plan clarifies teaching and learning very clearly. Students will understand what they are going to learn and for teachers, they can collect the teaching material in advance and teach step by step.
Andrew Imm
Andrew Imm

Late Tests

Hi, Is it alright to give students more than one chance to take a test on the same day? Or should you wait to retest? Thanks, Andy
Andrew Imm
Andrew Imm

Instruction

Hi, Is it important to take frequent breaks in the classroom? My math class is four hours long with just one ten minute break. Is this too little of time? Talk soon, Andy
Andrew Imm
Andrew Imm

Powerpoints

Hi, When developing PowerPoints, I tell students to never use complete sentences on the final product unless if they are using a short quote or words on an image. Is this good practice? Thanks, Andy
Andrew Imm
Andrew Imm

Preparation

Hi, I typically put the daily events on a side board. Is it good to develop this routine in the class? Thanks, Andy
shobha mohammed
shobha mohammed

Time Management

As a professor I must say time management very important.Planing ahead of time course material manages time very well.
Robert Brown
Robert Brown CHEP

EGB

By keeping the Electronic grade Book current, I am able to quick reference students' progress and advise them of any trouble areas.
Robert Brown
Robert Brown CHEP

Pre-test

Using the pre-test has been a great tool for me to get a sense of the student's abilities and where to focus most.
Robert Brown
Robert Brown CHEP

Training

When teaching the welding techniques, we have to use a great deal of repetition. Muscle memory can be called training.
Robert Brown
Robert Brown CHEP

Teacher style

Examining myself has been a great improvement tool for me. I have to be brutally honest in my evaluation.