In some classes the goal,objective are outlined for Instructous,but with this new information some adjestment can be made .Example pretesting

In part some material has been used multiple times due to standards ,my physical lecture materials change with each new group of students

Students know when their instructors are prepared and they appreciate organization. They find comfort in knowing that their instructor is organized and prepared. I have found that having very detailed syllabi and weekly instructions really help students to stay on track. Students like to know what is expected of them.

I often find that the same individuals dominate discussions and often find myself moving toward a roster approach; calling on students in order that they sign-in to online Webinar sessions.

I think it is significant to encourage field trips for those learners of online environments. I recommend my students to visit libraries in person to examine dissertations on the shelves and gain a visual of the expectations for writing.

I find that if I grade the test right away and revew that day the student gets more out of the test to see were thay went wrong.

Has anyone used Prezi instead of Power-Point? I made two and would like to use them more.

I often find some discussion between instructors as to what to cover in a specific class. How do you correlate your own goals with that of the institution and other instructors to create a cohesive learning situation?

I usually have the students introduce themselves on the first day of class. I feel it is important to develop a sense of community in the classroom and it allows me to get an idea of their career goals and experience. I tend to ask them near the end of the term how their goals or expectations have changed after studying the subject in depth. This can actively guide me in my teaching presentation, or allow me to give individual attention to those in need. I am interested in how other instructors deal with this topic.

I really like the field trip idea. When I was a Medical Assistant student the field trips that we went on were very helpful. How would I go about setting one up for my students.

I always over plan my lesson plans with activities so my class don't end until its over. After ever section i.e., 204 I will have and activity if the students shows difficulties with the section taught, If they don't show difficulties then I move on to the next section and have the activity after ever two hours. I read in one of my psychology books that the mind can retain 2 to 2 1/2 hours of information at a time; so I turn work into play to give the mind a thought break.

As teachers, we constantly and consistently need to update our course material and lesson plans to adapt to a changing world. Particularly if you are teaching technology-oriented subjects like I do. For the last 2 years I have kept an SD card with every single lesson plan for every class, and all of the course documents. (I'm not a big fan of paper). So my "folder" is my SD card. Because most of my classes are technology related, the market is constantly changing my classes. Software changes, new gear gets purchased, operating systems change, and some material become obsolete. I can only think of maybe 2-3 times where a class I taught did not change at all from one term to the next. I keep digital copies of everything because: (1) I can update the material whenever I need to, without retooling the lesson plan, (2) it saves paper [I just load the lesson plan on my laptop], (3) I can easily copy/paste material into an email or onto our student portal for students who missed class, and (4) it just makes my life because I save time on prep. However, at times I find myself falling into the trap of running on "auto-pilot." It's very easy to just work off of previous lesson plans and not incorporate anything new into my lessons. If I'm using a lesson plan that is 2 years old in a technology program, I'm not helping my students succeed the best I can. Fortunately, I have a day off every week so cab I devote time to update my lesson plans with new material every term -- even if updating a lesson is just looking it over, and making sure all the material is still relevant.

In addition to using pretests to get an idea of where students are at on week 1 of a new class, I have also used pretests to aid in the curriculum flow of classes in a series. For example, at the college I teach at we have a series of classes: Digital Audio Specs, Intro to Audio, Digital Audio Workstations I & II. The four classes are taken in that order, and deal with a continuous flow of related material. There was a curriculum flow issue from course to course, where students felt bored in some classes because they already new a big chunk of the material, and other classes where the students felt that the material was way over their head. Each of us developed a week 1 pretest to assess each student's strengths and weaknesses; and the strengths and weaknesses of the class as a whole. Not only did this help us to choose review material wisely, it also set a clearly defined end goal for each class in the series.

What is the best way to stay with in a standard but introduce new information, when it comes to state required standards?

Im looking for ideas to engage my students, hence why I took this course to add to my lesson plans any ideas?

Im a first year and trying to get a better grip on organizing myself any ideas?

Does anyone know if standards for homework vary by state ?

Having the students use technology to apply their newly learned skills helps with mastery of the subject matter. Again I teach accounting I try to always apply these skills quickly to real-world applications this allows students to see things in a much different light.

Hello: I teach accounting at all levels. First; as we all know that in accounting it is a building process from a foundation to various levels of understanding. So for me it is critical that the students understand debits and credits and the accouonting equation. With this they can start to build. To be sure that they do a firm foundation I quiz them on the terminolgy then test them on praticial applications of the concepts. In accounting I realte this to learning our times tables when we were young you just have to do it over and over to fully understand. Practice Practice.

Hello: The more details you have in your lesson plan the easier it is to prep for the classroom. You can embed urls and videos into your plan and use it to work through the concepts and principles being presented. It is critical that the objectives in the lesson plan follow the syllabus to the letter. When you bring all of this together we as insturctors have the job of delivering this to the class. How we do it is just as important as the message itself. We want to enguage the student as much as possible.