Instructional Planning & Design

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Michael Mattingly CHEP

content planning

How does content delivery affect content?

nicole gibson

re:make up practicals

what are the opinions and experiences with allowing students to do make up practicals

Sarah Teixeira

Test Review

Test anxiety runs high when a test is approaching. I like to give a test review the day before the test. Most of the time students are surprised at how much information they have actually retained. Following up with words of encouragement helps as well.

Sarah Teixeira

Different Learning Styles

It is important to remember students have different learning styles. By keeping this in mind you are able to get the focus and concentration needed from every student to help them be successful.

Sarah Teixeira

Field Trips

Field trips motivate and inspire students to pursue their goals. I take my students to Ross and have them put together an outfit they would wear to an interview. Most of them get excited about putting a professional outfit together because that is where they see themselves headed at the end of their training.

Sarah Teixeira

Getting Prepared

It is important to be prepared with all material before you begin class. Students will see how well organized you are. This teaches them how important it is to be punctual, neat, and organized when they are working in their chosen field.

Alan Dash

Lesson plans

Where can I find an example of a finished lesson plan just to compare mine to someone else's ?

Juliana Larson

Creating and implementing Soft Skills within the classroom

I am an Instructor for a healthcare related career college. Creating soft skils, and being able to implement them in the healthcare field are vital. We as healhcare providers must exhibit exemplary hygiene, and project a constant sense of professionalism in regard to our patient interaction. As an Instructor, I attempt to instill within my student a need to achieve these skills, so they may also lead by example for fellow healthcare workers, and their own patients.

Georgette Dempster

extra credit

I feel that extra credit should be given to help students who are really trying to learn the subject matter, and are having minor difficulties with it.

joseph adams

creating an evaluation system that works

I frequently give open book or open teacher exams. I start discussions that carry throughout the class on given topics these are a little difficult to control because they can vere off onto other topics and must be steered in the right direction. However I have found that the class is more receptive to rote memory during open discussion.

Georgette Dempster

prep and organization

You must be completely prepared, if you are prepared with the lecture, you will be organized enought to go throught with your class.

joseph adams

Troubleshooting Instructional Strategies

What works well for one student may not work well for another. so I tend to try to explain each subject from different aproaches so that I can encompass more of the learning styles of my students.

joseph adams

Selecting Instructional Delivery Methods

I am a high energy instructor with a passion for my feild so I use alot of personal experience to make what ime teaching relevant to the career field. I use the white board alot and some powerpoint. I plan on emplimenting multicoler notes to go along with class. any thoughts?

Alan Dash

Do you build a new lesson plan every time you teach?

I'm asking because I'm always trying to improve my classes but if you have an approach that works with 90% of your students cumulatively do you try and shake it up or stick with a winning formula.

joseph adams

Preparing Yourself for the Classroom

A good instructor is prepared for class beforehand and is neat and organized. A great instructor is always prepared because he or she is always thinking about there class. what I can do to help my students succeed. and a passion for the field I teach.

nicole gibson