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Introduction Icebreakers

I utilize students introducing themselves not only as a tool for me to get to know something about the student, but also as an icebreaker to help the student learn about each other and to take away anxiety a student may be experiencing.

Preparing Early and Carefully

When preparing for class, it is very essential that you perpare early and consider the lesson being taught for that day. Waiting until the last minute to prep for class is never a good idea as it creates difficulties in ensuring that pertinent information is covered. I do not put a time on "prepping" for class becuase I am more concerned with making sure that my students are learning the objectives for the course, than the time it takes to prep. Preparing early is always a great idea!

Teaching Styles

As an experienced instructor, it is evident that not all students perceive information the same. I choose to utilize various teaching styles depending on the course that I am teaching at that particular time. As a Business/Accounting instructor, I must ensure that the teaching style is conducive to the students gaining knowledge of the subject matter in which I am teaching.

Organizing student learning groups

When organizing learning groups give students an outline to help stay on task,move around the classroom check each group progress.

Developing your communication skills

When developing paresentations use words that are uncomplicated and familiar to students for your introduction,nonverbal expression can confuse students make notes for yourself highlight text and read meterial before class

Class management strategies

The number of steps and the amount of explanation should be no more than needed to make the hard call when managing studemts behavior

Using Blooms Taxonomy to determine if your teaching style is getting t

Incorporating Blooms questioning techniques into your sectional review, or even your daily review should be able to give you good indicators of whether or not your presentation of the information is being retained or better yet there is actual comprehension of the presented information, and if you are really lucky some students may even be able to demonstrate practical application with few mistakes. If you are unfamiliar with Blooms it is a multi step process way to stimulate students’ thought processes. Step one is knowledge, a simple recall of info. Step two comprehension. Step three application. Step four analysis, etc. I use this method of questioning the students to see how much of the information I presented that day has been retained and depending on the primary “sensory modalities” I was using that day Is how I will try to tailor tomorrows discussion. After watching the trend in comprehension for a couple of days I believe I have a pretty good feel for the best way to reach the largest percentage of the class efficiently and effectively.

Reinforcement and Praise

I believe reinforcement and praise are both personal, how can you differentiate situations for both to be used?

Creating Effective Assessments CO103

Effective Assessments may also provide tools for testing,study guides,page numbers,reviews and study groups

Stident Learning Assessment ED103

Learning objectives should be clear and reviewed.Organizing information into pattern and Content focused

Questioning as a teaching technique Via ED103

By incorporating cognitive strategies such as activating background knowledge genenerating questtngs,summarizing and imaging are form of processing information

Teaching to learning styles

Use introduction to class for background information.Give an assessment using different form of test true/faulse short answers and graph

Delivering Course content Via:101

Practice to prepare for demonstrations, use notes to remember the order . share notes with other Instructors

Meeting the class for the first time

The process of first impressions is effective in nonverbal communication,class arrangement and your personal introduction help set the tone of classes

Planning and Prepration Via:101

To prepare early and carefully with organizing information into patterns help get classes started on time

Creating Lesson Plans Via:Ed 101

This course is sequenced in a manner that lead to an efficent approach to the subject matter that I will incorporate in my classes during question, answer and review

lecture style

it is important that instructor will not stick to one method or style used in the lecture but in order tobring the students attention ,the instructor should change his styleusing different style even in the same lecture.

first day of the course

the first day of the course has a very important impact on the students .this require the instructor to prepare for this day before the classes start by being a model,encourage and motivating the students so that make the students make a resolution to continue enrolling in the course.

syllabus

it is very important students should be familiar with syllabus on the first session of the coures and the instrutor should take enough time to read and explain each point in the syllabus

instructional method

after discussing any part of the lecture subject and in order to make sure that students under stand the subject the instructor ask uestions and see how many students were able to answerecorrectly also you may ask one students to sumerise what was saidin the last few minutes.