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good student seems tohang with good students and bad students hangs with bad student .i try to mix them if i can .it does help

Student Groups

Personally, I think it is valuable for students to work in groups. I think it helps them moving forward in a corporate or even small business environment. When working on a project in groups I like to give out an evaluation form where the student grades themselves and their peers. I also like to monitor the group and define what it is expected but still leave room for the group to define their own roles.

Eye Contact & Floating Around

I have found that making eye contact with all of the students has resulted in them being more engaged and participatory in class. I had a student last night for instance to start to participate and that was primarily due to me floating around and not making excessive eye contact. Meaning....I did not stare for more than three seconds so he started to feel comfortable. By the end of the class he was raising his hand and participating. I fully believe in the concepts of making good eye contact and floating around.

Students with Learning Disabilities and Uniqueness

It would be nice to be able to label all students with learning disabilities. Even if we do have a label for the student, it does not mean that the student has all of the characteristics of that disability. Each student has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. As instructors we need to ask them how they learn best. We cannot fall into a false sense of understanding and think we know what they need because they have a specific learning disability. All too many times students with learning disabilities are lumped into one category and expected to all act the same way. If you want to know how to best teach your students, ASK THEM!

First Day

I was glad to see that I am following the suggested guidelines on what to cover during the first day of class (just not necessarily in the same order). One of the first things I mention is that everything we discuss in class is subject to test and therefore it is extremely important to participate and pay attention to the class discussions. At the end of the first class meeting, I give a pop quiz on the broad guidelines that were covered (not little details). This lets the students know that participation and paying attention IS important.

Teaching Diverse Learners

All learners are diverse and unique in their learning abilities. We need to help students capitalize on their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses. While we do this, we must also give the students the neccessary career skills needed. Getting to know your students will allow you to identify their strengths and weakness and thurs develop the career skills necessary for the career. Even though all students are different, they have one thing in common. They all have the ability to learn!

Student Difficulties

It is important for the student to let us know that they have a learning disability. This way we can provide them with the help that they need to be successful in the class.

Helping to reach all students

It is important as an instructor to have patience with students who have a learning disability. I know that sometimes I need to work one on one with that individual to help them to grasp the information that was covered in class. We need to go above and beyond are call of duty to help these students so that they do not give up on there goals and dreams.

Student Groups

I feel student groups allow all the students to get involved in whatever topic they are learning. Each student is then responsible for reporting back on the assignment that they were given in the group in regards to the subject matter. Again this gets all students involved in the assignment. All the students need to work together to complete the task at hand.

Floating around the classroom

Floating around the classroom makes the entire class feel like they are involved in the class discussion. It also allows the instructor to make sure that the students are paying attention to the lecture.

problems with Group members

How to address students when there are complaints about other members of a group.

Disruptions during lecture

How to address distracting students while not disrupting the lecture?

how to make a 3 hr lecture interesting

pharmocology lecture is 3 hrs long, dry subject how can teacher make that more engaging? doesn't the topic of the lecture kind of limit the teacher 's ability to engage the students

coming early to class

took advice from the video, I find coming 15 min before class begins you can get a good pulse from the students, does anyone else have experience to share when they come early to class

powerpoint presentations

how effective are lectures presented in this format?

learning

what is the best way to identify how a student learns

Organizing student learning groups

I have used student learning groups for projects in the past. I find that students at first dislike group work because they fear that not all members will do their fair share. I allow the students to pick their own group members, assign a project that easily breaks down into equal parts for the number of students in the group and allow the students to "grade each other" by writing what each member of their group completed for the overall project. I found that once I put these things into place I had far less issues with the learning groups in my classes. Students want to know that everyone gets the grade they deserve and don't want one student doing all the work while the other members get the same grade.

Student difficulties

Thw Instructor should talk with the students as to their disability. Define and brainstorm ideas that have helped the student in the past. This will rid the frustration of the student and help the Instructor to help the student.

Learning disabilities

Students have learning difficulities in verious areas of their educational career. These difficulities need to identify these disabilities and show the student how to cope with them to acheive their goals for education.

Student groups

Putting students in group gives a unity to the class. They can use the knowledge of the other students to learn when the Instructor is unable to define the material.