Our new seedlings have sprouted and now will take on the challenges and wonders of our field. Beware!

Through our messages comes the fruit. Some of it is not so pretty, however as long as it holds up then we are part of it!

Life is full of options. We can choose the path that intrigues us the most. With good questions comes much wisdom.

With diversity, comes the challenge of teaching. Understanding the students preference greatly helps the instructor to best send the message.

When I teach a class I use the multi pronged approach to learning. Being a chef instructor there are many dishes / techniques of cooking that need to be taught,for this I take it as follows : 1. I talk about what we will be doing tomorrow, this is done at the end of a class, and tell the students to read up for the next day. 2. The student reads about it as his home work. 3. The next day I talk about the dish as a theory lecture and discuss the dish in detail. 4. I do a demo of the dish while talking about the methodology and covering points that were discussed. 5. The students now make the dish keeping in mind, the procedure discussed and what was demonstrated. 6. I critique the dish made ( Individually ) and at the end of the class we do a general discussion on the challenges in making the dish and what could have been done better by the students to make the dish better. 7. The next day before class we discuss what we made yesterday. By this approach I cover all styles of learning and the students do wonderfully well, enjoy the cooking class which can be challenging but is a class they look forward to !!!!

HOW DO WE DECIDE WHICH TEST BEST FOR THE CLASS OR COURSE. WE DO MULIT CHOICE AND FILL IN THE BLANKS. 25 QUESTIONS AND I STILL HAVE STUDENTS T FAIL. THEY ARE EITHER HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WITH EXAMS AND GET THEMSELVES WORKED . DON'T STUDY, DON'T CARE...I GIVE A REVIEW.

I FIND THAT AT THE END OF EACH DAY I HAVE THE CLASS GATHER AROUND THE MAIN CHEFS TABLE. I SUMERIZE THE DAYS TOPICS AND PRODUCTS. ITS TIME FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER FROM STUDENTS. THEY CAN ALL RELATE AND I CLARIFY. RECAP!

WHEN YOU QUESTION A STUDENT ABOUT THE SUBJECT, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CLEAR.

CAN STUDENTS ADAPT TO LEARNING ANY SUBJECT IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT? WILL IT AFFECT THEIR EMOTION WELL BEING?

I teach one class that is excelerated and covers a massive amount of material in 3 short weeks. Each chapter in this book has up to 50 definitions as well as a history of regions. I short answer type questions regarding the history portion of the information, followed by filling in the definition pulling from a bank of answers. The test is not as easy as it appears, but is quite effective in covering so much material in so little time.

Why is knowledge of bloom's taxonomy important?

Can students with different learning styles compliment each other in a group?

Can formative evaluations be used alone to ealuate students?

Are grades the best form for evaluating students?

How can we make our students realize their true potential.

Students who come late to or miss the first class. Comments?

I have found that when starting the class each day it helps to recover the day before at the start. That way each student has an idea of what they need to review for themseleves or to ask questions on what they are unsure of.

I'm continually fascinated with how students can identify personally with the grades they earn. Their self esteem can soar with an A and plummet with a C. I try to stress that the grade is a reflection (with bias!) of their performance that one event, and NOT a reflection of their value as a person.

If I give the students a list of questions the day before the lecture day, if I ask them to prepare their answers for the next day class could it be an appropriate technique?

oral assessment can also be a usefull choice either individual or group.it is a quick,cheap , easy and efficient way of doing assessment. during group session students are exposed to different views and answer. the old fashion way still work.