In class I try to vary the material presentation as often as possible to accomodate all the learning styles by using some powerpoint, class hand outs and in class lab demos.

Is it education

What is the ideal number of demos to give

what are some ways as instructors that we can motivate students.

How do other instructors deal with students being late to class

good info on hands on

I like to be prepared for class in advance by keeping a schedule or task manager.The learners appricate that there is no down time we are always on track even with a holiday in are schedule.

I have used all resources available and techniques, but I have one student that participates in class and seems interested in the topics at hand, and also volunteers. But when it comes to test taking, it is all downhill. Any suggestions how to reach this person. I have already talked to her one on one, I myself suffered from test anxiety, so I tried to give her some suggestions on test taking, so far nothing has worked.

Always meet and greet with smile , and know the students by name when they walk through your door it helps them feel more comfortable and makes things go more smoothly

the last thing I want my students to see is me disorganized, if they see that i'm dead meat in the class room.

having your own sense of style, helps you bond with the student and makes the class flow much smoother.

As we all know being professional is an important part of being a sucessful instructor/teacher. You will be seen as an example of how the student should behave once he/she enters the work place. In some case we find professional can also come off as cold. It is important for any eductator to open them self's up to the student without crossing the line to unproffessional behavior. Alway give a kind ear and "hear" what the student is telling you don't just listen. look for sign of stress and evalutate the situation. Try to remember some personal detail about the student (EX:parent, favorate car, video games etc...)this you can give you a usful as tool to make small talk, it will give the apperence of caring and give you a good chance to get to know your students. Remember that people who are naturaly drawn to teaching are also people person too.

I agree that we should stay on top of all new contents to the course. Alway making sure you have the right material with your lacture.

The first time I was to teach the class I was very nerves but you don,t want the students to know this .the best I found to do was act yourself and explain thier question in full.

After the introduction of myself and the course, I occasionally ask my students to introduce each other. I prepare some interview questions in advance and after a few minutes of interview time, I have my students introduce each other. I have found it is easier for students to introduce and talk about others than it is to talk about themselves before a group!

I will be taking over the evening class from a very well liked instructor. So I'm trying to get some pointers of how to transition my students from one way of teaching to mine.

I usually introduce the course objectives during the first class and then have students break into groups of two. I give each person in the group 2 mins to talk about what they did during their vacation while the other students listens. Then I have them reciprocate. At this point students are thinking that I will probably test their memory by asking them to state what their group member did for vacation. Instead after 5 minutes I have each group member describe in a nice way the physical attributes, eye color, hair color, clothes and so forth of their group member and have them share eachother's response. It is interesting because the group members become so preoccupied with memorizing what each of them did for their vacation that they forget to pay attention to the physical attributes. It ends up being a fun ice breaker for the first day.

I have found by reveiwing the tests after the students have taken the test with the answers for the question, the retain that data. Post review can be benifical.

The old saying is: "When you dress like a professional, you feel like a professional and will act like a professional". First impressions are important and creating an environment for learning is critical to set the pace for the entire course. Just like instructors don't want to hear excuses, "neither do stuents". Be prepared and be professional.

The material I've read in this module is great if you're the main instructor for the course. I've been put into a position where the majority of my teaching will be as a relief instructor or as a substitute due to illness or vacation. What would be the formula or my focus to put together my introduction and other strategies of the "first class" into subbing?