Even the best instructor can be guilty of saying this. Even if you say... we are going to get throug (plow though / knock out) Chapter 5 today. The message this sends to learners? "This information is not importaint... we just need to get through it!" Try to banish this term from your vocab! Are YOU guilty of this? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ? (I know I am, sometimes!)

Reinforcement increases an awareness taht an instructor truely cares about the success of the student.

Building Rapport with students not only increases their retention but also the students will also share current trends and new cooking techniques

The instructor should engage in continaual learnig to staty up to date on current topics and to stay in touch with current happenings and trends. This will engage the students to be active as well.

Understanding the student needs is important to keep an enviroment that is productive to their learning behaviors

Learners need reinforcment, they also need enforcment.

retention is a part of the learning process over looked as important.

When my battery needs a boost,I try to remeber what it was like for me in school and how important it is to be an example.

Motivation is more important in the first few days to establish the mode.

tell lively true stories of your past job exp. be lively move around. change your voice tone or pitch. ask for there exp in the topic or subject.try to pump them up with intersting points of info.

you should use as many props cutaways as you can. talk about your experience on the job and subject. so pictures movies demonstrate tasks ask for assistance with show and tell. ask for there stories or experiances.

i feel there is a connection between the student and the instructor. or there should be. the student needs to know that you are aware of him and his needs and wants.you do not need to be a dictator all the time but still be able to maintaine disapline. if they need help along the way help point them in the right direction if you can.

I feel it is important to support students in the math curriculum by providing help and feedback no matter where they are at. For example, if they are a few sections behind the rest of the class, do not make them feel bad for that....just help them where they are at and encourage them to get a bit more done to catch up. Scott

I struggle a bit with this one as I feel that students need to be challenged. As a result, they often complain and act unprofessional...it is this behavior that runs me down. The challenge is that I am not that sympathetic to their woes...their adults and are choosing to do what they are doing and I want to do my best job for them, but I can't change the curriculum to better suit their needs as it is completely put together by a committee no where near the classroom. Scott

I find it hard to be all things to all people. It always bothers me when I get the feeling that a student isn't to keen on my style, but I am who I am and they too need to meet you in the middle. It is part of working in a professional environment and I feel the teachers part needs to be met...if that is happening I am very comfortable with a disapproving student. Scott

The one thing, I find difficult to do as a teacher of adult learners is correct behavior. When they are talking, using pda's, chewing tobacco, and any other thing you can think of instead of doing work and paying attention. It is a fine line of being respectful and making them feel welcome and getting them to be professional. Any insight others have is welcome! Regards, Scott

Most of my students (at least 50%) are visual learners. They remember visual images much better than orally presented concepts. But I have trouble making subjects like Algebra visual. Anybody have ideas about how to make math visual?

To motivate students instructors should always be positive, incourage student, letting them know that they can do it and to keep positive thoughts about the subject matter. Using words like good job, excellent, and I know you could do it always work for my students. If the instructor is positive then the student will also be psoitive.

I completely understand the benefit for giving timely feedback, but in one module it states that you should try to give back graded material the next day or class meeting. This is probably the most difficult aspect of teaching for me in my particular situation. Small assignments are no problem, but I have essays to grade. I could rush through them and give limited feedback--but what help would that really be? Also, the pay structure for instructors at my school does not offer any pay for hours outside of classroom instruction. I spend more time outside of class correcting and planning for the course than actual classroom instruction, so my question is where is the motivation for the instructor? Yes, yes, I am aware that most of us teach for other reasons than just pay, but it gets frustrating when we are expected to sacrifice our time and family for the benefit of the students and school without any type of compensation for all the extra time and energy we put into making the class as meaningful as possible. Sorry that it seems like I am venting, I am just curious if my thoughts and experiences are an isolated case, or if others feel the same way.

Bring current industry memebers into the class room is a great student motivator. What are some tips on preparing a guest speaker to give positive directed feedback to students?