The more paint questions the class answers the more enthused the class gets.in our classes the phisical part of the task is a lab grade when lab an class grades are close together the enthusiasum shows how it can reflect on retenion.

I have learned listening an talking to students makes me aware of there different learning abilities form classwork to labwork.learning your student stuggles gives the instructor a positve starting point on class assignments.

For me, finding a common ground with the students seems to help the most.

One thing that I do when my class starts on day one is a brief biography of myself. I then go atround the classroom and ask each student their name, where they are from and why are you here. This has been very helpfull in getting a good flow to the room.

always empower your students they will feel better and take more ownership.

some students have needs that the instructor may have to inject some motivation or guidance to help them deal with that issue.

Recently I have gone back to school and it has helped me as a teacher, experiencing the student life makes you remember the fears, confusion, hard work, and excitment.

I find that with most people givin the opportunity to express where there intrests lie, creates ownership and sometimes even leads to learning together as a group.

I am new to teaching in a school but having been doing it in my profession for a while. I found that listening to what students have to say will solve many of the issues that may arrise in connecting with that student and any confusion they might have, may it be the content or even giving you insight on how to approach them better with the information.

The greatest motivator I have ever had was my high school football coaches. They had a very unique talent of crticizing lackluster performance, while at the same time encourqing us to always strive for excellence regardless of the environment or the opponent. If, as instructors, we can all become coaches in our classes, we will find a much greater effort from our students and they will strive for excellence.

It is important to keep our students motivated and set an example.

Due to the vast variety of ages in my classroom, I find that my biggest challenge is helping my older students understand the reasoning and the logic about the order in which quizzes and tests are presented. I find that my students complain because they want tests and quizzes to be in the exact order or with the exact terminology in which they read them from their text books. The majority of the time I find myself having to explain the tests questions to them and for the most part students know the answers as long as I take the time to explain it to them. What I find is that these older students do not want to fail and therefore their fears kick in when a test is presented. Has anyone else had this problem? I would like to hear your suggestions.

This sourse is very informative.

I know repeating similar kind of problems 30 times will make them understand the steps but it i too stressful for them so we need to find out practical application brought in to the class. I will need classroom activities if any one knows any

It gives an idea to the instructor about the understanding level of each student by having class discussions but what class discussions can you have for Mathematics class

I always have a hard time combining adult and young students the first month. Especially when I give them group assignments. I will appreciate any suggestion.

I really liked the idea of enthusiasm in the classroom. I teach a College Success course and enthusiasm and making connections are often key to communicating the information. I make sure to apply the information to my personal experiences as a student, their life experiences, and how it applies to school. I find that they are more engaged when they can see a connection between what they are learning and their educational goals. Moreover, I find that making the students laugh by pretending that I am "in the know" through tying the topic to pop culture is often successful. If nothing else, my students tend to remember my crazy examples and it sticks with them. Also, they have fun and feel more connected to me as an instructor.

To be a teacher that is what is giving you the power to change others life. it is great when you can see a student graduates and working, and it is a pleasure to remaind the first day when the student just walk thru the classroom whitout knowledge and kind of lost. that is like, you are his life maker.

TEACHING IS NOT DIFFERENT.TELL A STORY AND MAKE IT FUN.BE THE ROCK, BE THE FLAME AND THEY WILL FOLLOW.

What are some examples of effective motivation techniques that career college instructors can use in their classes? Before the midterm I have a review on the material covered on the exam. I use a game show style of review and issues point to each person that gets the right answer. The team with the most point at the end of the class gets the honor of pick out the pizza toping for the next class that I buy for the class. This provides recognition and reward for the entire class and makes the process fun for review for the midterm.