Arlene Muller

Location: las vegas, nv

About me

E-mail: arlene_muller@hotmail.com amuller@retentionspecialisttoday.info

www.retentionspecialisttoday.info

SUMMARY

As a former Campus Director, I am now the president and founder of Retention Specialist Today, LLC. The hallmark of my career was reaching an annual retention rate of 97% in the state of Nevada. In over 35 years in the field of education spent the last 15 years in postsecondary education. I have held the positions of Campus Director, Director of Education, Student Services, and Director of Career Services as well as a Corporate Education Coordinator assisting with compliance. These positions covered California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and Utah. I opened up three career college campuses in the states of Arizona and Nevada. This experience has allowed me to work in accordance with the four major accreditation agencies: ACICS, ACCET, ACCSC, and ABHES.

Retention Specialist Today offers workshops on retention techniques for the classroom and the vocational school campus. The website www.retetntionspecialisttoday.info offers more details on the workshops that are offered. Textbook author: How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Health Professions School Retention and Placement Guide, 2011 published by F.A. Davis for McGraw-Hill’s Medical Division.

Interests

my main focus is retaining students to graduation.

Skills

presenting in-service & professional growth workshops, organiztion & customer service

Website

https://www.retentionspecialisttoday.info

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Arlene Muller

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Learning Environment

Erin, Wow, you are amazing in your efforts for the classroom. Yes, I think if they can find this literature in their native language it could help their comprehension. They would need to read both books. I know more work, however, most ESL students are willing to do the extra work. Currently I am trying to learn German. I find that my first need is to learn phrases and questions that will get me by in a normal conversational situation. My goal is to move on to numbers, time and vocabulary words. My suggestion is to give him sentences, and… >>>

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Learning Environment

Donald, Yes, I agree. Giving your students a safe place to speak English really helps students feel comfortable with a new language. May I suggest they bring pictures of animals from magazines or a children's book and have them use English to describe the animals. Arlene Muller

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Learning Environment

Jeanne, Once again, your structure of the classroom starting from the first day presenting the classroom rules for your student's success is outstanding. Finding individual time with students is often the hardest activity for a teacher to accomplish. You covered all the rules and expectations plus expressed how life events will happen in their lives will not deter their education. All I can say is EXCELLENT! Arlene Muller

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Assessment Accommodations

Jeanne, I love your organization of your material and activities! I find that students learn better when there is motivating structure in the classroom. Your structure of activities with the lab session to bring the concepts together uses the three major learning styles. I also see that this structure allows for the student to be responsible for his/her learning. Arlene Muller

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Learning Environment

Theresa, Yes, you are using the pictures and instruments to reach your audio and visual learners. I acknowledge your efforts to do both in this type of leaning program. Where do you see the students strongest response in the presentation of slides, physical instruments or the sound? Arlene Muller

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Charlotte, Wow, your efforts are outstanding! Your students will feel the concern, and care you offer for their success. May I suggest that you give each students a 3x5 card before the class ends. Ask them to write what they learned on one side of the card and put a plus sign (+) on that side of the card. On the other side of the card have them write what was confusing in class or an issues or challenge they are facing right now on the side with a minus (-). This may help them write a message to you… >>>

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Learning Environment

Paul, I acknowledge you for allowing the students to feel free from judgements when expressing themselves. I also praise you for making sure that every student has spoken on a topic during your class. This is harder than it seems, but you can create a good system to make sure you accomplish it during every class. Arlene Muller

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Learning Environment

Rose, Providing a safe environment in the classroom allows the students to make mistakes and not feel afraid. Interesting idea that the high diversification in your classroom allows more participation and acceptance. I agree with you. It could be that they are all reaching for the same goals and are supportive when their classmates succeed in their efforts. Arlene Muller

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Model, Mentor and Monitor

Jeannate,

When Faculty and Staff realize how important they are in the eyes of a student, they would always be positive in words, and actions. Learning occurs when a student is feeling free to make a mistake. The student is free to learn in a positive atmosphere in the classroom.

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Erin,

I agree that Customer Service is key in the classroom. I realize that most educators are just starting to see that reality. Is was really hard for me to realize that my students are customers. They pay for a service and that serice needs to be delivered. The measureing stuck is did the student learn in class today.

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