Denise Ramsey

Quality of Work It’s obvious that in order to be considered a professional by clients and peers, you need to work hard and be good at what you do. I consider this to be the foundation for your entire image. Responsiveness and Customer Service The level of importance you place on your clients is an important element of creating a professional persona. Some facets of responsiveness and customer service may include: Being willing to go the extra mile to make your clients happy Responding to e-mail and phone messages promptly Following up with clients after a project to ask for… >>>

Tips for Managing Student Behavior October 27th, 2008 by TC Bear Any experienced teacher will know good discipline does not just happen all at once. Managing student behavior is a learned skill, but classroom control will begin before the students even enter the classroom. Managing student behavior is no easy task. Each teacher will develop his or her own form of discipline. Remember that students need to feel valued and welcomed. They need to know that you have an honest interest in each one of them, not only as a class, but also as individuals. For good discipline, certain behaviors… >>>

There are a lot of ways of handling late homework submissions, of which I've only tried a few. The general policy I've settled on is something like the following. Homework must be submitted at the beginning of class on the day it's due. Late homework is not accepted. This is pretty harsh, I think. But with this policy in place, I make unofficial exceptions on a case-by-case basis (it's easier to start with an overly harsh policy and make exceptions in the students' favour than the other way around), for example, if a student happens to be late to class… >>>

Following Good Practices in Determining Qualified Faculty • The Commission expects that an “organization’s resource base supports its educational programs and its plans for maintaining and strengthening their quality in the future.” This requires that organizations have, and plan for, a sufficient number of qualified faculty to ensure educational quality. While not all faculty will possess the credentials that are regarded as “hallmarks,” the overall mix of the faculty, within a given program and/or organization, should establish a foundation for maintaining and strengthening educational quality (Core Component 2b. In short, colleges and universities will value in each individual member credentials… >>>

Disclosure of Education Records You have the right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in your education records, except to the extent that the Act or any superseding law authorizes disclosure without your consent. Other than directory information, Bloomsburg University will disclose student education records only with the written consent of the student, except in certain situations where BU retains discretion under FERPA or is authorized under any superseding law to disclose such records without consent, including the following: to school officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the records. a person employed by BU in an… >>>

5. YouTube video series: College recruitment videos typically promote what's best about a school, and often claim that any student can make that particular campus feel like home. But that is not the strategy the New School in New York City has implemented in its "Are You New School?" recruiting videos, says Cory Meyers, director of admission communications. "We're not trying to be everything to everyone, and that's going to turn some students off—and we're kind of OK with that," Meyers notes. The series of videos, which are hosted on YouTube, feature student voices discussing topics not commonly heard on… >>>