Mary Jane Alvis

Mary Jane AlvisCHEP

Location: miller-motte technical college - lynchburg, va

About me

Mary Jane Alvis

The Lesson Planning Class brings back memories of when I first started teaching. We have to remember that students have different learning styles and we as instructors have to do what it takes to reach as many of the learning styles in each lesson as possible.

Interests

teaching, farming

Skills

business teacher, microsoft office, finance

Activity

We have a Night Student Government Council which plans and executes student activities as well as having a team in Relay for Life our night student body is very close. They are now executing a plan to share rides to and from school. Our student body will help each other.

One of the most important facets in developing a retention program is to hire faculty who are driven to student success.Faculty who are excited to be teaching and working with students who re-enforce how the curricula the students are learning will apply on the job. I also would have a school newsletter written by students. The students will fill out an instructor performance survey and a curriculium relevance survey so we can see if we are meeting the students' needs. To accommondate student success I would use the following: Seminars for study skills, time management, test taking, dealing with anxiety;… >>>

Discussion Comment
Stress is demands placed on a person that require adaptive and coping responses. Some students have to work 40 hours per week, come to school full-time in order to get their loans and/or grants, and still be a parent. We, the faculty need to walk a mile in the students shoes in order to comprehend what each students stressors are.
If the faculity teaches the materials using learning strategies to meet all learning styles the students should be happy with class. I try to get a team of students from Miller-Motte Technical College to participate in community projects such Relay for Life. This year we teamed up with the Massage Department--giving free massages at the Relay for Life Celebration as well as discount coupons. Our team rasied $1810. This team is really proud of what they have accomplished and have bonded together. Bonding of the students really helps retention.
I have problems being consistant in the classroom at all times. Some of my students have to work and their work demands that they work overtime to keep their job while other students are in the classroom every day on time. I realize that the students who have to work must work yet is this fair to the other studetns?
By telling the students how they will use the information they will learn in the class the student will have a purpose for learning the material. The student will know how this information will help them earn more money in order to give their families a better way of life. By giving purpose for learning the student will respond.

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