Shannon Boll

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Working with students with learning disabilites

Our students lose points for spelling on exams and assignments. This can be a real sore spot for students with dyslexia.

Shannon Boll

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ELL

I currently have a student who is learning English as a second language. She speaks well, but her comprehension is not as good. She demonstrates her hands on skills very well but her exam scores are low. It is clear by her answers she does not understand what they are asking. However, she refuses any tutoring or additional assistance. Very frustrating!

Shannon Boll

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Groups

I prefer small groups and usually try to pair students who are at different levels in their understanding of the material as well as different social satus.

Shannon Boll

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Lecture

I find it helpful to often time lecture from the back of the room

Shannon Boll

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make up work

our school policy is that missed assignments must be made up or turned in the very next day the student is on campus.

Shannon Boll

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Prerequisite

My program does not have any pre-requesites. Often I get students who lack basic skills needed to be successful in class. I have often thought about our school offering a basic computer class for example to students who wish to enroll.

Shannon Boll

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Presentation Methods

I generally stick to Power POint and internet videos. My power points tend to be very generalized so that students aRE ENGAGED IN LECTURE TO GET ALL THE INFO.

Shannon Boll

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Informal Observsation

At my school I often do informal ops to see what other instructors are doing and how it relates to things I have done or may try.

Shannon Boll

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Being Friendly

This is my first term as an instructor. Some feedback I got is that the students think I am too nice. Some even say I have favorites. This is not the case, however, I do find it easier to call on students who are known for participating and I think that creates a perception. I am always working on this.

Shannon Boll

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cheating

In order to discourage cheating I have different versions of the test in the same class.