Dr. Ryan Meers

Holly, these are great ideas & really the starting with objectives & goals is a great way to prepare the learners. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Barbara, this is a great way to work creatively within your parameters & still help your students. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Gary, it's great when your interests & your subject align so you can experiment like this with new ideas & techniques; it really does help keep the instruction fresh. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

zena, these are great strategies to help those learners who may be struggling. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Katherine, I'm sorry to hear about this situation & I wish I had some words of wisdom to help but to me you've done what you should be doing. I would say this, at the risk of sounding harsh & unfeeling toward your student: if she has not claimed her disability you are not under any obligation to provide accommodations. A student simply claiming to have a disability does not guarantee these, rather they must present the correct documentation. I realize this doesn't help relieve the frustrations, but she cannot push this too far without the proper support. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Carrette, these are all great ideas & strategies that can really help those learners who may be struggling. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Gurinder , this is an excellent & rather easy step to take: simply listening & giving any helpful advice or input when you can. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Melissa, your strategies are great as it enforces the personal responsibility while also providing many ways for the students to take in & process the lingo/terms. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

Scott, yes the fairly frequent assessment items like this are a great way to gauge the progress of individuals & the entire class. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.

angelica, yes, assigning specific tasks can really help the student groups stay on task. Ryan Meers, Ph.D.