Troy Ivory

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Motivation

I have found it very motivational to have guest speakers and to take students on field trips.

Troy Ivory

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Retention Strategies

I have found it very helpful to have guest speakers or take students on a field trip. This helps to reinforce there reason for coming to school.

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REFOCUS

This can be a very important tool when your students have a hard time with a particular topic. I feel that this concept can help me as well.

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Student Frustration

I have found it important that initially dealing with student frustrations can be a great help in the long run. If you let it go on unresolved it will continue to be a problem.

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Field Trips

I have found that the use of field trips can be a very helpful tool in instruction. They can actually help the students make contacts for possible future employment as well as provide insight in to how various task are performed.

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Introductions

I have found that introductions by the students places them at ease and allows some of them an opportunity to express themselves. Some are working in a similar occupation and this opens the door for further discussion on the importance of the class.

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Goals

I feel it is very important to keep the student focused on goals. This will allow the student to realize why he has decided to come to school in the first place.

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Professionalism

As a CAD Instructor at ITT Technical Institute I have found that exhibiting a professional outlook has been most successful. By maintaining the proper appearance and using appropriate language as well as requiring students to do the same it has made a trendous difference in the behavior and expectations of the student.