I like to have the classroom and lab ready for use every day and also have all handouts ready. I like to keep all tools and traing-aids neat and organized.
Hi Kenneth:
Keeping things current such as you describe is a great way to keep things interesting and applicable ia (an apparently) short time frame. Seems like its working for you.
Regards, Barry
I am a firm beliver in the "kiss" method (keep it simple stupid), when I am trying to give my students a lifetime of info in forteen days it is a very hard challenge, I build from the simple to the complex in a manor where everyone grasps the info at pretty much the same leval at the same time. I constantly research for new items to relate to my class that deals with students interest so that i have added items for class room discussion that they have heard or know about...works well for my classes.
Hi Terry:
You know, that personal greeting has a personal touch that I think is very subtle but effective. Some instructors feel like they don't have the time or it's not appropriate. But I just consider it polite, and I take time either at the beginning or at class end to shake each ones hand and thank them (in advance/after class) for their attention. I am treating them like adults.
Regards, Barry
Hi David:
Getting prepared makes a big difference in how an instructor feels (relaxed vs. stressed) and seems to make the class go a bit smoother when all is set and ready. Your "U" format is terrific.
Regards, Barry
Hi Jeff:
Your self evaluation process seems very apealing, as it allows you to make fine tuning adjustments to your own teaching styles and collection of instructional tools. I like that!
Regards, Barry
I begin each phase with a sylobis of the entire course. It has a summery of everything we are going to cover in their course and a calender of when we are going to cover it. I come in early every day and write down on the board what we are doing for that day as a reminder. I also greet them at the door each day and they can see I am ready for them.
I like to get to class early enough, at least an hour, to set up lab vehicles and equipment for that day’s diagnosis problems. I make sure the room is neat and presentable. I make sure to have any handouts required copied and set out. I write the day’s objectives on the board. In Ford we are able to have the room set up in a U pattern to easily go around the room to interact with the students.
I make out a check list of things needed for the section that I need to cover.
And then list labs that will cover the four most prominent student character types. Last but not lest I spend some time setting up an outline of events for the day.
I find that the class flows better if I am better prepared. The process of keeping notes has allowed me to go back and chose the best labs and gives me the opportunity to make them better. I have found that the Introduction/ presentation of the lab can make or break a good lab so I spend some time on this.
Hi William:
Sound like a good flow - organized, sequenced, planned, prepared. Great!
Regards, Barry
I work on creating an environment where the students can interact with each other and with the information being presented to maximize retention. this is done with class room layout and with the material the student have infront of them such as training aids. In delivery method I personally use the approach of let us just discuss the topic using the textbook and workbook as guides without the powerpoint at first cover the topic as complete as possible then turn the powerpoint on and review.
Hi Kenneth:
You've got a successful working stategy there. I'm sure your students feel weel connected to your expectations.
Regards, Barry
I like to conduct my orchestra by being prepared. I like to have my class or lab ready before any students arrive. I personally believe that having clean and well organized training aids contributes to the quality of the students’ educational experience. I also believe that placing clear verbal and written expectation of the day’s lesson plan will benefit the student and the instructor. This type of class structure allows more time to teach and less down time in class. I think that using a change of state in the conduct of the lesson is just as if not more important than class preparation. This allow the student to focus on the material being taught.
Hi Lyle:
Good. When students walk in and sense things are planned and thought out, it contributes to them feeling comfortable and perhaps, for some, it may even improve their performance because they will take their studies a bit more serious then they might have otherwise.
Regards, Barry
Hi Bob:
Absolutely - no substitutue for preparation! Really, being prepared is really just being courteous and respectful of your students, their time, and their learning. Good job!
Regards, Barry
The first thing I do is make sure I have all my handouts for the day already printed and in the class. Secondly I try to make the classroom as neat and orderly as possible. Lastly I try to have any training aids that I will be using for the day readily available.
Be prepared well before a presentation even
if you have done it many times. I have my room
ready to go and have all necessary training aids
and info sheets ready to go. In this way, you
time is utilized to the max and students sense
the importance of the lesson. I am very into
the course I teach and the students see this.
i have been told many times in the past that
"I sure got my money's worth in your class!"
Hi James:
Super. The ability to take students "from, where they are at present" and begin to relate their vocational trade or schooling to the real world of work is a effective tool, and have to say that not all necessarily possess that skill. But I think it something nearly anyone could learn. Thanks for bringing that morsel to the table.
Regards, Barry
First i get to know the class find out where ther experince is then i build off of that I use my knowage combined with what they know even if they only worked on a bicycle i use this to bring them into my world of the topic i am teaching I show the ones that have lees experince by looking at the real truck
Hi Bernard:
Great! Students love to hear about succeses and life experiences that relate to their eventual employment. They can visualize themselves in these situations, and perhaps, apply that enthusiasm to their academic-oriented studies.
Regards, Barry
