Know Your Students
Know your students
When preparing for a class, first know what the objectives are. An instructor must have great knowledge of the material to teacher the students. Plan a lesson plan that will cover all the objectives. On the first day of class introduce yourself and explain to the students what your interest are and experience in the field or subject being taught. Take assessment on what the student already know about the subject being taught. You could do this buy testing, asking what classes the students has taken in the past and quizzes.
I can't help but learn something about each and every one of my adult students. Not only is it helpful in the way I explain the subject matter to each of them when a question arrises one on ooe,but it also makes my job more enjoyable. It's a win-win.
I agree. It is easy to break the ice if you know your student. It makes you confortable to teach as well as to student to learn.
Knowing your students and gathering information on the history and knowledge will help in your planning of the course being taught.
i find that knowing a little about your students on a personal level as well as experience with the subject matter can help me customize the course to better fit what the students might need. it also helps for students to know what their instructor specializes in, even if is does not exactly align with the subject matter.
