Have everything organized before class
GOALS:
- Audience
- Behavior
- Condition
- Degree
Make sure students and yourself are prepared for the class and what to expect.
You should get to know your students, engage and be prepared.
Fail to plan means to plan to fail. Setting goals and being organized leads to better teaching perfomance and enhances student learning. Students expect professors to be prepared and knowledgable.
Learning how to create an objective really stood out to me. Being more specific allows for students to truly understand what they need to accomplish and how they will be assessed in regards to it.
Being prepared will be one of the most important things to keep you alligned along with your classroom setting alligned. Stick to your your plan and put that plan to paper.
Important part of teaching, get to know your students.
I found the idea of a checklist important. This strategy seems like it would be an effective tool to help both teachers and students to stay on track.
Give a thorough outline of what to expect in the class and of the class as a whole
Lightbulb moments happen when planning and preperation provide clear objectives for students to find breakthrough on the open road.
Planning facilitates preparation and sharing knowledge that is required
The importance of knowing the goals, and objectives at the very beginning of your class start!
I love the video of the Harvard professor who is there thirty minutes early to greet the students. I like how he said he does it partly to calm his nerves. I can relate! The sooner you can get out of yourself and focus on, as he says, "the names, spirits, and hearts" of the students, the better.
Being prepared with a plan and checklist reduces anxiety and allows you to relax and welcome your students to class. If I'm relaxed and engaged, I am modeling to my students that I want them to feel comfortable, relaxed, and engaged.
Planning and Preparation
Preparation will help the student as well as the educator to know the material.
Being well prepared enhances the learnng for the students
The Outline and checklist are useful instruments in the planning and preparation phase of teaching.
Plan carefully and arrive early! Greet the students as they enter. Have a checklist so you don't forget anything important. Keep a notepad with you so you can write thing down as they come up so you don't forget something for a student later.
Prepare for interruptions and use notepad to write to do list to be sure you remember to take care of details as promised
