Hi Knee-rad,
I liked your way of learning the names quickly.I always put my brain for sometime to learn the names,sometimes I feel so difficult,and learn only within a week.
That's great. I use the association technique. For instance, if I have a student named Matthew, I just think of Matthew Broderick when I see him, and that usually helps me remember his name immediately.
That's great. I use the association technique. If I have a student with a name like Matthew, I just think of Mathew Broderick when I see him, and that always seems to work for me.
Most of our students don't sit in exactly the same place every day, I suppose you could ask them to bring the cards every day...... Hmmm, I forgot it at home. I work on the same method as John, use their name and use it often. I practice the pronunciation before the students even arrive the first day and engage each student in some introductory conversation on the first day for a few minutes. It gives the instructor an opportunity to use the name a few times and establish "face/name" recognition.
I just make sure to use them often. I also call out there name as I hand out papers and start putting names to faces that way
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for sharing these class starting strategies. I know they will be of benefit to others. Keep up the good work.
Gary
I like the tent card name tags with logos and title.Good idea. I also make a map of the room and label where students are and ther names spelt both ways. I can even carry the map around with my notes and try to not make it known that im looking up there names.If you decide to move someone you will allready know there names.
Hi Mark,
Thanks for sharing the "getting the class started" strategy for getting to know students' names. I am sure other instructors will benefit from your sharing.
Gary
