What is one of your most effective strategies to use after you have ma
What is one of your most effective strategies to use after you have made a mistake in front of your students?
Use humor as you explain how you made the mistake and how you are going to correct it. By laughing at yourself, the students will see you as a human being and will understand that you are willing to learn from your mistakes just as they should.
I agree with the humor. I always include humor in my Instruction. Not as much as a comedy act but enough to keep my students engaged and enjoying the class. When a mistake happens I agree that humor does not cause my students to question my knowledge but rather give them a real dose of the human factor that is present in the real world.
Kurt