Preparing for class before starting is important.
If you need help, dont hesitate to ask for help from peers.
I have a hard time remembering names because of the constant turnover. I know they say it is a responsibility and a sense of acknowledgment but if I had the same students every day for a whole semester that makes sense. But with these excelled fast-paced nursing programs where an instructor has 35 - 40 students for one class in one day for four to five hours and you have other classes with different students throughout the week for only 9 weeks I do not see that as possible with everything else that is expected. It is not that I don't know the popular and the troubled student names but even then sometimes I stumble. I do play memory games in my smaller classes, but the larger ones.. it gets harder and most of the time there is no time to spare with individual introductions. Lecture time is needed, especially with subject matter that is difficult to learn. I need to make sure they have a good understanding of the material. especially when I am getting new groups every 10 weeks. Not to mention the days of covid and masks... it's not as feasible as one thinks.
Over prepare for class, if you make mistakess do not dwell on the mistake, learn from it and move on.
A lot of things to consider as a new professor.
Not being well prepared due to not knowing what to expect as a new instructor.
This section explores common mistakes instructors made before and during class and it provides solutions on how to deal with them.
What struck me most in this section was the video where the speaker said something along these lines - the only way we can do the right thing well is to do the right thing poorly at the beginning. I think this takes humility and openness.
I like the post about having students write descriptors with each letter of their name. This will help me get to know them better and remember their name.
As instructors we have a tendency to second guess ourselves and a create textbook of 'what ifs' that causing increased apprehension before and during instructional time. We have to also keep in mind we are 'students' ourselves and we must use constructive criticism as a moment to improve.
I learned strategies to learn and improve from my mistakes.
writting notes to remind you of the mistakes that were made to make changes
I will keep notes on each class so that I can learn from experience and not make or repeat any mistakes
A strategy to stop repeating some mistakes is to take notes about how a lecture, demonstration, or activity worked for that class. Take notes of your lesson-planning notebook. When preparing for the next class your notes will help to changes what you need to make class easier.
To be confident in your skills, understand we all make mistakes, do not overthink situations that may not happen and take notes on lectures that you have presented to proivide you with feed back on what worked and how you should you try some different approaches
It is important to have good class management, and don't let someone else become the alfa of the classroom.
Over preparing for a lecture is pretty good strategy. It tends to make you touch on a more full array of keypoints. Staying caught up with grading helps me be able to tailor the lecture to everybody's needs on a performance based standpoint.
Never be hesitant about asking colleagues for help. To avoid any fears about situations that are not present, farmilarize oneself with the institution vision, mission, and instructional curriculum.
Class management is essential if learning is going to occur. Instructors should learn students names by the second class meeting
Prepare early, have a game plan for how class will run, prepare extra material and take notes about what went right and what went wrong. I think these tips will help things run smoothly and anything that didn't go as planned can be problem solved and a new plan can be put in place.
It was good to have the reminder that, while I may be nervous, I know the subject matter more than my students and that they are looking to me to be the SME. I will remind myself to slow down when speaking if nervous, and to make sure I have plenty of content to cover.
