Most reasons why you would want to be a learner in your own class is so you can see and benefit what the kids are learning and if its understandable.
Chakita, if you are passionate about the topic it help to make the students see the value of the lesson.
Michele Deck
I am very passionate about the subject I teach and to learn from myself in a exciting way must be exciting for the students.
I would like to be a learner in my own class because of the repetition of material and my enthusiasm for my profession.
You may know class content frontwards and backwards, but if not you're observant of your own students, teaching style and class content, you have closed yourself off from growth.
rosa, you can have the experience you describe here by videotaping yourself and finding your areas of need. Then you can work to become an even better educator.
Michele Deck
frank, it is best to use all of the senses when teaching, I agree with you.
Michele Deck
I would like to be a learner in my own classess, so I can see what types of activities work better for the students. By watching myself teach, I can reflect on what I can do better to help my students learn.
i would use most of my senses to learn, sight,listening, writing, reading,etc
So that I can gain the knowledge in that class room this is the objective.
Shawna, getting your learners to work as an effective team is a great lesson.
Michele Deck
My class works fast paced and I would have enjoyed a teacher with my passion for our field. I want my students to be as a team paddling together in a boat headed down the rapids of information we offer them. So I encourage that unity among them and teach with enthusiasm.
Susan, modeling and creating respect in your classroom is an important element.
Michele Deck
Sarah , constant reinforcement helps because this is a new language they are learning.
Michele Deck
Alain, repetition works as you have seen in your classes.
Michele Deck
Amy, it is rewarding when the light bulbs do come on and you can see it in their faces.
Michele Deck
The instructor really cares about me being in class and will do everything possible to help me be successful in learning. The lessons are delivered in a variety of ways not only lecture. There is a comfortable feel in the classroom with cooperation and respect. Activities make the class fun and present the information in a new way.
Reviewing and refocusing in constantly used in my class to help the students retain the information being learned in the class, especially for Medical Terminology. Memory is key when learning this course.
When I first started teaching Kinesiology, I had never tought before. Reviewing the muscles over and over again with the students actually helped me to learn it as I was teaching them. It was wonderful to be active and repetitive because the light bulbs do eventually light up:)
i do give them repetition exercises, pronunciations which are actually effective because they say and hear it all the time.
