Engaging Students in the Learning Process | Origin: EC101
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Your First Year as a CTE Teacher (Part 1) --> Engaging Students in the Learning Process
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Relationships are the key to understanding the behavior of students and also co-workers. When the students reallize that you care about them as individuals, they will care about performing well in your classroom.
All students need to respect from the teacher and vice versa. Students with trauma will react more positively to a teacher that understands them and their experiences.
This module assisted in reinforcing information vital to student success. Engaging the student in their own learning is so powerful and can be motivating. Instructors in the CTE field have the ability to empower students in their learning through the development of a positive and engaged learning environment.
Difficult students have been a constant in my welding shop at school. If we create good boundries problems won't become what they would have.
It is important to be able to relate to challenging students and the best way to approach these kinds of situations.
THE PBIS website is going to be very helpful for review.
I really appreciated the video on Trauma-Informed Schools. This is the first time I've heard of this initiative. I have spoken with students who are experiencing trauma in their private lives and consequently struggle in class. It's hard for students to think about learning pathophysiology when they don't know if they'll eat tomorrow, or where they're sleeping tonight or if the abusive boyfriend is going to be there after class. Learning about the resources & support services offered at my school has been HUGE in helping me to steer these students towards those offices & organizations that can help them meet their needs so their minds are free to learn.
I really appreciate the concrete guidance on addressing unwanted behaviors- teachers can't take student disruptions personally and it can be really hard to learn this in the beginning. Getting to the root cause of the unwanted behavior is a crucial first step to resolving conflicts with students. Pulling a student aside to discretely check in and find out what's going on can be an easy way to interrupt problematic behaviors. Often the answer is simple- the student is having a bad day or is hungry and the teacher can offer a quick solution (take a quick break, have a granola bar), but if the problem is deeper and requires further intervention, then the teacher has the opportunity to seek out more help for the students. This type of response helps to eliminate unnecessary punitive discipline (which often does more harm to students than good).
Building relationships can generate positive results. Sometimes there are other underlining issues to a studens sudden outburst/change.
Great module explaing why it is so important to know your students. Many students are effected by many trauma's in life that effect thier learning and working abilities. There was some great sites that I have bookmarked to use in my teaching career.
working in a incarcerated setting provides first hand knowledge into some of the most challenging personal issues that affect the outcome in class.
Our students can often be experiencing challenges beyond the scope we may imagine, it is important to have a variety of tools in our toolbox when responding to challenging behavior.
I've learned quite a bit! I'm happy that the methods I've been using in my classroom align with modern CTE techniques, and I really like the idea of creating a weekly soft skills assignment. I think CTE students particularly can benefit from it, since they're so vital to a thriving professional career.
Student suverys are extremly helpful in collecting information about students' interests and goals. Creating a positive learning environment and knowing your students is a way to avoid and/or manage behavior and academic challenges students might face.
I have had many resources available since day one. Looking back to that first year I do wish that I would have utilized the resources more than just trying to make it day by day.
Creating an environment of trust and respect is paramount wonderful and bringing them to the forefront. My being on time and creating environment of professionalism helps to teach the students to do so as well. My time with grading along and providing extensive resources for the students so that all learning styles have a way in which to digest the classroom learning is another way that I show how I honor the diversity among styles. This Covid environment is difficult and teaching both virtual and in class has challenged me.
Engaging students in the learning process has been the most challenging aspect and teaching both virtual and remote. I am often jumping between different learning styles, different computer platforms, different software platforms, and because I teach graphic design and it is a visual – there are other challenges. Some of the modules that we went through extremely helpful organizing and grouping contact and students in a way that engages them. I was also struck by how important my soft skills are. Sometimes we can forget these things because it comes natural.
In terms of creating an environment that engages students in the learning process, some of the most important approaches that I take the ones that like the students know I care, that I respect their time therefore I keep up with grading, correspondence with them and their parents/guardians, and provide as many resources as possible to help him with the assignments. I listen to their stories and assist in ways that are professional and appropriate.
I use PBIS daily and the students love it. And, it is an opportunity to show that I am engaged with them and appriciate their efforts.
