1 get to know staff in other departments and learn more about there jobs 2 talk more the first day of a new class to the student about there options and what services are there for them 3 need more inner department meetings about this to help to keep this on everyones mind
encouragemant by telling students good job.
let the students know where they stand academicly as offen as possible.
greet the students with a good positive additude.
I will try to be more of a mentor, I will show a little more concern with what is going on with my students, and I will still give them the best training I can , to get them ready for the work place.
1) Talk to edcuation team to dicuss current policys 2)Brain storm new ideas about retention 3)Put ideas into pratice and note results
Retention is a hot subject at my institute, 3 steps I will try in the next 30 days,
1. I will try to become more approachable, I will do this by remembering certain things about students that are stressors.
2. Clean my classroom and make a more appealing to students.
3. I will make time to visit with newer students, try to get a feel for there stressors.
1. become more proactive with tracking student behavior patterns to try to identify struggling students faster
2. Make sure my Ed. manager recieves timely and up to date status on students that are showing signs of AE or AS
3. Make sure the students understand that i do care about their success as I see that is na reflection of my success as well
the one most important step would be to let the student's know that I am here for them, and I will not talk down to any student's
1) Review my courses to insure they are up to expectations.
2) Review courses with my instructors to insure equipment and training aids are up to expectations
3) Talk with more students; spend more time in the hall ways and labs talking with students.
I would simply try to create an individual aknowledgement for each student. I will keep them excited for each new project and promote success.
1.) Take the time to listen to the students.
2.) Address and validate the concern.
3.) Share what i've learned within the guidelines of our schools policy.
I feel better equiped to listen first and share what is important with the student, keeping emotions out of the discussion.
It's kind of strange, I seemed to be a little less nervous today with the new quarter students after studying for the final quiz.
I found alot of good info, while I was reviewing for the quiz!
I would recommend this coarse, it forced me to think outside the box and actually try it...!
Thanks
we are always trying to inprove retention
there are not thre specific things
Yes i am and it will help me be a better instructor
1. Discuss possible ways to make or save more money so a student can stay in school. Having been a college student who needed to work while going to school I can relate to them how there decisions could impact there education.
2. Try to help them see the need for help before it's to late.
3. Make them fully aware of the help that is available for them IF they just ask. They pay into it so they should use it. The instructors here also have a fund the students can draw from if they really need it.
1. Make myself focus more on the students that show signs of discontent.
2. Make sure my instructors keep me informed of any student issues.
3. Have a staff meeting and share information I learned in this course with my team.
1. Constant contact with student.
2. Up to date grade book
3. Good follow up.
1. Start training for instructors on how to identify those students at risk and how to effectively communate to them about there problems.
2. Help create a web-based program for students who do not feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and problems with an instructor but are in fact asking for help with something.
3. Try to appeal more to the newer students comming into school not to bottle up any issiues
1) Learn the student's personality.
2) Gauge their daily moods
3) Counsel them if they need advise from instructor.
Program is still in it's infancy but appears to be improving the student experience. The next step is to define the position and expectations. The current instructors were hand-picked by the Education Directors based on their experience and passion for the program. The instructor is expected to spend a portion of the time in classes (we are heavily lab based) interacting. This way he/she can help the student learn and build a relationship at the same time.
It's great to learn of schools being aggressively proactive. How has the Student Advocate program worked? How do you select the instructors to fill this role? What do they do when students are in class? Sounds like a program with a lot of potential.
1. Our company is about to roll out an initiative to help students struggling with living expenses; at this time this is the #1 retention issue.
2. Three of our campuses have tested a "Student Advocate" position. An instructor is taken out of rotation and spends time interacting with the students on a casual basis and is invovled in most of the interactions with support departments.
3. Early intervention. We are culling all our data sources in an attempt to find the right combination of data to allow us to spot struggling students earlier. We've made success but believe we still have a ways to go.
