Cheryl Cassiano

So many great and creative ideas! I would like to try the ABG color cards and see if it helps the students to remember. 

Using creative household items and stories to commit important information to memory is a great idea. 

I am going to implement the event cards with my clinical group. I think getting them to think quickly on their feet as they are in their last term and preparing to be new nurses. I also like the dot idea and hand gestures to signal to each other discreetly. 

I love these fresh and fun ideas to build skills with our students. I will definitely utilize these, especially the one on observation. 

Being prepared and overpreparing would be a technique that I would employ. It's better to have too much material then to be scrambling to fill empty time. Also, I currently get bounced around between different groups of students at times, and that makes it difficult to remember names. 

I like the idea of taking notes when a student has a complaint. It would make them feel that they're being listened to and take seriously, as well as documenting the interaction should further steps be necessary. 

Love the idea of rotating rows of seating so everyone can have an opportunity to be up front in the classroom. I also like the ideas for having a little more control over the students who like to talk. Having them be the observer is a great idea and allows them to have that center stage when reading the summary. I feel that when students hear the same information in different ways from different people, it helps set it into their memory. So win-win for everyone with that method. 

I like the idea of a more interactive/group process for the icebreaker. Also, the importance of reminders of due dates. 

Very useful tips on how to help students with learning disabilities. Have any techniques helped in the past? Auditory or visual enhancements. More time. 

Great information on how to assist students that English is a second language. From the bare basics of learning the letters and corresponding sounds, to putting the word into a meaningful sentence and all that falls between.