I have found with my students,Hands on is much more fun than digging around in the textbook.

How do you know you are communicating with your students?

How do you know if your style is not being appropiate for the students?

What would be a good reward for the students?

What do you do when your students find a text book discrepancy?

What effect doe's Instructor style have on the students overall performance in a course? Are scores improved in a structured but friendly enviroment?

How can you motivate students with very low self-steem

I believe that in order to teach objectively to all students, you have to be honest with yourself about your own learning style first. As humans we will usually seek out the easiest method of doing something. If we don't learn and understand what our own style of learning is, then we will usually only teach in that style to the students. By learning the different styles, and our own, then we can re-adjust the way we present the information to all students. So that more will comprehend the information at hand.

In order to always be prepared to start a new class I created a step by step check off list for myself. This ensured that I covered everything each new start.

I have learned that I can use my students to help me become a better teacher. Whenever I have a class that struggles I try new methods of delivering course content.

I have found that constantly evaluating students during a practical exercise gets them ready for testing. As I go through the prelude to the exercise I ask questions as if I am a new student and unaware of what I should do next. If they are performing and get a result different than what is expected, it is a time for leading questions as to either why this result was achieved and what does it indicate. I have found that questions as an opportunity presents itself helps with the test scores by helping me evaluate my teaching skills and adjusting accordingly.

Any advice for getting tough with students who do not work on assignments. It gets hard to want to give the extra effort to students who do not seem to care about school. I hate to give up but at some point it seems like a lost cause.

FYI. I created a great reward for my students. I created a lottery type scratch-off, if the students get three matching symbols they are rewarded with bonus points (for tests & quizzes), take a quiz off, and other prizes like donuts for the class. They earn the tickets by answering questions in class. It motivates them to work outside of class to be prepared. If you would like more details, email me zawora@antonelli.edu

I work with several instructors with whom I team teach. I find while I'm presenting instructional material, they're yawning or laying their head down on the desk. I find this extremely unprofessional and rude. Can anyone suggest a way I could stop this behavior. This is especially difficult for me since they are also close friends of mine.

Not only has this module help me understand the students method of learning, but it has also helped me understand my own. I have also used these techniques in getting through to my teenagers. They can sometimes be harder to reach than my students.

semi interesting seeing how to assess results.

I have no comment or additional questions in this regard.

subject is becoming more difficult to comprehend. never the less I found it interesting. however, not interesting eneough to pose additional specific questions.

interesting to say the least. I have no questions as I seemed to understand the content presented.

I like to get all student into the group disussion. I have found if helps theshy one's to open up and be be comfortable.