What are some easy to incorporate healthy coping mechanisms that can be added into a split shift schedule?  My schedule is 8 am-12 pm, 3 pm-5 pm, 6 pm-8 pm.  I usually end up working the full 12 hours if I do not stop myself for a food break.  I am used to working in an office with a perfectly defined schedule of get to work in the morning and get ready for patients, go to lunch and then go home after the last patient.  Now that I am a full-time instructor, I am having a hard time defining when to take breaks and scheduling in some stress reducing activities.  If I am not prepping for my class, grading and recording student work, documenting student activity, calling dropped students and inviting them back to finish their program, or tutoring students, I feel as if I will get behind.  Being behind on grades is very stress inducing. Any suggestions? 

How can Instructors help a special needs student, or a student that might have a learning disability?  Is there any extra training that could help instructors help theses types of students?

What do instructors do when they have a special needs student in their class that is not understanding the lectures or who has a difficult time reading and understanding the text book, and writing and answering homeweork exercises?

The school standards render every student teachable and every student should be taught the skills and knowledge to be able to fuction and thrive in the careerfield.  How do Instructors structure their lectures and homework so that the special needs student can succeed and pass the classes to be in their career field ?

Why would normative be a more affective way to motivate employees. This seems like a negative way to lead.

I am having a really hard time this module with students just not wanting to complete the entire assignment!  They either skip questions or omit a whole section.  I have tried going over the questions on the homework in a class discussion, I have tried making the sections most students omit, worth triple the points to entice them to complete the whole section.  I am getting a whole lot of students with near failing grades.  I would think that having a low score would inspire them to inquire about such a low score, or ask me to help them, but they don't and just accept the super low score.  Does anyone have any suggestions to get the students to complete the entire assignment?

we learned about the structure of the DNA and the role of electrophoresis as well as the restriction enzymes. let's see whether you can find out the biological father on the given example.

What is the best way to handle a student who seems disintrested in the lecture?

what are some good classroom excercises yo help show students the relevance of nonverbal comunnication?

In the section about "angry students" the author of the course states: "(the pronoun "him" is being used here because hostile and angry students will almost exclusively be male)"

What research backs up this assertion?  I've been teaching in a trade-school environment in Chicago for many years and I have basically equal experience with angry students of both genders. 

Amazing info.  Have used this over and over to find my type of teaching techniques. 

How can I make review time more interesting and fun?

about teaching is that at the beginning of every semester, the instructor must, once again, prove themself and earn respect from indivudals they've never met before.   

In order to effetively manage a class, an instructor must show his or her students that he/she is knowledgable and cares about their success.

The first day of class is so important in defining the expectations and objectives for the course.  Icebreakers and discussions as a group and with each student are fundamental in building rapport and a professional relationship with class members.

Has anyone found this to back fire while in class? How did you handle the situation?

I have found as an Instructor that the most important thing to concentrate on is organization. Sometimes it takes me longer to organize than to actually go through the motions of the class, but it flows better, with good planning. Also as I complete a course I like to make notes on the class to see what was successful and what helped the students learn as opposed to what did not work. It really is an evolving lesson plan that I add to and take away from in order to get the best results.

In the beginning when I started to teach I was very unsure of myself, even though I had over 25 years of experience in my professional field. Now as time goes by I feel more confident in helping my students get the most information and skills from my experience, in order to help them achieve success in their chosen career fields.

Ricardo Murillo

I have several students that are very quiet with such a low volume that it is difficult to hear their answers. I don't want to keep embarassing them by always asking them to speak louder. Any suggestions?

I have found that ice breakers can really set the day for your class. They help get everyone engaged and out of their rutt. I work with order students in business so teh mashmallow challenge, business card challenge all work well. We even do "Today in crazy news" all to get them engaged and interested in the class.

quick question: how do some of you all control the classroom when you see some students want you to go faster with the information then you have ones that are not understanding and you need to slow down what you are presenting. and then you have a student that wants to take over/  would llove to hear some tips and ideas as to how you are able to get the class back on the learning track and making sure everyone understands

How does an instructor deal with a student who has a comment for every topic that is discussed in the classroom setting without offending that student?

In general, emotions are contagious and stress has an impact on the quality of my interactions with others. The better I am at managing my own stress, the more I will positively affect those around me and the less other people's stress will negatively affect me. When I feel overwhelmed at work, I lose confidence and may become irritable or withdrawn. This can make me less productive and less effective. I feel if you ignore the warning signs of work stress that can lead to bigger problems. Beyond interfering with job performance and satisfaction, chronic or intense stress can lead to physical and emotional health problems. (Hypertension, High Cholestrol, etc..))