Courtney Delano

This course have so much helpful information, does help me with understanding the different styles to teach my diverse student population.

Using all forms in delivering course content are great, but when you run into students who just wanted to stay with one format can, at times' proposed a problem. Some students do great with lecturing, some with hands on and visual. Which are the ones who don't realized that some classes are not hands and the visual is the information on the board. So listening and written are also great ways of learning. Know that I understand the four major categories of learning styles it seems to help a lot.

Why is it the first day of a new class so many mixed feelings, even for an experience teacher? I used my own fear and nervousness to try and understand my students, that my students are new and going through the same feelings as I am. At times it is very difficult to open my mouth, I am worry about tripping over or tying up my words. In my head it just do not sound right. What would be a good way or the best way to calm myself down?

I am an instructor who always try to plan ahead and be proactive with my classes. It works a time and some times it seems as if I am falling behind. It never dawn on me to make a check list before, because I was always using my syllabus as the guide. the syllabus is always good but with a checks list of your own will make planning and preparatiion a lot better.

I have learned over the years, that to develop as an instructor, a real good one at that requires a lot of time, patient and understanding to meet all types of students. Over the years as an instructor the learning styles are very defferent. Instructor are to know how to adjust to their class and their students learning behaviors. Remember that each student is an individual so you must find a way to top into each as such. This subject opened my mind and eyes on how to developed as a better instructor.