Daisy Bueno

Understanding student learning preferences is important in order to be a successful teacher.

I never really delved into thinking about different standards. It's good know the different standards for the various topics you are teaching.

As someone who has generally been part of a small section, some times I'm the only one, it can be hard to plan because I'm always in the execution mode and don't have time to plan...and I love to plan. But, in teaching you have to plan...especially if someone has to teach your class. There must be something for that person to use.

One of my fears has been getting through a course too soon and then having too much left over time. I've considered two options: 1) moving forward and starting the next lecture/section, as you may go over the next time and will catch up or 2) have some relative current event topics/handouts to read and discuss that can also be valuable to the course.

Learning about the value of assessments and the different types of tests was helpful. Also, knowing that text book publishers also create tests/questions is good to know.

I've found doing assessments a bit tricky, but understand the value. A good section on ethics which can sometimes be overlooked in class.

This section gave me a better understanding of the Socratic Method and the importance of questioning in the classroom while being fair and listen to the students and their answers/responsed/dialogue.

I find using visualization like PPT, flowcharts and videos in a classroom to be very helpful. Also, some sort of work projects as group made to be game-like can also be fun and helps to learn information.

I totally agree with having a variety of teaching/learning methods and engaging in the class. No one wants to be lectured at for hours. Having interactions between teacher and students during demonstrations and case studies help break up the lecture.

Learning student names is extremely important, along with finding some things in common to discuss outside of classwork. But, the methods discussed seemed dated. Not sure how old this training is, but asking people to write their names, numbers and addresses on a piece of paper or taking photos doesn't seem likely these days. I would think it's all digital now, but with diversity and inclusion, some people may feel odd about it.