Daniel LaGarde

What are some of the successful ways to improve attendance of the students?

The day prior a test, I conduct a test review and make it a fun exercise. I divide the class in teams and either do a Jeopardy Game or any other type of competitive game. Asking questions from the class content, it is amazing how the students will be giving their 100% attention and seem to retain the content more accurately. I have seen a direct impact on the grade of the students and more importantly their understanding of the content.

What are some of the back up plans that you have used in the past that seems to be the most successful?

I use power Point Presentation as one way of media, it is important to have a well build PP to ensure that it will draw attention from the students. I have seen too many boring PP's in my career! What are some of the ideas that you can provide to enhance a PP?

What are some of the techniques you have used to manage students who have many personal problems which affect their learning performance and concentration? I have practiced the good listening skills when faced with this challenge and try to provide some positive feedbacks to help them finding the solutions to their issues and maximize their learning opportunities.

I find that using guest speaker is a good way to provide the students with someone who is currently working in the field and discuss some important topics that will assist in the learning level of the students. It is extremely important to choose only guest speaker who are comfortable in the setting of addressing a large group and confident about their skills. What other techniques could be used to pick a valuable guest speaker?

What are some of the best practices currently at your place of employement?

Do you have any best practice on prompting student with learning disability to ask if they need help or require more time. It seems that for some of them it is taking a long time for them to open up and ask for help.

What percentage of T/F questions compared to multiple choice questions do you feel is adequate within a test?

What is your most successful intervention techniques to help a student open up in talking about the issues that he/she is facing?