Ralph Butera

I enjoyed ED114 because not only did it reinforce a lot of what I practice in the classroom- it also opened my thought process on the concept of 'wait time' which I use but maybe not as effectively when I get the correct response from the first student- something I have to look at more closely

I find most of these courses not only informational- but as a positive reinforcement for what I do in the classroom. It is refreshing to see my classroom management work- and then get positive concurance as to why it was successful. On issues that may not have been as successful as I would have preferred, I now have options

I believe a fundamental of all education is not just the instruction, teaching and learning but the mentoring that should go along side it

Being responsible is part of a leadership role-just because someone is in a team and not in charge -doesn't make them less a 'leader'- sometimes a good leader must let others excel. Being a good leader and choosing to let others lead is not a bad idea but not participating is a sign that that person needs to learn what a leader must do. I don't excuse it because of being introverted. I don't excuse it for not being the smartest. Assuming the others have good leadership traits, they will help that person move forward, if they really want to.… >>>

Being in an institution where retention is a concern I have detailed discussions with faculty and staff pertaining to the issue. One point I have been able to convey was that making it easy isn't going to help retention and that there needs to be a degree of self-responsibility that goes hand in hand with helping the students. Retention is the key to recruiting not the other way around. WHy work twice to keep the same student. I do believe that incoming students need an honest assessment of the curriculum they wish to pursue so they take it knowing its… >>>

I found this not only to be true but items than are currently used in the institution where I work- And - points that I have to convey in 'customer service' courses

It should also be noted that this should be a reoccurance of experienced teachers- to avoid their comfort zone of being 'experienced'