Parounag Kulhanian

Be a guide and imprement all strategies for managing a successful classroom.

The ways in which one can motivate students is by reinforcing subject acquisition through immediate feedback, demonstrationof retention, and transference of skills to practical applications. This is something which I will apply to my instructional strategies to enhance retention of subject matter and enthusiasm for learning.

Understanding the importance or cognitive and kinesthetic teaching strategies is key to achieving student learning. One must take into account the emotional context of the learner to be able to apply the principles of learnativity. Moreover, building rapport, engaging students in class discussions, refocusing one's energy, checking for progress at various stages in the course, and combining fun activities, such as anecdotal addenda, will enhance both the enjoyment and retention quotient for students and effectiveness of the instructor.

Above all, in this section, I learned that engaging students as individuals and providing them with certain human accommodations is key to gaining their trust and acknowledgement of the instructor's genuine caring and investment in their success. Affording students personal attention, creating and enjoyable atmosphere for all, showing respect, and guiding them in the right direction are all integral in the process of achieving the stated goals and objectives of the course.

Understanding student charactaristics is fundamental in the process of motivation, retention, and ultimately, achieving the desired learning outcomes. Differences in age, ethnic backgrounds, fear factors, disabilities--physical, and more importantly, psychological--insecuries, and frustrations are just some of the exigencies an instructor must take into account in order to provive the necessary support for successful learning outcomes to be acieved.

• Understanding student needs and goals allows the instructor to better apply strategies for enabling students to achieve goals and enjoy success, ultimately leading to student retention. Also, student sharing of life experiences enables everyone to gain an appriciation for the commonality of expectations, and hence creating an atmosphere of unity and comety in class.