Stephanie Webb

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It is really important as an instructor to manage stress and seperate home stresses from work stresses. It is also important for an instructor to let his/her students in on this important rule.

Stephanie Webb

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Chunking

I teach the blood flow of the heart to my students using this method. They must have it memorized to do well in this module. I have them group the first process of pulmonary circulation and then the systemic circulation. Since I have taught this method I have had a higher success rate with students memorizing and being able to re cite the blood flow.

Stephanie Webb

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Clue

I teach medical assisting and I had my students create a learning presentation. I had this broke up in groups of 3. One of the groups created Respiratory Clue. It was an GREAT way to get the entire class involved. The diseases were the weapons. It was very creative and the rest of the class responded well. I have used it since then with other classes.

Stephanie Webb

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Music in the classroom

I play music in the class during lab activities. This helps the students relax as well as learn to work with a little bit of back ground noise which is often times the atmosphere in the medical field.

Stephanie Webb

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Groups

I have found that putting students in groups that work always provide a positive learning experience. It is important to group strong students with weaker ones so that they all learn.

Stephanie Webb

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Get them involved!

The more the students are involved with their own learning, the more they are motivated.

Stephanie Webb

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Walking stress away

A healthy way I have learned to cope with the stress of every day life is walking. I put my tennis shoes on, and my ear buds in my ears and hit the ground walking. I have more energy, feel less stress, and overall....I am more healthy.

Stephanie Webb

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Stress

I let myself get stressed out because I have a hard time putting things off. I try to take on too much at one time. I hold a position as both instructor and administrative assistant and I have a hard time balancing both roles sometimes. It is true...stress can lead to illness. I've been there myself this year. I have found that making lists works, and prioritizing tasks is a MUST. You must also let the people around you know about the priority of their requests. If you have too much on your plate, you have to let people know.

Stephanie Webb

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Big time saver

I have found that it makes my life way easier if I have everything I need in a binder, ready to go. I have my lecture packets filled in and blank copies, that way I don't have to log into my computer every time I need something.

Stephanie Webb

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Procrastination

Procrastination is a fault of mine for sure. I teach in the morning and I play a role in administration in the afternoon. I tend to procrastinate with things like making copies for the next morning and grading papers because I simply play a different role in the second half of my day and when I take my instructor hat off, I tend to work on other things and find myself rushing in first thing in the morning to make copies. This doesn't always work out for me. There have been many times that the copier was occupied, or even… >>>