Get Your Students Hired
I learned that a pause of 20 seconds where you stand to the side of the classroom or laboratory and observe the students can be very useful and successful within the classroom dynamic. This would help me make any needed adjustments to keep the students engaged in the learning process.
Comment on Larry Canfield's post: I agree Larry, I have seen others using tons of post it notes and to me it appeared slightly sloppy. However, color coding some of the major points/areas seems like a great strategy.
I took away the most from the time management solutions. It's so easy to get off-topic in conversation. It's hard to disengage when the students are invested in the discussion, but ensuring you go through all the contents is essential. Now, I will say that I have allowed the conversation to take over the class a time or two when it is almost teaching the subject matter.
Bringing industry partners into the classroom is an excellent way to connect learning to life. Besides being a student, my first introduction to a classroom was by being a guest speaker after I opened my first business. It was always interesting to experience the different sets of students. I always wondered what kind of questions they would ask me. When I invite guest speakers, I encourage them to bring pictures of their day-to-day experiences and have a few different questions ( more like fun facts they may not know) prepared to ask the students.
Being organized and observing the students and the setting can improve the way my students see me as their instructor
From this module, I learned to think about the different types of teaching styles, and the different types of classroom environments, and what effects they can have on the student.
Understand yourself, teaching styles and what is respectful good sound proven teaching pedagogy and why.
To face my weaknesses a little more and develop and strengthen those weak areas. To also continue creating and developing ways to reach students as times change.
Everyone learns different, I need to be prepared for the differences by sharing different experiences and reflecting on them to my students to make the point I am trying to make
Comment on Adrianna Olch's post: What method do you use to reflect on your personality?
Prepare your self by having materials together so it won’t be a hassle coming into the classroom trying to keep everything together before presentation.
I will reflect on how my lessons work out so that they can be altered in the future.
Always be flexible with your teaching instead of forcing the students to change their way of learning.
Get to class early to greet your students . Be organized, and prepared on what you’re teaching for the day.
Preparing for your class each day is paramount to the student experience. More than just having handouts, doing what we can to get the student to focus and to accept the training makes for instruction to be achievable.
Research has shown that an instructor is personality can have a major impact on the retention and progression of a student learners.
I think this is good to remember Some people become Instructor as a fall - back position field through teaching because their can remind in their a great way to get through a mistake is humor .
A simple way to help improve your teaching skill is to keep a journal of your class experience.
If I am prepared and organized properly, I will be able to communicate and teach my classes better. It also lets my students know that I respect their time because I am prepared and organized.
My attitude and preparedness will affect the learning environment of the classroom. Being organized is the key to ensure the subject material is presented well to the students.