Get Your Students Hired
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Effective and Efficient Instructional Strategies --> Planning Impactful Lessons
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Having an open and closing lesson of the day can reinforce the information covered that day, and allow students to stay engaged
Plan class thinking about the "end result". So starting with something that will raise their expectations towards what they will be learning that day.
Showing enthusiasm helps keep my students engaged and how I begin and end class with keep students attention.
I learned that a concluding activity/discussion is just as impactful as an introduction. Maybe independent activities can turn into group assignments or discussions to keep engagement.
Enthusiasm is one of the key aspects in keeping the students at peak interest in class. Empathetic listening really goes a long way!
I need to focus on ways to keep students motivated and interested....PowerPoints won't do that!
I will hook my students early with an informative, yet fun activity and I will check their understand of the lesson at the end of class.
Nice reminder of first impressions, the starting of class with enthusiasm, giving the "hook" at the start or end of class, asking questions often, reinforcing learning, connecting classes to each other, applying the learning to their careers (the why)
Keeping students motivated is key to their success and will also help to keep them coming to class every day.
Good tips for a new instructor such as myself to keep students motivated throughout the class, and keep them there until the end.
Teachers must ensure that the students have a good understanding of what they learned, therefore, assignments need to be given to students where they can go over the material they learned and apply the learning objectives. It is beneficial for instructors to explain to students the benefits of completing assignments and how they relate to their academic goals to ensure they are motivated to complete the assignment.
By actively engageing the Student At the begining of Class and providing them with a positive attitude
I start every session with "dad" jokes that kind of relate to the subject but can see the value in having some kind of activity as a "hook."
Building relationships with your students is the foundation of good teaching. Students need to know you care about them and want to help them succeed in all areas of life. Taking the time to know your students and know how they are doing each class will help you as the teacher guide the lesson so that all students can learn and be successful.
This session reinforced for me the importance of the bookends, that is the introduction of and the conclusion to the class.
Opening and closing questions really help set the tone and solidify learning. Utilizing learning targets in questions keeps us all on track.
The biggest take away that I have from this lesson is the closing activity is just as important as the opening activity. I didn't think bout how it could conclude ant recapture the objectives as another way to reinforce the day's lesson and also set the tone of excitement for the next days lesson.
I have learned that opening and closing the lesson is very important to keeping students engaged and excited about what they are learning and to allow for more class room discussion.