- Classroom management. I think that we are looking at it in the wrong manner. I think what it needs to focus on is making the environment clean and comfortable and conducive to learning. It should be free of distractions and if its in the room it should work (technology issues). Equally as is important as those things I think that the classroom needs to be dynamic. Learning is NOT a static environment. Utilize all the space, utilize all the abilities of the space. If your lesson out grows the classroom....change out of the classroom.
- Your title is Instructor or Educator or Professor and everyone recognizes that you have worked really hard to get their. I completely respect the efforts that you have put in to get to this point in your career. Try to not to focus on it too much. Really. Think of yourself more as a facilitator. The person that helps to find knowledge and leads to lessons. I have an appreciation for lesson plans. Dont be afraid to learn from the students. Education = knowledge exchange. I understand that they are going to make sure that all of the material is covered and that we are meeting standards. Prescribed education is no fun for the student or the facilitator. This outside the text. Its O.K. Really.
- Remember that being a student does NOT mean that you are not smart. You are in the class for a reason. Interactive classrooms and dynamic classes are SO MUCH more fun for everyone to be in than a room of nodding heads.
Just some thoughts from a guy that has spent some time on both ends of the desk recently.
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Be Ready. Be Willing. Be Present.
-NexGen
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