Students Don’t Hear The Teacher, Until They Know The Teacher!
November 6, 2009
Instructors allow students to know them when they:
- Have a meaningful discussion as what is to be learned and why.
- Explain the rules governing the class.
- Invite students to participate in the creation of “educational moments.”
Tips for building bridges:
- Clarity – If you can’t describe your vision, lesson or goal, in one or two sentences, you may be guilty of not having a command of your topic.
- Organize your thoughts in a meaningful way. Make it easy for students to follow you’re logic.
- Memorable Stories. People rarely remember your exact words. Instead, they remember the mental images that your words inspire. Support your key points with vivid, relevant stories. Help students “make the movie” in their heads by using memorable characters, exciting situations, dialogue, suspense and above all, humor.
- Engage a student’s emotions. Emotions answer an unspoken question that fills every student’s mind, “What’s in it for me.”
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