Induction Training 12/3/09

This month's training provided me with several strategies I have already found to be successful. Standing at the door to greet students sounds like such a self-explanatory technique, but is not always as easy as it sounds! However, I tried standing IN the door this week only allowing one student at a time to pass through, and I have to say, it worked! Having that one-on-one connection with each student as the enter the room set a great tone for the class that day. I will do my best in the future to be at the door as they leave, though this has been an immense struggle for me. As for starting right on time... We're still working on that as well!

The tech training was enlightening as usual. I had previously set up an account with Discovery Streaming, but had never used it. The site is packed with useful educational "films" to draw students in with a hook, or simply to support some piece of instructional content. I look forward to using this site more in the future. Eventually, I would also like to create my own little videos... but at this point, it feels like I don't have one single second to spare making one!