IMPORTANT NOTE AND TIPS FOR GED INSTRUCTORS
THIS IS A GUIDE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS YOUR SOLE SOURCE OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR GED CLASS
20 SIMPLE TIPS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR STUDENTS
1. SMILE EVERY DAY
2. PLAN YOUR LESSONS PRIOR TO CLASS—GOOD TEACHERS ARE USUALLY GOOD PREPARERS
3. KEEP YOUR STUDENTS BUSY ON MEANINGFUL ACTIVITES FROM THE SECOND THEY WALK INTO YOUR CLASS UNTIL THEY LEAVE.
4. VARY THE ACTIVITIES—CHANGE THE PACE NOW-AND-THEN
5. USE OUTSIDE RESOURCES AND MATERIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ENMU-R ABE BOOK ROOM
6. USE VISUAL AIDS—COMPUTER PROJECTOR, WHITEBOARD, BLACKBOARD, MODELS, POSTERS, PICTURES, ETC.
7. MAKE YOUR STUDENTS WRITE ESSAYS, POEMS, LIMERICKS, SONNETS, NOVELS, ETC.
8. TRY TO SHOW THE REAL WORLD RELEVANCE OF ALL YOUR ACTIVITIES—EX. GEOMETRY HELPS CARPENTRY…
9. GIVE VOCABULARY EXAMS—THEY ARE SIMPLE AND STUDENTS RECEIVE QUICK MASTERY—VOCABULARY IS A MAJOR WEAKNESS OF MOST ABE STUDENTS—THEY CAN READ, BUT THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THE WORDS.
10. DO AS MANY HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE
11. MAKE SURE ALL YOUR STUDENTS KNOW THE BASIC MULTIPLICATION TABLES
12. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET HAVE YOUR STUDENTS WRITE RESEARCH PAPERS ON TOPICS THAT INTEREST THEM.
13. HAVE YOUR STUDENTS DO ORAL PRESENTATIONS
14. INCORPORATE ART AND LITERATURE INTO YOUR CLASS ACTIVITIES
15. GIVE YOUR STUDENTS HOMEWORK OCCASSIONALLY
16. PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR STUDENTS
17. DRESS PROFESSIONALLY AND YOUR STUDENTS WILL SEE YOU AS A PROFESSIONAL
18. RESPECT YOUR STUDENTS AND THEIR CULTURE
19. DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADMIT TO TELL YOUR STUDENTS THAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING!!!!!! YOUR STUDENTS WILL RESPECT YOUR HONESTY AND BE ABLE TO BOND WITH YOUR BETTER---IF YOU DO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING PLEASE COME SEE ME BECAUSE I HAVE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS.
20. REMEMBER THAT ALL YOUR STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE AND BRING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES TO YOUR CLASS—YOU WILL LEARN A GREAT DEAL FROM YOUR STUDENTS IF YOU LET THEM.
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