William Lambert's Blog – April 2009 Archive (5)

4Teachers-Teach them Life's Lessons

Teach Life Lessons

If your classes are 55 minutes as were mine when I taught, I suggest you use the last 5 minutes to teach Life Lessons. I know you are evaluated on state or national test score results, but our kids need more. (I often wonder what was Bernard Madoff's (he stole millions from his friends) test score or Marshall Applewhite’s ( Heaven’s Gate Suicide cult leader) test score.

I would like to suggest that you start with… Continue

Added by William Lambert on April 29, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Teaching Technique-LEGACY

Teaching Technique - Legacy

BY DEFINITION: Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past

How do you want your students to remember you?

If you are walking in a local mall and one of your former students sees you then runs to give you a hug and a thank you, would that make you happy.

If you overheard one of your students saying “she is the best teacher I ever had”, How would that make you… Continue

Added by William Lambert on April 13, 2009 at 9:48am — No Comments

TEACHING TECHNIQUES- Make Learning Fun-Voice OVERS

Teaching Technique -Make Learning FUN using Technology

First let me say I have encountered many teachers who think

that teachers should NOT try to make learning fun, they believe that learning is and should be laborious. They believe you have to “burn the midnight oil” and you experience PAIN to learn. They say “NO PAIN NO GAIN”.

Let us agree to disagree. I made the Deans list in college and enjoyed every… Continue

Added by William Lambert on April 7, 2009 at 7:12am — No Comments

TEACHING TECHNIQUES- Student Survey Sheet

TEACHING TECHNIQUE-Student Survey Sheet

I took an assignment teaching HTML and Web Site design at a local technical college. The classes were going well but something inspired me to try this concept.

I created a questionnaire. The questions were judiciously created. I had questions on the list in which I was not really interested, such as; what is your favorite color?’ what is your favorite season of the… Continue

Added by William Lambert on April 6, 2009 at 5:50am — No Comments

My Educational Paradigm

My students are my customers. NO!

My students are my clients!

The word client implies a long time relationship

whereas customer may be a one-shot deal. I am a life-long Learner but more importantly I am a LIFE- LONG TEACHER. My students will always be my students.

If my students are my clients,… Continue

Added by William Lambert on April 1, 2009 at 8:27am — No Comments