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I learned that it is easier than I thought it would be to manage a class. I anticipated having a lot of issues keeping students on topic but it was not as bad as I thought it would be.

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I learned that I have to make sure I simplify topics when discussing something that many students have never heard of before. Whenever you study something everyday it is easy to forget that some students are new to your area of study.

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I have continuously had an issue with facilitating classroom discussion. I am unsure how to encourage students to talk in class without making it a grade requirement.

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How to encourage more students to participate in class during discussion days. Also how to make my students more comfortable in my class in general.

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I have learned that some students truly appreciate the effort we put into their educations, while others sadly coun't care less

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I learned that grading is very time intensive. I also learned to have firm boundaries with students.

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Throughout this semester, one thing I’ve learned about teaching is that you can only help students so much. I want every student to excel in the course I teach, but students will not excel unless they are motivated to do so. I can’t force them to try. I can encourage them and provide them with the tools to succeed, but I can’t do much past that.

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How to encourage students to take personal responsibility (and to care) for their work.

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I havent had to do anything other than grading this semester, but I have learned how to grade off of a rubric which was new to me

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One thing I think I need help with is keeping a positive outlook. I sometimes get discouraged by my students’ performance, and I begin to think it’s my fault.

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Balancing teaching with other graduate level work.

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I would like to learn more about efficient ways to encourage students to take adventage of outside resources (counseling services, tutoring, etc.). Most seem unaware of these services

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1. The one thing I learned about teaching is to constantly meet students where they’re at first to then build that foundation of what I’m going to teach. This allows us to have a better understanding of each other and most importantly the material taught.

2. One question I would have would be: How can you make some material more fun even with COVID? I have been very hesitant on having students working together in groups other than in class discussions.