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I want the students to understand that a lot of their work will occur in teams, and won't be just an individual effort. I usually open the assignments during work time so that they can work together and figure out how to solve lab requirements that need to be submitted for our firewall class. A lot of them start talking to the others really quickly when homework is on the line

Juan Martinez

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Various students over the years have expressed the juggling of completing their assignments as  they are also needing to motivate their school aged children to complete homework, go to parent teacher conferences for their children who are struggling or are struggling with a sick baby and had a test the next day. I encourage these students where I can and give accommodations where I can. Many times, students find it helpful to just talk it out and share the underlying struggles and to hear they can get through it and reach their goal of obtaining the degree to better their lives.
Beth Zahn

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A student with a parental incarceration. Student did not know the dad. A student  could not focus in classroom, clould not stay seating. Walk away outside of the cassroom. Student called me dad and I accepted. This kind of relationship with student , helped the student to feel dad in the life. in addion to that, the student had advices from social support staff to deal with that issue. Worked together as a team helped the student to more engaged in classroom.

Augustin Ndahayo

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I have a student who is struggling to make a once a week four hour class. He has been good in communicating absences and keeping up on online home work but the class meeting time is graded and used for lab projects. I have been encouraging him to follow through and prioritize being at the class meetings. I have offered make up time to all of the students that would hlp him stay engaged. Tim Myers

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I've had quite a few students who feel overwhelmed by the amount of material they are required to memorize. It's not necessarily an inability to memorize the material as much as just general anxiety when they realize the scope. I have addressed this in a few ways: I hold quizzes throughout the semester to encourage the students to memorize works of art in smaller chunks; I have put together multiple different study tools for them on their course Blackboard site; we practice memorization through in-class games; I create online Jeopardy-style games for the students. All of these methods give the students MANY tools to use for memorizing works of art and allows them to pick the ones that work best for them. It helps them spread out the material and not feel so overwhelmed when they realize they have to memorize hundreds of works of art.
- Alexandra Lyon

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I have found that many of my students have an intense fear of public speaking. Because the course I teach is how to instruct and lead a group of people, having the students get in front of their peers at least once is necessary. Before their first presentations I do many small group and partner work to help the students become more comfortable with each other. I also let them know if the thought of public speaking is too paralyzing to them that I will stand in front of the class with them and help them instruct.
Becky Ingebrigtsen

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We have a student that owns a hardware store and is busy spring and fall to the point he is unable to complete the require class sessions to meet the requirements of the class. The student was very good with being able to perform and learn the required abilities but was unable to meet the attendance needs. To resolve the issue is we teamed with a couple different courses and he would attended sessions in one and the ones he wasn't able to make he attended in the other. Additionally, us instructors took time to teach special sessions a couple times to complete his attendance. He ended up with the all material covered and attendance requirements met but through a few different sources. -Chris Dennis

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Struggling with lack of experience in the dental field

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Struggling with lack of experience in the dental field

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I had an African student last year that was born and raised in France. Being a French speaker she was struggling with language barriers in the clinic when trying to communicate with her patients and stay on schedule. She told me that she  had never been in a dental clinic to  observe the flow of an appointment. I offered that she come into the private practice that I work at and observe how an appointment is supposed to flow. I talked to her about different ways to get help for her communications issues of which I as not well versed in that area. She took me up on the offer and came to my clinic and observed for a day. At the end of the day, she appreciated the opportunity. She did graduate and passed her board exam. She also is taking classes that help her with communicating skills.
--Doris King--

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I had a student who was struggling and contemplating quitting. He attributed his struggles to an inability to concentrate due to years of drug abuse. I did the leg work for him and helped him connect with the proper school resources to help him succeed. He was touched and motivated that I took the time to research it and contact the right people on his behalf. It was a pretty awesome feeling to watch him walk across the stage and receive his diploma. -Ben Thompson

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During my clinical, I had a student who had a baby a couple months prior. Her wish was to continue to breastfeed and not pump while at clinical. She arranged her husband's schedule to have him bring the baby and I facilitated approval with the school and establishment for approval for this to occur. The facility was agreeable and allowed a dedicated room. -Jolan Berg

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Many of our program students are first generation students of higher education. Additionally we have a wide range of age demographics in our program of both traditional and non traditional adult learners. We created a program wide Student Mixer to encourage interaction and bonding amount their peers. This also encourages new students to connect with a continuing student in the hopes of created an informal mentoring experience. Lunch was provided for the students and we played Minute To Win It games. The teams were divided ahead of time to establish a good variety in their group and promote meeting new peers.  We had approx. 50 students attend and they had an amazing time and surprisingly embraced the experience and really got in to the games and team dynamic. It also allowed the students to see a more "playful" side of our faculty as we dressed up and facilitated the games and cheering. I've since seen new networks created, students moving around in table groups more and connecting with second year students in the hallway. The intent was to create a program that supports each other as a whole and we feel it was very successful.  T. Esser

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My students are required to bring a "concerned other" to two of their impaired driving classes. As you can imagine, many of the students are embarrassed/ashamed to disclose that they are a "drunk driver." To ease their discomfort and take the edge off for their support person, we host a pot-luck during class. Sharing a meal lessens the tension for everyone. Many of the students bring crock-pots full of amazing food. :)

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In the electrical apprenticeship program the student are in school one day every other week for an eight hour day.  This can be a very long day.  After the first week i was approached by a student that they just cannot sit for long stretches without fidgeting.  It is nothing to do with me or the material it is just a personal issue they deal with.  We decided that he may need more breaks and I will make an effort to get the class moving around a little during the day.  This may be as simple as having the student move to work in groups. Mike Thill

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An auto instructor came to me with concerns about a student that might be homeless. We talked with the student and he was in fact homeless. We connected the student with a college counselor. The counselor knew of an emergency fund that gave the student time in a hotel and other basic necessities, while they worked together to make a plan. The student was successful!
Sandy B

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I had a student who was basically responsible for his mother, who was going through some difficult times. He missed several classes, and one major project. Since he was proactive about letting me know what was going on, I struck a compromise with him, allowing him to turn in an essay in place of his project.

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I had a student who had "test anxiety." The student requested that he be able to take tests in a separate room. I accommodated the request by finding a separate, empty room for him to take the test in. By the time the course was drawing to a close the student felt comfortable enough in class that he was taking quizzes and tests with the rest of the class.