Finding the Missing Pieces: Creative Activities to Enhance Student Success

By Jane Vire Tichenor

Many instructors spend hours planning their lessons and enter the classroom with confidence knowing they are well prepared to teach the concepts, but their students do not respond. They keep watching the clock and give a big sigh of relief when the class is over. So the instructors prepare even more thoroughly for the next session but get the same results. Knowledge of the subject is essential, but there are other pieces to the puzzle which must be incorporated to have a successful lesson. Many students perceive classes to be boring and having no relevance for their future; however, the students' perspectives soon change if they have an instructor who displays a positive attitude and a caring spirit. When the instructor becomes excited about the content and presents it in an enjoyable fashion, students begin to join in, and the atmosphere changes from passive to active as the students participate in exercises which motivate them to learn. By setting the stage for learning, instructors can turn negative attitudes into positive attitudes with amazing results. Students eagerly enter the classroom and become actively involved. Because students are learning in an enjoyable fashion, attendance and participation increase tremendously.Finding the Missing Pieces includes creative ideas to improve students' study skills and activities to enhance students' success in English/Writing classes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500652067
• ISBN13: 9781500652067
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"