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Hello Instructors! A great way to create student involvement in the classroom is with small group activities. While reading William A Draves’ How to Teach Adults he mentioned how activities give students a diverse perspective on the topic, leading to greater learning. Here are some ways to enhance your small group actives:

1.  Brainstorming – Students generate a wide variety of ideas, suggestions and possibilities on a topic. No one should be allowed to criticize or evaluate an idea suggestion.
2. Role playing – Have students act out a real or hypothetical situation, taking roles not normally connected to that person. The object is to see the situation from another’s perspective.
3. Case incidents – Analyzing a real-life situation or case incident and discuss the pros and cons.
4. Committee – Break the students into committees to decide on policy, study or formulate ideas on a given topic.
5. Sensitivity group – Have the students engage in various sensitivity exercises designed to bring out feeling and share experiences with each other.
6. Task force – A group is given a specific mission with an end goal. Once they have finished the task the group reports back to the rest of the back on the progress or achievement.
7. Panel – Students are chosen to discuss a topic in front of the rest of the class with a student moderator. The purpose is to showcase different viewpoints and encourage discussion without taking sides
8. Debate – Is similar to a panel but with a debate the students take sides and bring out opposite viewpoints.
9. Interview – When inviting a guess speaker, designate a couple of students to interview the speaker.
10. Listening team – Divide the students into groups of three: a speaker, listener and observer. The speaker relaters his or her experience on a topic the other two. The listener will question, repeat and restate key phrase for clarification from the speaker. The observer will observe and report to the other two on what he witnessed.
11. Network group – Students meet from time to time to talk about a specific topic or to simply share problems.
12. Reaction panel – Break the class up into small groups where they react or reflect on a talk, film, or presentation. The goal is to get critical reviews and class input.

I hope you find this tip to be helpful as you plan your class! Feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions, questions about teaching, or marketing needs. 

Instructor of the Month! February 2014

Sabine Fundling has been a member of the Continuing Education family since 2009 and an amazing asset to the team! She teaches Beginning Belly/Oriental Dance!

We asked Sabine Fundling a few quick questions to get to know her better:

What's your favorite part about teaching? The best part is to see a student’s joy and excitement, when they are able to do a move or step they thought they would never be able to master. To see the gradual change in many of my students, as they become more comfortable with their own bodies. 

What would you name the autobiography of your life? When life gives you lemons, learn how to make lemonade!

What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod? No specific song or artist, but I generally prefer World Music.

What is your favorite form of exercise? Dance of any kind, but of course, belly dance is my favorite.

What’s your current favorite TV show/Movie? Bomb Girls, it is a series about women who worked in bomb factories during World War II.

What is something you learned in the last week? Christmas can come more than once a year.

When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? If I am not dancing, I am reading, knitting or playing a puzzle game.

What advice do you have for new instructors of Continuing Education? Pay close attention to your students. The expression on their face will tell you how you are doing as an instructor. If something doesn't work, I will look for a different way to approach the subject. I will keep trying, until I find something that works. No matter what skill level I am working with, my goal is to not leave anybody behind.

To see Sabine Fundling’s classes and more, visit http://www.ctcd.edu/ce/schedule.pdf to register or get additional information. Give us a call at 254-526-1586.

February 2014 Classes!

Haven't had a chance to see what Personal Enrichment, Career Development, LifeLong Learning, and Kid classes start this month? No problem! All February classes are listed below and will be updated as changes are made.

Professional Development and Career Training

• Photovoltaic Systems Foundations, 2/8-2/9, SA/SU, 8am-6:30pm, $725
• CPR for Healthcare Providers, 2/8, SAT, 9 am-1 pm, $25
• Asthma Inhaler & Auto-Injector Training, 2/10, MON, 6-8 pm, $25
• Macros for Microsoft Office, 2/11-3/6, T/TH, 6-8 pm, $75
• Blood Borne Pathogens, 2/18, TUE, 6-8 pm, $25
• Leadership for the New Supervisor, 2/18-2/20, T/TH, 2:30-5 pm $85
• Professional Truck Driving, 2/17-3/14, M-F, 7am-4pm, $4,295
• Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials, 2/19, online, $99
• Essential Leadership and Life Skills for Business, 2/19-2/26, M/W, 6:30-8:30 pm,  $39
• Fundamentals of Supervision & Management, 2/19, online, $99
• Managing Customer Service, 2/19, online, $99
• Introduction to Flash CS5, 2/19, online, $99
• CPR for Healthcare Providers, 2/20, THU, 5-9 pm, $25
• Intro to Social Media for Small Business, 2/22, SAT 9am-1pm, $25

Personal Enrichment

• Death by Chocolate, 2/8, SAT, 11am-4pm, $45
• Babysitter Training (Age 10+), 2/8-2/15, SAT, 9 am-1 pm, $95
• Invention Convention (Age 5-12), SAT, 1-4pm, $35
• So You Want To Be A Scientist?, 2/11-27, T/TH, 6-8 pm
• Zumba, 2/11-3/6, T/TH, 6-7 pm, $29
• Introduction to Tae Kwon Do, 2/11-3/6, T/TH, 11 am-1 pm, $39
• Hula for Health, 2/11-3/6, T/TH, 6-7pm, $35
• American Sign Language, 2/11-2/27, T/TH, 6-8pm, $39
• Exploring Tribal Belly Dance, 2/12-3/19, M/W, 7-8pm, $35
• Hatha Yoga, 2/12-3/19, M/W, Noon-1 pm, $29
• Belly/Oriental Dance, 2/12-3/19, M/W, 6-7pm, $35
• Tennis for Beginners, 2/13-3/6, THU, 5:45-6:45 pm, $35
• Beginning Sketching & Drawing, 2/18-3/6, T/TH, 6-8pm, $39
• Active Parenting, 2/18, TUE, 9 am-noon, $15          
• Advanced German, 2/18-3/6, T/TH, 6-8pm, $39
• SAT/ACT Preparation Part I, 2/19, online, $99
• SAT/ACT Preparation Part II, 2/19, online, $99
• Growing Plants for Fun and Profit, 2/19, online, $99
• Discover Digital Photography, 2/19, online, $99
• Beginner's Guide to Getting Published, 2/19, online, $99
• Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners, 2/19, online, $99
• Water Fitness Training, 2/19-3/24, FRI, 11:45 am-12:45 pm, $29        
• Aqua Zumba, 2/19-3/24, M/W, Noon-1pm, $29                 
• Basic Food Preparation II, 2/22, SAT, 11am-4pm, $45 
• Gardening for Beginners, 2/22-3/1, SAT, 10am-2pm, $25    
• Adult Swim Lessons, 2/24-2/27, M-TH, 1-2pm, $49   
• What is Esperanto and Who Uses It?, 2/24-3/5, M/W, 6-8pm, $29
• Coupon & Budgeting, 2/25-3/6, T/TH, 10 am-noon, $29     
• Group Guitar (Age 7-12), 2/26-4/9, WED, 6-7pm, $89
• Group Guitar (Age 13-Adult), 2/26-4/9, WED, 7-8pm, $89
• Water Aerobics, 2/27-4/15, T/TH, 9-10 am, $35
• Water Fitness Training, 2/28-3/28, SAT, 10-11am, $15                            
• Water Spin, 2/28-3/28, FRI, 5:30-6:30 pm, $15
• Egyptian Bellydance INT, 2/28-3/28, FRI, 6-7:30pm, $39
• Egyptian Bellydance ADV, 2/28-3/28, FRI, 7:30-9pm, $39