Response to Question 1: What I'll be improving on this semester

There are two things that I would like to focus my attension towards improving this semester. The first is, I would like to improve on the overall structure of my instruction. My plan of implementation is to keep the structures that I learned from Dr. J this summer. Using the lesson plan format for opening and closing class, using the short lecture method, as well as the objective, demonstration, check list style for teaching the students a new task. There are several other items I have learned that I will be using to improve my methods of instruction, but I can only focus on what I can accomplish without getting bogged down. This brings me to the other item of attension, and improvement, which would be my need to better prioritize. The hundreds of items on my to do list can easily cause long days and restless nights when not done in a proper order. The items in need of emediate completion (lesson plans, grades, administrative requests, CTSO deadlines, GSU work, etc.) need to be taken care of first and if there is time left in the day I can work on other items(learning new techniques for labs, learning new software, organizing the shop and office, supporting students at ball games, etc.).