Kathy Garvin-Doxas

Provide more than one solution when explaining how to solve a problem to the class to emphasize that there is never just one way to do things.

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Don't worry about trying to match the modality of your instruction to students' "learning styles" since the importance of learning styles is a myth.

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Call on all students equally to emphasize student equality and avoid creating a competitive environment. This prevents expert students from dominating during class since you’re not validating interruptive, show-offy behavior.

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Reward code solutions that have the correct thinking and steps behind them, as this can often be reassuring for students.

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Remember that each student has differing amounts of experience and skill sets when giving feedback.

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Emphasize that having more experience does not make some students smarter than others.

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Learn students' names at the beginning of the year to build interpersonal relationships.

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