Chef Educator

When classroom instruction is interrupted due to emergencies, we as faculty need to use alternative methods and tools to continue teaching our classes at a distance. Now how we do this may vary depending on the subject and teaching methods we use, however in this episode Dr. Colin Roche shares with us how he did it during this time of global crisis. Hosted by Dr. Professor Chef Colin Roche, the po...

The success of your lectures depends as much on the planning as it does on the delivery. There is a lot of information available on the factors that make lectures effective and in this episode Dr. Colin Roche shares a variety of helpful tips, tools and techniques that can be implemented in any classroom, by any teacher, to help make your lectures more effective in your classroom! To get more infor...

As a new teacher, your life is already stressful. You are entering a new job, setting up a new classroom, dealing with new procedures, completing a ton of paperwork, and having to meet and relate to so many new people over the course of a day. Unfortunately, this stress will not end anytime soon. For the first several months in your new position you will find yourself running from task to task, tr...

A successful first day of class can be a key component of a successful course. You should envision the first day as more than just a time to review the course syllabus. In this episode, Dr. Colin Roche shows you how to turn that first day into an opportunity to establish expectations, set the tone for the class, and to get to know your students through introductions and ice breakers. Community bui...

Whether you are a new teacher, a part-time adjunct teacher, or even a veteran teacher, lesson plans matter! Learning is our ultimate goal when we deliver lessons to our students and a lesson plan is the instructor's road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively during the class / lab time. Therefore, good lesson planning is essential to the process of teaching and...

The syllabus is one of the most important documents that you will create for your class because when it is done well, it communicates a variety of important information about your overall course, including activities, expectations, and even your teaching style and philosophy. It is also a course-planning tool because it helps us, the faculty, prepare and organize our course by defining our course...

The Chef Educator podcast was created as a comprehensive resource for new and "seasoned" culinary, hospitality, and pastry arts teachers, instructors and faculty in both secondary and post-secondary schools. This show will address the many issues related to student learning and instructor effectiveness, starting with this episode on Designing a Course. Effective course design begins with a...