One way this can be accomplished is by attending workshops such as the one offered by Faculty Development Programs . Finally by making the students better learners, both the instructor and student can become more successful. The third step can be implemented quickly and have a more immediate effect on student success. Imagine teaching students who know how to take math notes, know how to read a mathematics text book, know how to create a positive study environment, know a systematic way to do homework, know how to understand concepts, know how to reduce test anxiety, know how to take a math test and finally know how to analyze their math test so they don't make the same mistakes. These students will have the skills to learn mathematics and make it easier for you to teach them.
Mathematics learning now becomes a team approach instead of an individual instructor approach.
The result is students that are better learners and make better grades. The students will not only benefit by learning more mathematics and making better grades, but they will also gain improved self-esteem. Students will be able to see that their intellectual ability is not their learning problem, but it is the fact they were never taught how to study mathematics. Imagine students who have never passed a developmental math course now passing the course. These students are going to thank you for changing their lives.