I need to spend more time on closing each unit. A cumulative closing activity was a great idea!

Even though I have been teaching for more than a couple of years now, I still need to be aware of what I bring to the classroom. Does the first impression I give my students match what I am aiming for? 

I have a few quiet students in each class, and while we do group/ panel work, I will try to catch them outside of class to build a rapport there. Maybe if I can get something going outside of the classroom it will overflow into it. 

It can't be a one size fits all for my students. Each one brings something new to the class and discipline and redirecting cannot be the same for all.   

Really harping that this syllabus and this course is not like the gen. ed. classes they are used too. Set it early that this class will have different expectations that relate to their actual field of study or career.