I was really nervous for my first day of class. I opened with an ice breaker. It was a good way for the students to get to know me, me know them, and also let them it is okay to free speak in class. Just being really prepared for class helped. I had an outline of what we need to go over and the order to keep me on track. I found this really helpful especially if you get nervous easily.

My course is planned based on my syllabus and what I think is the best order for students to learn. I think about what are all the learning objectives of the course and then determine what we need to learn first, second, third, etc. I feel that we section builds on another and that you need to learn certain skills and knowledge in order to apply that knowledge to future topics.

I think that adding your own real life work experiences are essential when teaching others. It helps students see what they are learning in the classroom really pretains to the work field and what they are learning is very important in the field and how it is is implied.