I love the idea of colored cards!  This ensures all students get a chance to participate.  Also it can help you determine which students are less engaged.  I love the students who know the correct answer all the time, but it's important for everyone to get a chance to join in.  This ensures a more comprehensive understanding of which students may need to be engaged with more during class time.  It is very helpful to have different tools to help deal with different student outlooks.

I will be responsible for teaching my first class ever next month.  The information posted in this module will be invaluable to help me start that journey.  I love the idea of an ice breaker to start the session and get everyone engaged in meeting each other.  Students are an invaluable resource to each other and getting them to engage each other right away will help them start getting things like study groups and encourage them to involve each other in learning opportunities.  When I was a student I found that keeping good open communication with the other students was… >>>