Meeting the Class for the First Time | Origin: ED101
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Effective Teaching Strategies --> Meeting the Class for the First Time
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With the amount of new people i meet daily at the hospital, at my kids school, and now teaching learning names is one thing i am concerned about. I appreciate the ideas presented to me to learn names. I think i am going to do my best to show up early and have everything organized so i can start on time. I want to show them i respect their time/money they put in as well.
It is important to establish a rapport with students, the first day; it definitely sets the tone for the course. Being clear about expectations and the plan for learning is calming to the students as they plan for success. I like the priority on connecting students with each other through purposeful activities. Once they feel like they belong, students will be more successful and more at ease in class. A nice balance of clearly stated and written expectations with boundaries along side relationship building and personal connection is the key to a productive and successful class dynamic.
Showing up on time and prepared will insure that our classes are instructed in the most professional manner.
Building strong relationship on the first day is important. Students should feel comfortable, connected, and welcomed, helping them engage, build trust, and succeed throughout the course.
Getting to know students and them getting to know you will be beneficial to set the mood for the course.
How to introduce myself and learn students names.
Building a classroom relationship on day 1 is more important than diving into content. Students should walk away feeling like they know you well as an instructor and are comfortable with their classmates, hopefully even making some connections on the first day.
This module gave me good ideas on how to introduce myself to my students.
I personally am bad with names, this gave me a few ideas on how to remember them more quickly.
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It gave me a lot of insight on how to conduct the first day of my class next week! I hoe with being an online class I can still get a feel for each person's personality and how they learn.
This module gave me some ideas of how to introduce myself and learn the students' names.
building a rapport setting expectations while establishing a positive organized and inclusive classroom culture
Meeting the class for the first time sets the tone for the entire course. I learned that it’s important to create a welcoming, organized, and positive environment right away while clearly explaining expectations, goals, and classroom structure.
First impressions matter, so being prepared, approachable, and confident helps build trust and student engagement from day one.
The importance easing nervousness of students and methods to do so.
This module has informed me the importance of communication, respect, and introduction. Building trust with the class creates a calm environment.
Introducing yourself to students is important, take the time to get to know them. Plan activities that serve as an ice breaker. Learn their names.
Take time to introduce yourself and allow each student to do the same to build a rapport and establish a baseline of experience and knowledge.
