Connections are key. Connecting yourself as an educator and facilator of knowledge to the source material provides credibility. Connecting with your students on a professional yet engaged way provides a solid foundation for learning. Connecting students with each other will strengthen the cohort and may lead to a better experience. Connecting to the end and the steps along the way will reduce stress and enhance potential outcome.
Its important to learn the students name. Its important to set the standards of the first day so that way they know what to expect. Make sure to put class number, your name and intro on board to ease student so that they know they are in the right class.
It's important to establish confidence in students that they can rise to the occasion of the class requirements even though the content likely feels foreign at first
I was really struck by the instructor at Harvard that highlighted her expecation about participation. She said she does want to hear about what you learned the night before. She wants to know the connections made in class. It call for more higer ordeer thinking skills.
It is important to provide students a bit about your professional background to establish your credibility. Also it is important for students to know you care about their success.
Introduce yourself so students get to know you.
Reminding each person how extremely capable they are, how unique and human they are is important to success. Learning names and listening.
Students need to feel that they are important. Learn their names
Higher likeliness of class participation or discussion based on what comes to the student during class than the night before.
Seth Soronnadi
Learned that "
At the beginning of a new class you should introduce yourself and give some background information about your experience and interests. You should have your students do this as well. In doing this exercise you: Get to know something about your students."
Get to know your students names, make sure they have a chance to interact and build confidence in the course and the skills they will learn along with building relationships in the class.
I will implement a syllabus signature sheet to make sure they students have knowlege of expectations.
I didn't realize the importance of learning the student names so quickly. I will have to come up with some activities that are fun for the class and help me learn names in a short period of time.
It is important to go over expectations and all materials on the first day of class as well as to be organized.
It may be helpful to have students fill out an index card with their identifying information plus something interesting about themselves in order to help you to remember them. Also, allow the class to get to know one another to facilitate a safe space.
Establishing credibility by sharing your experience as well as taking the time to learn names and correct pronunciations.
Learning how ot pronounce everyones name is essential. It demonstrated respect. Ice breakers are also helpful.
Having experienced the "first day" many, many times as a student, it's important as an instructor to have empathy. I recall all the things that made me apprehensive and if I can alleviate those in students then day one is a success. Anxiety only interferes with the process.
Be professional, set the stage for the course by givening an overview of what is expected of the students and ensure that the students know what they should get out of your course.
The first meeting does not have to be as intense as it feels that it will be.
