It is important to learn about each student and their prior knowledge of the subject material.
To tell your students a little bit about yourself and your work background. Also to try to get to know the students names or what names do they like to go by.
that handouts and introductions are really important
The first-class meeting sets the tone for the whole time of the course. Students need to know what you expect of them and a little about you as well.
It is important to know what motivates your students to aid in sucess.
The first class, although it may not seem like it, is very important, it allows you the first contact with your students, share things about yourself and also know a little more about them and their preferences, qualities and expectations.
The first day of class is all about setting the tone and expectations for the students. It also is an important first step in establishing your role as leader and expert professional of the class. Learning each student's name (and the pronunciation) is key in making the students feel important, but also in getting to know them as individuals.
I am learning that comfort and safety are huge in learning. Making people feel comfortable, engage them like a peer, and be organized are huge for student success.
The first impression for instructors starts the minute they enter the class and continues throughout the first class meeting.
I am definitely bad about learning names. I like the idea of taking the students picture and having them write their name on it and keeping it in a file.
Get to know your students first and last names and use them! Tell them a little bit about yourself and ask them to introduce themselves. This will offer a little bit of an ice breaker and allow you to know your students better.
I like having an ice breaker activity
set a tone for your classroom. Also, don't let it be all information about the class only. Introduce yourself and have ice breakers for the whole class to get to know one another. It helps relax the classroom setting so the students don't have to feel anxious. Remember their names !!
you want students to feel comfortable not out of place , enjoy the class which helps them take in more ideas
I believe that being able to introduce yourself to the class would allow them to understand you better. It also opens a way for them to interact with each other and learn more about each other.
The first class is an opportunity to get to know students on a personal level and introduce yourself on a human level prior to moving on to managing expectations about the class content and outcomes. It's a place and time to practice the art of relationship building. Afterwards, it's easier to establish a knowledge baseline from the students so that you can adjust your presentations to meet their level of mastery of the subject.
Making personal connections with students at the beginning of class via a smile, or a getting to know you ice breaker, helps foster connections and trust. This helps to promote opportunity for learning and engaging.
It's helpful to the overall success of the student to create an environment that is not stiff and rigid to optimize their learning, to interact with the students after you have shared something about yourself professionally and after the students have shared about themselves as well. Also, allowing students to test their knowledge so that you can better prepare to focus on areas that need more instruction.
I have learned to Greet every person, create space for students to get to know you and give them a sence of security by allowing yourself to share your professional back ground. Also I learned that is important to learn students names as quickly as you can.
