I learned to set goals and expectations clearly at the beginning. I learned some insight on setting up my syllabus and how to review this on the first day. I love a good icebreaker game during the first few days of class to get students comfortable with working with one another.
What I learned from this module is be very clear with expectations and objectives from the beginning. Your syllabus should be thorough and include all of the course requirements, expectations including grades and dress code as well as what we will be doing in the course of this class. Students must function within three categories of learning including, cognitive, social and psychomotor.
Set Goals and expectations right up front, Put the work schedule into the calender and be clear about deadlines post deadlines on the board and remind students throughout about deadlines. Take notes as to what works and what doesnt and make changes based off of that.
My biggest takeaways from this course is 'WIIFM' i.e. clearly giving reason of the content in students' career and life.
I've learned creating syllabus in great detail helps elimination of fears and concerns about the course at hand. I really like that you can put in content of skills learned, assignments, test ect. for students to have it in front of them from the start.
I learned that a syllabus is very important and is necessary for students. By creating a detailed syllabus to provide to the students will help them gain the knowledge for what is needed to complete the course successfully.
Typically, I don't spend a lot of time on the syllabus. I can see now how restructuring it and making it more student friendly will improve the first week or so of class.
Most of the useful information I needed, when I've been the student. is structure of course, objectives and assessment. Have to keep that in mind when I'm the instructor now. I think I need to do better at managing due dates on work that I assign and found useful tools in this course. Thanks.
I learned that I am a SME and have Quite a bit to learn in order to become an IDE! I will revamp my course syllabus to show from a student's respective what will be required of them as well as timelines. I liked the idea of team formations using the paper airplanes! Teaching them that working together can Improve their skills on the first day is a great idea.
Students become motivated about starting a new course when they see that their course requirements are being personalized to their future careers.
A syllabus is the key for students to understand when each and every assignment is due.
expectations and due dates clearly written out for daily, weekly and end of session assignments, sets everyone up for success
I have never been an official instructor before so I have learned a lot in these computer classes that intend to use. I intend to get overly prepared including an icebreaker game and a class calendar so everyone knows their class mates and the expectations of the class.
My first day of class is spent reconnecting with students from the previous year, meeting the new, and introducing the new students to their classmates. My class takes 3-4 years for completion so I always have more advanced students mixed with the new students. This offers great opportunities for the older students to mentor the younger, and younger to have upper classmen to connect with to ease tensions moving from middle school to high school.
We spent the next 2 days working on a group project as an ice breaker and get the students back into the learning mindset from their summer break. This has been great for student involvement and cohesion within the class.
I am a brand new educator, and this course is helping with my anxiety about the first day. This is great information about how to set the stage for the students to be successful in the course and clarify expectations. Additionally, I gained some strategies for creating an open and accepting environment and encouraging teamwork among the students.
Providing clear and concise information about expectations is probably the best take away. Also need to make sure to communicate in a way that is understandable to students.
Comment on Natasha Ramirez's post: I thought the due date comment was interesting. I do get some students saying they did not know when an assignment was due, but mostly it is work and home conflicts.
Setting up expectations: Going over expectations is very important. It sets the tone on how the class and learning will be conducted.
Students need an understanding of the order and methods that will be used in the class. Knowing what to expect and how to prepare for meeting the requirements of the class, helps them get comfortable with you and the course.
I like the idea of notating honest retrospective data at the end of each class of what was effective and ineffective. This can provide insight of adjustments that can make you a more effective educator.
As a new teacher this first section gave me a lot of insight on how to manage setting up my syllabus and how to facilitate that information to my students on the first day. Through I am new to teaching, I am not new to my subject matter. I like the idea of using an icebreaker at the beginning of the class to help students get comfortable and learn to work as a team.
