Christopher Patrick

Important to know the strudents' names quickly and present yourself as a professional and leader in the way that will help keep the class ortganized and subject matter on track.

Lourdes Saldivar

It is important to know your students. This will help you in finding a suitable teaching method for all of them to understand. 

Logan Reese

In this section I learned how to effectively map out the first day of class.

Ram Bista

Learn students' names. 

Trisha Butler

Define my expectations for student participation!

Jennifer Edquist

Be organized and prepared. Share information about your expertise. Get to know your students and learn their names. 

Jason Roberts

It is important as a new instructor to introduce yourself and allows your students to introduce themselves and give that time to get to know one another.   To help form connections.  

Tracey Bates long

Great ideas for a successful first day in class including ice breakers and outlining the course expectations, format and how they can succeed. 

Virginia OConnor

Take the time to get to know your students. 

Jean Dugrot

Taking the time to learn about my students as well as allowing them to learn about me, provides an opportunity to share our backgrounds and experiences. As an instructor it can help me gage experience levels and personalities, which can then assist me in proper pairing of personnel for assignments. It also provides me with an understanding of their knowledge and understanding of the material. 

Rachel Nichols

Ease first day jitters by warmly greeting your students, getting to know them by name, and clarifying proper pronunciation. 

Karissa Stasik

Getting to know students and developing a class room expectation from the beginning is important.

Ellen Coney

It is important to learn each students name and to know a little about them as a person

Dawn Chambers

Helps the student know who you are and that you are human. Also allows the instructor to know their class.

Tony Decker

Getting to know the students and their goals and expectations.

Danielle Norris

In this module I learned that the first day of class is a good time to set expectations, put everyone at ease, and get to know each other. I will use the first session to learn my students names, and a little about them, as well as introduce myself. The first day will also be used to give a broad overview of the course and set expectations for how class periods will go and how the whole semester will go.

Keith Crawford

Keith Crawford , Transparancy and genuineness always put others at ease.

Michael Howe

In regard to meeting the class for the first time, this module ws much more than I expected. I have had many new classes in the 7 years I have been teaching, however a few new things that I learned & will be implementing, that I am not already, will be:

The very first thing:

• Making sure my first impression is the best it can be.
• Greet each student by name the first day.
• Look at Cohort groups to identify social dinamics of the group.

Have a to do list:

• I use these, but will take it to a much deeper detail, to help keep me on track.

Things that I am currently doing, but will revisit, & improve on:

• Intro of myself, & dive deeper into my career & experience.
• Let them know that I am accessable.
• Hand out syllabus.
• Show the required text book, & discuss materials needed by the student.
• Spend a bit more time on overviewing the course & its requirements. The road map fo rthis will be the syllabus.
• Discuss how to study for the classes. IE: Study guides.
• Confirm how both lecture & lab time will be spent.
• Discuss lab schedules & expectations.
• Discuss emergency proceedures.

In regard to motiviating students, things that I will be doing / doing better:

• Discuss the value of the course. How they will use it.
• Discuss the expectation of their success, & how it will be of gret value in the field.
• Show them examples of how their preformance now, will show reward later in industry.
• Discuss how the criteria is reasonable, & is based on industry standards.

Additional items I will be considering.

• Doing the pre-test on measuring. ( not graded).
• Try to learn students names better. It takes me time, & with a larger group coming up, this will be more difficult. Maybe a seating chart, or name cards, to start with.
• To end the first day of class, I will strive to, make sure the student are clear with the class structure, that they hare not stranges to the rest of the class, let them know that I do care about their learning, & instailling in them that the class will be valuable, & enjoyable.

Demica Williams

Be engaging with your students and set that tone for the future. Ensure they connect with you understanding you are relateable and care about their learinng and success in the class.

Seema Maini

The first class with the new students is very important. Introducing yourself and trying to memorize every student's name will break the ice and students will feel comfortable.