Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1:
Classroom and Course Management: The Nuts and Bolts of
Successful Beginnings
Teach
Students to Do Well in Your Course
Make Your
Attendance Policy Clear
Gather
Information about Your Students
Accommodate
Students Who Have Special Needs
Some Ideas
on Promoting Student Success
Clarify
Your Testing Policy
The Issue
of Academic Integrity
Some Quick
Tips on Managing the Learning Environment
Guidelines
for Student Success (handout)
Preparing
for and Taking Exams (handout)
More Tips
for Test Preparation and Test Taking (handout)
Chapter 2:
A Positive Start: First-Day Classroom Activities and
Icebreakers
Family Name
Exercise
"What’s
in a Name?" Exercise
Stand
Up-Sit Down Exercise
Activities
That Help Students Find
Commonalities
Introduction by Identities Exercise
Student
Disclosure Exercises
Dyadic interviews
Dyadic sharing using drawing or writing
Informal sharing exercises
Walk around the room exercises
Scavenger hunt
Wheel within a wheel
Alphabetize
exercise
Introductions and repetition
Introducing
Yourself
Course
Expectation Activities
Your Goal:
A Relaxed Atmosphere from Day 1
Personal
Reference Inventory (PRI) (handout)
Chapter 3:
Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
The
"Chilly Classroom Climate"
What Students Want from Us as Faculty
How to Build Rapport and Connect with Your
Students
Specific
Tips for Building Rapport and Connecting with Students
Promoting
Student-Student Interaction
Participation, Motivation, and Perseverance
Chapter 4:
Promoting Student Participation and Motivation
Promoting
Self-Regulation: Teaching Students How to Learn and
Improving Student Learning
The
Interactive Classroom
The interactive lecture
Engaging your students – even the passive and resistant ones
The class discussion
Planning and executing classroom discussions
Cooperative
and Collaborative Learning
The benefits – and risks – of cooperative and collaborative
learning
Some specific group learning strategies
The Essence
of Promoting Student Participation and Motivation
Chapter 5:
Dealing with Incivility in the College Classroom
What Is
Classroom "Incivility"?
Guidelines
for Courtesy and Respect (handout)
Specific
Disruptive Behaviors – and How to Handle Them
Dealing with students who have side conversations
Dealing with students who sleep or do unrelated
work
Dealing with student disruptions in large-lecture classes
It’s
Always Good to Have a Plan
Chapter 6:
Keeping the Ball Rolling to a Fruitful Conclusion
Motivating
Your Students to Complete the Semester
The Role of
Writing Exercises in Keeping Students Engaged, Promoting
Critical Thinking Skills, and Fostering Learning
Other
Active Learning Exercises to Help Your Students Persevere
Drawing the
Semester to a Positive Close
Taking
Class Notes (handout)
Chapter 7:
Turning "Successful Beginnings" into Successful Teaching
Experiences
Appendix:
Creating Your Course Syllabus: A Brief Overview
Helpful Teaching Resources
References
About the Author
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