First Day Checklist
You can make your first day less stressful by creating a checklist. Here’s a sample from Honolulu Community College:
- Am I energized to be enthusiastic about this class?
- Is the classroom arranged properly for the day’s activities?
- Is my name, course title, and number on the chalkboard?
- Do I have an ice-breaker planned?
- Do I have a way to start learning names?
- Do I have a way to gather information on student backgrounds, interests, expectations for the course, questions, concerns?
- Is the syllabus complete and clear?
- Have I outlined how students will be evaluated?
- Do I have announcements of needed information ready?
- Do I have a way of gathering student feedback?
- When the class is over; will students want to come back? Will you want to come back?
