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Daniel,
Good plan and one that I am sure helps the students to get settled in and ready for the upcoming class sessions.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Michael,
I like the comprehensive approach you take to getting your students ready for the up coming course sessions. By them knowing what the expectations are and how they can be successful in the course they can get settled in and focus on the content being shared.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

really pretty similar stuff here. We dedicate the first day to the class receiving their guidance and expectations (both what they can expect from us and what we expect from them),getting familiar with the area and with the staff. To get a little deeper into the expectaations portion, we have a visual presentation that covers grade requirements, reading requirements, attendance policy, classroom rules (baseline established by staff, with up to 7 student established rules). We next go over the grading rubrics and all of the scheduled assessments. We have a time for questions and answers and then the course director and sometimes president addresses the class with their principles and guidance.

As soon as the student has enrolls for the course and is accepted as a student, access to the course black board site is granted to each student. On our black board site, they are given instructions to read the student guide where all phases of the course are broken down in depth. On day one when the students arrive for the resident phase, I go over the class syllabus in depth with the students and answer any questions that they may have. As a class, we go over the course calendar and the course schedule with the students and answer any questions about the course.
To make sure that the students stay on track and always understand what is expected of them, that last thing we do at the end of each day is go over the next days schedule and answer any questions.

Brian,
This is a good way to get buy in from the students and it gets everyone on the same learning page. Everyone in the class needs to understand what the goals are and where the course is going.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

I spend time at the beginning of the coarse to talk with students and help them understand the goals I have for them.

Tina,
How is your grading rubric formatted?
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

I use an example a rubrics . It demonstrates my grading standards .

Rosa,
Good way to set up an understanding between you and your students. This is the foundation upon which you will build for the remainder of the course.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Zoe,
When doing this what are some of the ways you have be able to engage your students?
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

I establish my expectations in our first meeting. I hand them a course expectations page detailing what they can expect from me and what is expected from them. I also have them sign the form as acknowledgement of their understanding.

I establish my expectations in our first meeting. I hand them a course expectations page detailing what they can expect from me and what is expected from them. I also have them sign the form as acknowledgement of their understanding.

speak clearly and ask them if they understand what I expect of them

Glenn,
Good for you about not assuming your students have read and understanding the course expectations. This way by reviewing them everyone will be on the same page from the first class meeting forward.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Jason,
This is something that is important to establish from day one. They need to know your expectations and that you will be enforcing on a consistent bases your class policies.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

I clearly explain my expectations on the whiteboard and allow for questions after

I never assume! I go over the syllabus in detail and then I think of examples that I've learned from prior classes that I did not like or did not work and discuss. I don't want to make the same mistakes twice.

I give a handout the first day of class with all my classroom policies in writing. The students know exactly where they stand with me as far as makeup exam policies etc. This has greatly diminished any acccusations of favoritism, etc.

Jo,
I congratulate you on good planning. You have your checklist and know what you want to do to get the class started. This gives you and your students a feeling of confidence in your abilities as a learning leader.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

I have an outline of expectations that include required reading, test dates, any textbook work and all due dates, this helps me with my checklist as well.

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