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Student names

I loved the idea of ticking a checkmark by each student's name to track my interaction patterns with the class. I try to be mindful of connecting with everyone, but I am aware that I develop habits of wanting to zone in on a few select students.

On another topic - While this is not specific to groups, it is a unique issue I've encountered with remembering student names (which tends to affect my interaction with students in class and groups)... I find that my brain will "rewire" two students' names in class at some point in the term. Although I know the proper name, I will use an incorrect one, sometimes repeatedly - my brain says "Sue," and my mouth says "Jane."

Does anyone else find this happening? And if so, what do you do to ensure you remember the correct name or to course correct? I learn all students' names at the beginning of the semester and use nemonic devices to remember them. I use their names often in class. I don't know what triggers the incorrect naming, but once it happens, I seem to get stuck and have to work very hard to remember the correct one! It's certainly not a major catastrophe, and often the students laugh and tease me - however, it's disruptive for me!
Any ideas are welcome :-)

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