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Page 1: 26 Strategies for Success in Your Classroom · PDF file9/26/2014 · stlcc.edu/first4weeks ... Sending an email from Blackboard to your students will let you know who has not set

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26 Strategies for Successin Your Classroom

Directions: Please select at least 4 strategies from the following 26 to carry out in your classes. Consider choosing strategies from different categories.

Build and Encourage Relationships 1. Learn your students’ names and something else interesting about them.

2. Express to your students that you respect them and want all of them to succeed.

3. Atthebeginningofeachclassforthefirstfewweeks,welcomeyourstudentsandincludethename of the course and your name in your greeting.

4. Share something about yourself and your passion for your subject content.

5. Askstudentstoexpresswhytheyareincollegeaswellaswhytheyaretakingyourcourse.

6. Askstudentstowriteaboutanychallengestheymayhave(childcare,transportation,workingalot ofhours,nocomputerathome).Dotheyneedhelpwiththesechallenges?Referthemaccordingly.

7. Contact any student who misses class.

Raise Expectations 8. Explainthecontextor“bigpicture”ofyourcourse.Brieflydescribethetopicsthatwillbecovered.

Explainhowthiscourseisrelevantinstudents’academic,professionalandpersonallives.

9. LetstudentsknowwhattheyneedtodotobesuccessfulinYOURcourse.

10. Demonstratehowpreviouslysuccessfulstudentshavetakennotes in your class. Early on assign an exercisethatresultsinstudentsfindingoutthequalityoftheirnotes.Findthosewhotakeexcellentnotes and pair them up with those who need to learn.

11. Modelwhatyouexpectfromstudents.(Startandfinishclassonschedule,bepreparedforclass,beresponsive,betruthful,respectful,fairandavailable,etc.)Modelquality.

12. Engage the class in an academicvocabularydiscussion.Whatconstitutesmissingclass?Whenisahomeworkassignmentlate?

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Promote Active, Engaged Learning 13. Perform at least oneCAT(Classroom Assessment Technique)—likeaminutepaper,muddiestpoint.

14. Engage students in at least one activelearningstrategy(likethink-pair-share,QRCodecreation,clickers,jigsaws,magicmomentorservicelearning).

15. Getstudentsactivelyinvolvedinthecontentofthesyllabus. Consider a syllabusquiz, small group discussion,PollEverywhere.comclassroomquiz,etc.

16. Honorthepriorexperienceofthestudents.Minetheirpreviousknowledgebydiscussinga discipline-relatedtopicaboutwhichstudentswillalreadyhaveopinions/knowledge.

Integrate Student Support into Learning Experiences 17. Create an exercise that connects students to the campus learninglabs/tutoringcenters.

18. Create exercises that connect students to student resourceslikeCampusLife,thelibrary,Counselingand/orCareerandEmploymentServices.

19. Makesureeachstudenthasastudenthandbook.Pointoutanddiscussimportanttopics—likeacademicintegrity—andhighlightusefulfeatures,forinstanceaweeklyplanner,ifthatispartofyourstudenthandbook.

20. CreateanassignmentthatwilldemonstratestudentsareabletologintoBlackboard(orwhatevercoursemanagementsystemyourschooluses)aswellasupdatetheircontactinformationinBanner(orwhatevercollegedatasystemyouuse).Havethememailyouusingtheirstudentemailaccount.SendinganemailfromBlackboardtoyourstudentswillletyouknowwhohasnotsetupastudentemailaccount.Thesestudentsmightneedyourhelpincompletingthistask.IfhelpisavailablethroughyourcampusBlackboardcoordinator,letthemknow.

Ensure that Students Know Where They Stand (Feedback) 21. Clearly communicate your course grading policy.

22. Create rubricsthatclearlydefinegradingcriteriaforeachassignmentandprovidethesetoyourstudentswhengivingtheassignment.

23. Inthefirsttwoweeks,havestudentscompleteashortin-classwritingassignmentorclassquizworthveryfew(orno)points.Gradeandreturnthisassignmentthenextclass.Considerincludinghelpfulsuggestionsastohowtoimproveperformance.

24. Providestudentswithyourpreferredmode(s)ofcommunicationaswellastheamountoftimeitwilltakebeforeastudentcanexpecttohearbackfromyou.

25. DiscusswithstudentstheirprogressinthefirstcoupleofweeksandwhattheyneedtodotobesuccessfulinYOURcourse.Directthemtoavailablestudent resources that can support their success.

Challenge Yourself Professionally26. Continuetoengageinastrategy(notlistedabove)thathasbeensuccessfulforyouorcreateanew

one! Consider sharing this strategy with your colleagues.

26 Strategies for Successin Your Classroom

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