As classes start up again for the fall semester, this might be a good time to revisit some great ALPS posts on how to approach the first days and weeks of the term. We recommend:
Start the way you finish–A reminder that active learning–regardless of when you may have scheduled a simulation or other activity–begins on day one.
Picture it! A game for the first year students that teaches students to create and read maps while learning how to get around campus.
Close reading a syllabus–why not quiz your students on the syllabus to incentivize them to read it thoroughly?
Government in our lives--an idea for starting that first class session of American politics.
Today’s lucky winner is… and The other side of presenting–two posts that look at how to approach student presentations, from requiring all students to show up ready to present on the day’s topic to teaching students how to be the audience for a presentation.
And finally, because every class benefits from a bit of lego, take a page from Susherwood’s playbook and think about using lego in your classes.
Happy Fall Semester!