Engaging Students

Introduce yourself to students and explain your interest in the curriculum.
Invite students for a private meeting to discuss their learning needs.
Include a disabilities statement on your syllabus.
Learn about your students’ backgrounds and previous experiences with course content through discussion or survey.
Make expectations clear and define how you will handle exceptions to these.
Start by telling students what you will cover and offer a visual outline.
Assess students’ prior knowledge about session topic.
Pre-teach critical vocabulary and concepts.
Seek out students who are not participating or producing quality work and invite them to discuss their issues privately. Determine if a referral is needed.
Appoint notetakers who will upload their notes to a class site for everyone’s benefit.