Learning & Teaching Topics
Planning an Effective First Day of Class
A CELT page on this topic is under development. For now, please use the links below to access relevant resources. Please check back later this summer and in the fall for updated pages and more resources.
Topic References
Clement, M.C. (2007). Ten Things to Make the First Day (and the Rest) of the Semester Successful. In The Teaching Professor. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from the Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/tenthings.htm
Fink, D. (1999). First Day of Class: What Can/Should We Do? Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/firstday.htm
Honolulu Community College. (n.d.). Break the Ice. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/breakice.htm
Honolulu Community College. (n.d.). The First Day. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm#firstday
Jaworsky, M. (n.d.). New Students, New Semester: How to Remember Names and Faces. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/remnames.htm
Kendall, B. (n.d.) The Name Game. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community Colege Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/namegame.htm
Povlacs, J.T. (n.d.). 101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/101thing.htm
Shrawder, J.H. (n.d.). Use Checklists to Ensure a Smooth Course Startup. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from the Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/checklist.htm
University of Michigan. (n.d.). Teaching Strategies: First Day(s) of Class. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from CRLT Web site: http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tsfdc.php
Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. (n.d.). First Day of Class. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from CFT Web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/preparing/first_day.htm
Wright, D.L. (1999). The Most Important Day: Starting Well. Retrieved July 17, 2009, from Honolulu Community College Faculty Development Web site: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/dayone.htm