{"id":232,"date":"2020-06-29T18:53:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/first-day\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:59:19","slug":"first-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/teaching-resources\/fine-tuning-teaching-methods\/first-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do on the First and Last Day of Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Figuring out the best way to make a great first impression and a final lasting impression can be challenging for any teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Day of Class:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/teaching\/designteach\/teach\/firstday.html\">Carnegie Mellon University\u00a0<\/a> provides great advice for how to make the most of your first day of class. There is also an interesting <a href=\"http:\/\/pachyderm.cdl.edu\/elixr-stories\/1stday-slo\/\">video<\/a> by the MERLOT ELIXR project that discusses how to make your first class a \u201creal\u201d first class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Day of Class:\u00a0<\/strong>Ending your class on a high note is also very important. This resource from <a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.berkeley.edu\/last-day-class\">University of California, Berkeley<\/a> provides some excellent and different ideas for how to approach the ending of your course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figuring out the best way to make a great first impression and a final lasting impression can be challenging for any teacher. First Day of Class: Carnegie Mellon University\u00a0 provides great advice for how to make the most of your first day of class. 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