Things I Learned

Make It Happen Try new hobby Try new place Good deeds Change Your Thinking Use someone else's perspective Shift my attention Life Troubleshooting Address little tasks immediately Replace time-waster with refreshing activities Decide To Say It Talk to my professor Talk with my partner Ask for a favor Say no Physical Exercise Try a new fitness activity Pause Eat mindfully Walk mindfully Listen mindfully

Book: "The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion" by Sarah Rose Cavanagh (2016) West Virginia University Press . When: December 2019 Why: Recommended by Michelle Gaston Emotion is important for survival. Emotion is important in decision making (one hypothesis is that for each alternative we imagine what it will feel like). First impression matters. "People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments." - John Steinbeck in East of Eden . Creating a Good Climate Be supportive, warm, and optimistic. Smile. Be confident and competent. Be clear on syllabus and rules. Make humor relevant to class material. Use self-disclosure selectively. During a Lesson Check students' progress often. Use controlled confusion. Give positive feedback. Ask harder questions. Attributional retraining and growth mindset: praise effort, not ability. Planning a Lesson Interests: make activities and assignment s

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Helpful Tips Day One Be organized Smile Set rules Tips from Chris Be prepared Know the class (what to be covered?) Know the students (what do they know?) Do your job (show up at lectures and office hours) Care (or show that you care) Teaching Tips Write down the plan for the day on the left side of the board and keep it there. Write down everything you want your students to be writing down; otherwise, they get confused later while reviewing their notes. Write big; materials look easier that way. Give students simple procedures. End on time. Other Tips Solve homework/exam questions yourself; don't trust answer key. Do a mid-quarter questionnaire to get feedback on your teaching. Have a review session 2 days in advance (they get freaked out the day before). Tips from Undergrad Do Have a plan for TA session. Do numerical examples. Do each step, explaining what you are doing and why you are doing. Do variant problems during office hour. Provide