Preparing to teach your first class

Welcome to this module that will prepare you to teach your first class. It is designed for new teaching staff or novice teachers with minimal experience and may just offer an idea or two to those who have been teaching for a while too. The page will be accompanied by a Teams link below, where you can connect with other new teaching staff. We look forward to working with you. Please step through the micro-lectures and instructions below. As you work through the module, think through the way the information has been presented and how you could do something similar.

This module's goals

The key goals for this module are:

1. To assist you in preparing to teach your first class; we will cover the following topics:

The session plan
The live session
The follow up activities

2. To connect you with other new teaching staff to create a support community.

Module Focus Question

Before you start teaching, consider - What is the most important question you want answers to right now? We will return to this question shortly.

Micro-lecture 1 - An introduction to the module

Micro-lecture 1 activity

Introductory activity.

1. Go to the Padlet at this link and respond to " What is the most important question you want answers to right now?

2. Answer the question and feel free to read the responses of your colleagues; you can 'like' them or you may also comment on their responses. Remember at all stages, we need to respond in a respectful manner.

Micro lecture 2 - The learning outcomes and getting started with the tech

Resources (share with any new students)

Participants' quick guide to Collaborate Ultra

Teams User Guides

Micro-lecture 2 activity

Have a look now at Collaborate and Teams and familiarise yourself with the formats of each as you may use both at different times. Let us know in the Teams discussion space (use the link at the bottom of the page) if you have any difficulty with either.

If you will be in a physical teaching space, pop a time in your calendar now to visit it.

Micro lecture 3 - Planning your class

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Micro-lecture 3 activity

Have a look now at all the functions of PowerPoint; see the 'Insert' and then 'online pictures' options and also look at the 'Design' option - go to the far right end of the menu and select 'Design options' to see a myriad of design options.

Further resources

'Making your PowerPoints great' session recording

'Recording engaging lectures' module here in STEM Teach, use the menu to the left and search Modules.

Micro lecture 4 - On the day

Micro-lecture 4 activity

Have a think about what online tool you would like to use in your first class, or, consider what activity you would like to try on day one. Think about how it will work and start to design it.

If you would like help in setting up an activity, go to the Teams link at the bottom of the page and chat with us in there.

Micro lecture 5 - After class

Micro-lecture 5 activity

Now design an after class activity for your students, what might pull that learning together nicely for them?

Consider one idea from this module that you might try in your classes; share your ideas on the Teams site.

Discussion

Your Team link

This Team has been created for you to chat with other new teaching staff, share ideas, or to ask us questions. It will only be as good as we make it so please use it. There are questions embedded in the micro-lectures for you to respond to in Teams; let's start the conversation!

The complete lecture slides

Here we share he full slide show with you so you can find all the live links that you saw on the slides in the recordings above.

The slides

Preparing to teach your first class 2021 ONLINE version.pptx

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