Introduction to Teaching

A Checklist for Your First Day

 

  • Cell phone off or on vibrate
  • Copies of syllabus, handouts, etc.
  • Enrollment list, if applicable
  • Extra bulbs for projectors / overheads
  • Instruction sheet for equipment such as computers, projectors, overheads
  • Keys and/or codes to unlock the classroom
  • Know where students can save their work on their computers
  • Know where to park
  • Know where your class is
  • Lesson plan
  • Map of campus
  • Microphone batteries
  • Passwords for computers, presentation equipment, network
  • Presentation materials
  • Sample books to show students
  • Snacks, water, throat lozenges, hand lotion
  • Welcome talk
  • What to do in an emergency print out with telephone numbers and codes
  • White board markers and erasures