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