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Students appreciate faculty who are super explicit about ways to get help & our goals for the students

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Students appreciate faculty who are super explicit about ways to get help & our goals for the students

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That students don’t feel that they are fully welcomed into classes because of racial differences.

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That students don’t feel that they are fully welcomed into classes because of racial differences.

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the *equity* importance of deliberately creating connections among students and giving them a chance to meet lots of classmates

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the *equity* importance of deliberately creating connections among students and giving them a chance to meet lots of classmates

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how to avoid perceptions of favoring white/male students

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how to avoid perceptions of favoring white/male students

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One student mentioned that professors need to cater to every student and I’m not sure how to do that. Is there a way to teach everyone without alienating some segment of the student population?

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One student mentioned that professors need to cater to every student and I’m not sure how to do that. Is there a way to teach everyone without alienating some segment of the student population?

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I like to create opportunities for students to interact, but sometimes students feel isolated and interacting with people in the classroom does not make them feel less isolated. Specific comments about not getting jokes, feeling self-conscious about accents. Not sure how to create a space where those fears are lessened

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It is hard to make time for students to socialize/connect when there is so much content to cover - this makes me want to work harder on trying to flip some of my lessons.

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It is hard to make time for students to socialize/connect when there is so much content to cover - this makes me want to work harder on trying to flip some of my lessons.

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Students may be coming into my classrooms with a lot of fear, and what I do can either reinforce or alleviate it.

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Students may be coming into my classrooms with a lot of fear, and what I do can either reinforce or alleviate it.

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How can I really support students in making connections with classmates?

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How can I really support students in making connections with classmates?

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Some of the reflections make me feel sad. I would hate to think of any students feeling defeated in the first day of class.

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Some of the reflections make me feel sad. I would hate to think of any students feeling defeated in the first day of class.

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I remember back in college with those students who always raised their hand and/or interrupted and I could see the frustration on the teachers faces and now I'm in that same place.... I use an anonymous classroom response system and that has helped level the playing field for participation but we also need to skill build public speaking and empowering students (especially those who feel silenced or marginalized) to speak up while respectfully finding a way to push others to yield the 'space'  - these are the tools I'm excited to dig into

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I remember back in college with those students who always raised their hand and/or interrupted and I could see the frustration on the teachers faces and now I'm in that same place.... I use an anonymous classroom response system and that has helped level the playing field for participation but we also need to skill build public speaking and empowering students (especially those who feel silenced or marginalized) to speak up while respectfully finding a way to push others to yield the 'space'  - these are the tools I'm excited to dig into

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The way that most comments were about how they don't feel comfortable in the classroom

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The way that most comments were about how they don't feel comfortable in the classroom

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I'm so disappointed that someone in our department would actually say this: "The professor was straight “This is a funnel class.  A lot of you will not move on.”  I felt so defeated. I had never been in a lecture hall, let alone one that was so full.  I just knew that this wasn’t going to work for me…The most interesting part for me was that at the beginning, they just went right into the material. They said that most people drop because most people can’t handle it.”   terrible

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I'm so disappointed that someone in our department would actually say this: "The professor was straight “This is a funnel class.  A lot of you will not move on.”  I felt so defeated. I had never been in a lecture hall, let alone one that was so full.  I just knew that this wasn’t going to work for me…The most interesting part for me was that at the beginning, they just went right into the material. They said that most people drop because most people can’t handle it.”   terrible

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A lot of comments suggested that the feeling of inclusion comes from connections with other students that need to be facilitated by the instructor

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A lot of comments suggested that the feeling of inclusion comes from connections with other students that need to be facilitated by the instructor

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first impressions are soooo important - not just first day of the class but also first class of their college experience

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first impressions are soooo important - not just first day of the class but also first class of their college experience

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Students don't feel comfortable speaking up

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Students don't feel comfortable speaking up

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how do I shut down students that make other students freaked out

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how do I shut down students that make other students freaked out

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I do not know how to deal with feelings like: "The confidence they brought because of this brought the energy down for the rest of us." I'm afraid I don't recognize when the excitement or interest of one student is actually someone else feel lie they don't belong.

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that talking to students that usually answer questions can be seen as being "clicked up with certain students." 

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that talking to students that usually answer questions can be seen as being "clicked up with certain students." 

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How do I create space for students to speak up, when they do not take the opportunities to speak up that I do provide?

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How do I create space for students to speak up, when they do not take the opportunities to speak up that I do provide?

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When certain students dominate classroom discussions, other students do not feel comfortable speaking up

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When certain students dominate classroom discussions, other students do not feel comfortable speaking up

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How do I create a safe space where students can connect to each other, when some students are comfortable speaking up and others prefer anonymity? If anonymity makes them feel safe, how can they connect to others in the classroom?

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How do I create a safe space where students can connect to each other, when some students are comfortable speaking up and others prefer anonymity? If anonymity makes them feel safe, how can they connect to others in the classroom?

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the importance of first day connection - I actually think it starts even before that with my first email to the class - I direct them to a sharing exercise and then I build word clouds around things like what they are excited about, what they are worried about, what's their favorite ice cream, etc.... and then share those to the entire class.... I expect that they will only retain ONE thing from that first class meeting- so I have to figure out what that might be? maybe why you should care about this topic? what is our umbrella goal for this class for their personal/professional development?

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the importance of first day connection - I actually think it starts even before that with my first email to the class - I direct them to a sharing exercise and then I build word clouds around things like what they are excited about, what they are worried about, what's their favorite ice cream, etc.... and then share those to the entire class.... I expect that they will only retain ONE thing from that first class meeting- so I have to figure out what that might be? maybe why you should care about this topic? what is our umbrella goal for this class for their personal/professional development?