First Day of Class and Ice Breakers
First Day of Class
- Vanderbilt University's Suggestions for the First Day of Class
- Suggestions for the First Day of Class From the DePaul Teaching Commons
- First Day of Class Activities That Create a Climate for Learning by Weimer, M. (2017, July 19).
Ice Breakers
Ice breakers are low-stakes activities that encourage student engagement with each other and the course material. Most can be tweaked and adapted to relate directly to the course content.
- Building Community in the Classroom Through Ice Breakers and Parting Ways - 21 pages of detailed descriptions of ice breakers and action-based closing activities for your classroom (some are psychology focused but can be transposed).
- Using Icebreakers for more than Introductions from Indiana University Bloomington
- Ice Breaker Grab Bag - from University of Michigan resources on Inclusive Teaching
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