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I will be completing the practicum for my program soon and am looking for ways to break the ice with my students. Are you able to provide me with any easy suggestions on how I can create a bond with my students on the first day of class?

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This entry sheds light on a little known secret that a lot prospective instructors overlook when entering the field of education. In order to be successful at your job, you need to be able to win your students over. Just because you've mastered a ton of knowledge and enjoyed spending years in school to earn your degree (like I did), doesn't meant that your students will feel the same about learning. So I came up with an innovative way to break the ice with my students that I hope you'll enjoy, and your students find entertaining. And, it won't cost your school more than the cost of travel to make it to the venue if you decide to follow through. From this exercise, they will learn several useful life skills that will not only help them be successful in your course, but life in general.

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This entry sheds light on a little known secret that a lot prospective instructors overlook when entering the field of education. In order to be successful at your job, you need to be able to win your students over. Just because you've mastered a ton of knowledge and enjoyed spending years in school to earn your degree (like I did), doesn't mean that your students will feel the same about learning. So I came up with an innovative way to break the ice with my students that I hope you'll enjoy, and your students find entertaining. And it won't cost your school more than the cost of travel to make it to the venue if you decide to follow through. From this exercise, they will learn how to conduct research, search for scholarships, seek career guidance, gain a little information about the great writers, and how to check out resources from the library.

On the third day of class (I say third day because the add/drop period for each school is different), I schedule an educational scavenger hunt for the students. I assign them to teams according to their majors and educational goals, and ask ...

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