Have you ever noticed that your favorite teachers took the effort to learn and use your name. For many teachers learning the names of students is difficult and time consuming. If you follow these steps you can avoid the time consuming part. Unfortunately, it stills take effort, however, I think you will agree that it is worth this small price.
| Step 1 | Read the class roster before coming to class.
Memorize as many of the names as you can.
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| Step 2 | During the first class hand out a "Student
Expectation Survey" that asks for a name, e-mail address, and
an open-ended essay question about backgrounds and
expectations. This should take approximately 15 minutes, and
while the students are writing, study their faces, clothing
postures, haircuts. Studying these features will help
personalize the student.
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| Step 3 | Set up a quick way to categorize the seats in your
class. For example, call the first row on your left
"A," the second row, "B" etc. Call the
first student in row "A," 1 the second, 2 etc.
Collect the students papers starting with position A1.
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| Step 4 | Ask the students to introduce themselves starting with
student A1. While listening carefully to what student
"A1" is saying find the name on the class roster and code
"A1" next to it. In Step 1 you memorized names and
Step 2 you have studied faces. This positional code will serve
as a link between names and faces.
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| Step 5 | After class, read the "Student Expectations
Surveys." Cover up the names of the students and try to
remember the names, based on your recollections of what the students
said about themselves in class.
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| Step 6 | Before the second class meeting, review the
names. Reread the "survey" and attempt to recollect
names, faces, and places.
Amazingly enough you will remember most of the students names by the second class! And your roster with positional codes can serve as a crib sheet.
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