Planning is the Key! Make sure that all administrative details have been worked out before the first day of class.

Provide:

• Your name, your home telephone number (optional), your office location, your office hours, (make them reasonably accessible), and office telephone number (if you have one).
• Your home department, its location, mail code, and telephone number
  make class objectives clear.
• Details on how the class will be organized.
• Provide a calendar of tests and papers (if possible).
• Know the time and location of alternate sections.

Discipline:

• Explain the rules of the class and make them clear from the start.
• Resolve conflicts outside of class (e.g. during office hours).

Time Management:

• Plan your course, then plan each section with the final goal in mind.
• Know the material as best as you can.

Organization And Presentation Of Material:

• Organize material for the students, working toward stated goals.
• Vary the format by which material is presented.
• Let the material and/or objectives dictate the format used.
• Modulate and project your voice.
• Summarize periodically.

Blackboard Techniques:

• Don't talk and chalk.
• Start with a clean board, and write neatly.
• Define any abbreviations.
• Create a logical structure that emphasizes key ideas.
• Be aware of students' sight lines to the board
• Periodically move about so you don't continually block the same students

Class Discussions:

• Arrange furniture so it is conducive to the chosen format.
  Make eye contact and be aware of your body language.
• Make an effort to learn names.
• Keep the objectives for the discussion clearly in mind; when the class digresses too far, refer back to the objectives.

Grading:

• Make criteria and expectations clear.
• Be consistent.
• On subjective tests grade question by question rather than paper by paper--be prepared to explain your grading criteria.

Ethics:

• Sexual harassment is explicitly and strictly forbidden.
• Avoid ethnic and sexual humor, and treat your students as you would like to be treated.
• Be watchful of those who do not generally contribute to discussions and find a way to reach them.