Provide your mentees, advisees, and students with opportunities to share their backgrounds and experiences to create opportunities to connect interpersonally. Share Provide your mentees, advisees, and students with opportunities to share their backgrounds and experiences to create opportunities to connect interpersonally. with FacebookShare Provide your mentees, advisees, and students with opportunities to share their backgrounds and experiences to create opportunities to connect interpersonally. with Twitter
Come to meetings with research students strategically unprepared so that it’s easier to work with them as collaborators. Share Come to meetings with research students strategically unprepared so that it’s easier to work with them as collaborators. with FacebookShare Come to meetings with research students strategically unprepared so that it’s easier to work with them as collaborators. with Twitter
Follow up the question “How are you?” with asking your students deeper questions, like “How’s your stress level?”, to show you care and to dig below the surface-level small talk when you bump into your students. Share Follow up the question “How are you?” with asking your students deeper questions, like “How’s your stress level?”, to show you care and to dig below the surface-level small talk when you bump into your students. with FacebookShare Follow up the question “How are you?” with asking your students deeper questions, like “How’s your stress level?”, to show you care and to dig below the surface-level small talk when you bump into your students. with Twitter
Have students complete a weekly log about what they accomplished this week, what they hope to accomplish next week, and what might hold them back from accomplishing these things. Share Have students complete a weekly log about what they accomplished this week, what they hope to accomplish next week, and what might hold them back from accomplishing these things. with FacebookShare Have students complete a weekly log about what they accomplished this week, what they hope to accomplish next week, and what might hold them back from accomplishing these things. with Twitter
Make all students say “I don’t understand” out loud, in front of the class to show them that nothing bad will happen to help them feel more comfortable saying something when they don’t understand something in the future. Share Make all students say “I don’t understand” out loud, in front of the class to show them that nothing bad will happen to help them feel more comfortable saying something when they don’t understand something in the future. with FacebookShare Make all students say “I don’t understand” out loud, in front of the class to show them that nothing bad will happen to help them feel more comfortable saying something when they don’t understand something in the future. with Twitter
Reassure students that, over time, they will develop more accurate hypotheses when debugging. Share Reassure students that, over time, they will develop more accurate hypotheses when debugging. with FacebookShare Reassure students that, over time, they will develop more accurate hypotheses when debugging. with Twitter
Teach students to use a system of inquiry, testing, and refining to debug their code, develop better coding habits, and deal with their frustration. Share Teach students to use a system of inquiry, testing, and refining to debug their code, develop better coding habits, and deal with their frustration. with FacebookShare Teach students to use a system of inquiry, testing, and refining to debug their code, develop better coding habits, and deal with their frustration. with Twitter
Have students write pseudocode as a pre-lab exercise so they are prepared to write code when lab begins. Share Have students write pseudocode as a pre-lab exercise so they are prepared to write code when lab begins. with FacebookShare Have students write pseudocode as a pre-lab exercise so they are prepared to write code when lab begins. with Twitter
Provide more than one solution when explaining how to solve a problem to the class to emphasize that there is never just one way to do things. Share Provide more than one solution when explaining how to solve a problem to the class to emphasize that there is never just one way to do things. with FacebookShare Provide more than one solution when explaining how to solve a problem to the class to emphasize that there is never just one way to do things. with Twitter
Put more time into explaining content than you think is necessary because students may not retain all the material the first time you explain it. Share Put more time into explaining content than you think is necessary because students may not retain all the material the first time you explain it. with FacebookShare Put more time into explaining content than you think is necessary because students may not retain all the material the first time you explain it. with Twitter
Let students try large-scale projects they come up with to build their sense of personal ability. Share Let students try large-scale projects they come up with to build their sense of personal ability. with FacebookShare Let students try large-scale projects they come up with to build their sense of personal ability. with Twitter
Give students time to read in class to ensure that they are doing assigned readings. Share Give students time to read in class to ensure that they are doing assigned readings. with FacebookShare Give students time to read in class to ensure that they are doing assigned readings. with Twitter
Encourage students to ask questions about homework assignments in class, because other students may be struggling with the same question. Share Encourage students to ask questions about homework assignments in class, because other students may be struggling with the same question. with FacebookShare Encourage students to ask questions about homework assignments in class, because other students may be struggling with the same question. with Twitter
Train teaching assistants on how to provide feedback using the growth mindset so they can keep their students motivated to improve their skills and understanding. Share Train teaching assistants on how to provide feedback using the growth mindset so they can keep their students motivated to improve their skills and understanding. with FacebookShare Train teaching assistants on how to provide feedback using the growth mindset so they can keep their students motivated to improve their skills and understanding. with Twitter
Create an environment where students feel safe approaching teaching assistants for help to ensure they get all the support they need to succeed in the course. Share Create an environment where students feel safe approaching teaching assistants for help to ensure they get all the support they need to succeed in the course. with FacebookShare Create an environment where students feel safe approaching teaching assistants for help to ensure they get all the support they need to succeed in the course. with Twitter
Adjust all assignments to be a certain length in order to create and maintain consistent deadlines (e.g., weekly) so students remember when their homework is due. Share Adjust all assignments to be a certain length in order to create and maintain consistent deadlines (e.g., weekly) so students remember when their homework is due. with FacebookShare Adjust all assignments to be a certain length in order to create and maintain consistent deadlines (e.g., weekly) so students remember when their homework is due. with Twitter
Keep a running list of bugs you encounter to share with students so that they can see you run into bugs too. Share Keep a running list of bugs you encounter to share with students so that they can see you run into bugs too. with FacebookShare Keep a running list of bugs you encounter to share with students so that they can see you run into bugs too. with Twitter
Motivate unpaid teaching assistants (TAs) by creating a TA community, recognizing excellent TAs, and offering TAs a letter of recommendation. Share Motivate unpaid teaching assistants (TAs) by creating a TA community, recognizing excellent TAs, and offering TAs a letter of recommendation. with FacebookShare Motivate unpaid teaching assistants (TAs) by creating a TA community, recognizing excellent TAs, and offering TAs a letter of recommendation. with Twitter
Allow students who have trouble handwriting to type up assignments and assessments on word processing tools so they can focus on communicating their understanding of the material. Share Allow students who have trouble handwriting to type up assignments and assessments on word processing tools so they can focus on communicating their understanding of the material. with FacebookShare Allow students who have trouble handwriting to type up assignments and assessments on word processing tools so they can focus on communicating their understanding of the material. with Twitter
Seek out others to be part of your mentees’ mentoring team to ensure they have access to a wide network of mentors that can relate to and provide support for the wide variety of situations they’ll encounter. Share Seek out others to be part of your mentees’ mentoring team to ensure they have access to a wide network of mentors that can relate to and provide support for the wide variety of situations they’ll encounter. with FacebookShare Seek out others to be part of your mentees’ mentoring team to ensure they have access to a wide network of mentors that can relate to and provide support for the wide variety of situations they’ll encounter. with Twitter