Have students pair program to increase their interactions with one another, promote retention of female students, and maximize resources.
When students are learning HTML and CSS, have them make personal websites featuring their resumés and hobbies or websites about another topic they find meaningful.
Emphasize to students that in CSS id is typically more specific than class, as beginners often struggle to disambiguate these attributes.
Have students use Chrome or Firefox when teaching web development because these browsers contain the useful tools for development.
Teach students how to ask questions well: This is what I’m working on, This where I’m struggling, and This is what I’ve tried so far.
When students ask questions (especially about remembering everything), encourage them to use Google for looking things up.
Provide students with the following document to help them remember important HTML and CSS facts; print it on cardstock to help them understand how important it is to keep around.
Teach students to utilize their resources by providing them with printed class notes; when students have questions, show them how to use their notes well.
Remind students to clear elements after using float so that extra elements don’t try to float as well when teaching CSS.