Geography 417
California for Educators
Introduction
First
Class Needs
What things does a good course
accomplish on the first day?
Introductions
Establish tone, expectations, student needs, professor
needs, etc.
Nuts and bolts of syllabus, course schedule, websites,
textbook, etc.
Introductions
Dr. Steven M. Graves
Ph.D (Geography) University of Illinois-1999
M.A. (Geography) Miami University-1993
B.S. Ed (Social Studies) Ohio University-1991
B.A. (Pol. Science) Ohio State University 1988
Industrial Childhood
Passions: Family, Football, Open Road
My Family
Elijah Nikobe
Expectations?
What do you need from me?
What do you need from the course?
These are the things I need from you:
Attendance
A sense of entitlement, but not to an easy A
Enthusiasm
Preparation
Participation
Openness
Why are
we here?
Why are you enrolled in this
course?
Why is this course important to
you?
What are the things that you are
supposed to learn during this semester?
Housekeeping
Roll (and your introduction)
Syllabus
Google: Steve Graves and Geography