In-Class Participation

Much of the learning in this course comes from active participation during class periods. This requires you to complete the day's readings prior to each class, pay attention and take notes during lectures, and be ready and willing to engage with your classmates during small-group discussions and hands-on activities. I will be assigning each of you a small group, which I will then change a few times over the semester to give you the opportunity to meet and interact with different classmates.

To help me evaluate your contributions, you have the option of documenting your own performance by "submitting" to this assignment page as often as you like during the semester:

• What aspects of in-class participation did you excel at? How did you contribute to the class?
• What could you have done better?
• Are there any classmates you want to give a "shout-out" to who helped you learn during class?