The First Minutes: Designing Care-Based, Culturally Relevant Class Openings
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The opening moments of a class session are often treated as routine, a time for announcements, slides, or quickly diving into content. Yet these first minutes are far more consequential than they appear. They set the tone for learning, shape student-faculty relationships, and influence engagement and motivation. Research shows that intentional beginnings spark curiosity, foster belonging, and help students focus by connecting new material to prior knowledge (Ambrose et al., 2010; Fong et al., 20
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