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This is a tip for faculty on how to use early warning signs
in your classes to help the students succeed.
One of the early warning signs that I use is attendance
in the first few weeks of the semester.
If a student is coming to class late or missing class
in the beginning of the semester,
most likely they are not going to improve unless somebody
intervenes and talks to them about their attendance problem.
The second early warning sign that I use is watching to see
who sits in the back row of my classes,
especially if my classroom has many open seats.
Students who are sitting in the back of the class are usually those
who are going to be less engaged in the class,
who will also be more distracted by doing things that,
you know, will take away from, like, focusing on the class.
So these are two very simple tips that I use
to identify which students may do poorly in my class
and which students I need to work with as quickly as possible.
By following up on these particular early warning signs,
I can identify these students and then begin working with them
to make sure that all students in my class pass
and do the best possible work possible.