mountains of the world

Mountain Height Country Continent

Everest 8.848 Nepal/Tibet Asia

K-2 8.611 Pakistan Asia

Kangchenjunga 8.586 Nepal/India Asia

Back in School

•  Hit the ground running on the first day of class with substantial content.
•  Take attendance: role call, sign in, seating chart.
•  Introduce teaching assistants by a short presentation or self-introduction.
•  Hand out syllabus - informative and user-friendly.
•  Give an assignment on the first day to be collected at the next class.
• Start experiments in the first lab.
•  Identify good lab practice: procedures, equipment, clean up, maintenance, safety, etc.
•  Give a learning style inventory to help students find out about themselves.
•  Direct students to the appropriate services if they need help on basic skills.
• Have a student who has taken the course explain how to succeed in the course
• Tell students how much time they will need to study for this course.
•  Hand out supplemental study aids: library use, study tips, readings, or exercises.
•  Explain how to study for the kind of tests you give.