Rather than just being an opportunity to have students in your classes introduce themselves, an icebreaker activity can be a valuable way to help establish course expectations through easy, low-stakes activities. Consider how you want your students to interact with the course and pick an icebreaker that matches the type of engagement you want.

When working as a teaching assistant, you are exposed to a lot of confidential and sensitive student information on a daily basis. Part of your responsibility in this role is to make sure you handle any and all student information with the respect it deserves.