prep for new term - Spring 2026

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• Get space for office hours
• Update in repo
  • Dates
  • Office hours
  • Link to Vergil
  • Link to survey
  • CourseWorks link
  • Update packages to match Colab
• Find Readers
  • Update job post
  • Share the guide
  • Update in syllabus
  • Make Readers Admins in Ed
  • Set up check-in
  • Set up Discussion monitoring schedule
  • Share solutions folder from Drive
• Set up Courseworks
  • Import content from previous term
  • Update participation dates, from Lecture 0-5
  • Automatically post grades
  • Set up Ed
    • Create categories
    • Send welcome Announcement
    • Set up Megathread for Final Project proposals
      • Replace link
  • Set up recurring Zoom
  • Specify Textbooks
  • Set up Gradescope — Columbia and official docs
    • Duplicate from last semester
    • Adjust dates
    • Link from CourseWorks
    • Link Assignments
  • If there's a wait list: After the registration deadline, send student enrollment activity
• Print attendance sheets
  • In print menu, include date as custom header
• Set reminder to bring attendance sheets
• Bring the first day
  • A/V keys
  • Laptop stand
  • Power strips
  • Extension cord
  • Attendance sheets
  • PB&J supplies
    • Sunflower butter
    • Jelly
    • Bread
    • Knife
    • Paper towels
    • Silicone mat
    • Wet wipes
• Update Gmail filters
• A couple weeks in: do a quality check on Assignments and Discussions
• Find guest(s)
  • Confirm order
  • Get bio(s)
  • Update lecture 6
  • Fill out access form
• Time Out
  • Schedule
  • Submit request
  • Reserve a room
  • Submit for reimbursement
• Update curve