In my classroom, these questions can be answered, in part, by joining me for the first day of school. The video clips below show my IMP 3 class on the very first day of school. The first day of this class was August 27, 2003. Rather than spending the entire class period on explaining class procedures, supplies needed, and introducing each other, I chose to begin the first unit, Pennant Fever. Within the context of the first problem, I started to explain pieces of the classroom culture.

First Day of IMP 3, August 27, 2003
First Day of IMP 3, Clip 1 (mm:ss) Class begins. play Quicktime Player high • low get plugin Windows Media high • low get plugin	First Day of IMP 3, Clip 2 (mm:ss) Warming up for “Pennant Fever.” play Quicktime Player high • low get plugin Windows Media high • low get plugin	First Day of IMP 3, Clip 3 (mm:ss) The problem:  “Pennant Fever” play Quicktime Player high • low get plugin Windows Media high • low get plugin	First Day of IMP 3, Clip 4 (mm:ss) Small group discussions play Quicktime Player high • low get plugin Windows Media high • low get plugin
First Day of IMP 3, Clip 5 (mm:ss) Whole group discussion play Quicktime Player high • low get plugin Windows Media high • low get plugin