Cathy Warner | NMC's Center for Teaching and Learning

What I’m doing on my Summer “Vacation”

May 15, 2023

We’re making memories. I’m giving my kids experiences I never could have had growing up. And we’re learning. As a writer at heart, I’m having these kiddos keep journals/scrapbooks of these adventures. And I’ll be documenting them here on the blog as well. It’ll be the summer to remember.

How Do We Talk to Girls About STEM?

Feb 10, 2023

It’s been a year since I took on the role of “Girl Scout Leader” with my daughter and 25 other girls. For those who haven’t been involved with the GSUSA program in some time, it’s far more than cookies, camp outs, and crafts. The...

ENG111/11 Proposing Solutions Projects

Apr 27, 2021

The final unit of ENG111 is called “Making Proposals”. It requires students to apply all of the skills learned over the course (identifying good sources, evaluating information, conducting research, & developing arguments) to propose a solution...

Trauma-Informed Teaching: Applications to online teaching during Covid-19

Apr 9, 2020

I’ve done a considerable amount of reading on trauma informed teaching over the last two weeks. It is very relevant and pertinent given our new realities. As a writer and reflective practitioner, I’ve been writing down my thoughts and connecting together...

Making it FUN – keeping students engaged in uncertain times

Apr 7, 2020

My classes have theme weeks. If you’re a student in my class, you can guess the theme via facebook (Drcathynmc), twitter (@DrCathyNMC), Instagram (@DrCathyNMC), or just do it old school in our Zoom meetings in Moodle. I’ve even grabbed the username on...