Nov 8, 2016
The podcast ” In The Classroom, Common Ground Can Transform GPAs” on Hidden Brain with host Shankar Vedantam, we begin to see the tremendous benefit of connecting with your students – finding common ground. Of course, we already know that connecting...
Nov 1, 2016
If you don’t listen to the podcast “Note to Self,” I would encourage you to do so. Last year I wrote a post on one of Manoush’s (the host) podcasts and she has some wonderful bits on the tech side of being human. Recently I listened to an...
Oct 24, 2016
It’s always tough to start an article with those trigger words. Realizing you are immediately lowering the chances of anyone reading your article. But, this is an important topic. As Assessment Coordinator, I get asked quite frequently, “Aren’t my...
Jan 26, 2016
At the last CIE 20 Minute Mentor, we watched a video on what to do when students push our buttons. The discussion that followed was, as always, engaging. I shared one of my strategies to (at least potentially) head off students from “pushing my buttons”. I...
Nov 26, 2015
I was listenting to the podcast “Note to Self” the other day. I really like to download a whole bunch of different podcasts and listen while driving. So much so that I actually look forward to long car trips now. Anyway, enough about me… This episode...