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Twenty-Minute Mentor Series
In addition to the CIE-sponsored Friday Forums, please consider placing the following Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on your calendar: December 13th, January 17th, February 14th, and March 14th. Those are the upcoming dates of the CIE-sponsored 20-Minute Mentor...
Defunct Adjunct
Hello, my name is Ryan and I'm a defunct adjunct. I've brought it all upon myself. In addition to being an adjunct at NMC, I have a full-time gig at a local Internet hosting company in Traverse City where I host daily webinars teaching people how to create their own...
So many suggestions! Where do I start?
Teaching / learning ideas tap our shoulders all the time. Which are worthy? Would Think-Pair-Share work for me, or should I try One-Minute Paper instead? Can I do both - and maybe Muddiest Point too? When I attend a cross-discipline conference, I typically find a...
Clickers in the Classroom
"Clickers lead to teachable moments in the classroom." That's part of what Linda Walter and Jean Rokos have to say about clickers. Linda is in her fourth year and Jean is in her first year of using clickers in the classroom. The benefits they see to students: Improved...