Read a Book

Read a Book

A student mentioned the other day that he had learned more in the last 8 weeks of class than he learned in all of high school.  I am not sure how active he was in his high school classes, but I never saw him doing homework outside of the classroom.  He also said that...
Book Review: Mindset

Book Review: Mindset

It’s been at least five years since I first read Carol Dweck’s Mindset, but it still informs many of my interactions with my students and my own children. This book has been around a while–you hear about it at conferences, we chose it as an NMC Reads...
Book Review: Tools for Teaching

Book Review: Tools for Teaching

Need a quick shot in the arm or a whole new strategy? Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis is just what the doctor ordered. Whether it be getting started with a course or a class, dealing with the change and diversity that are part and parcel of community college...