“Use Heads Up” Questions

“Use Heads Up” Questions

Student Engagement Aids Text Comprehension. Try this “Heads-up Questions” Strategy. How many different ways have you tried to prepare students for the class activities?  How do you get students to participate in discussions and not always have the same students...
Questioning Strategies to Encourage Student Engagement

Questioning Strategies to Encourage Student Engagement

Creating a purpose for reading or viewing focuses students’ attention on important concepts in the text or recorded lectures instructors use to guide them.  As academics, instructors readily pull information from sources with confidence while students may not share...

Help Your Students Read Their Textbooks

Last semester, one of my students came to me for help with another class. She felt that the tests included material that was never covered in class. And even the stuff that was covered in class she felt she often struggled to understand fully. When I asked her how she...
2018 Winter Conference Information and Links

2018 Winter Conference Information and Links

This year’s Winter Conference focused on the non-cognitive issues that our students face. The NMC Reads book, Paying the Price, gave us the research to support what we have been seeing–our students face many challenges as they make their way through college....
The New Dennos!

The New Dennos!

The New Dennos is now open! Following the January 21 community celebration day with free admission for everyone, join Jason Dake for a brief tour of the new galleries on any of the following three dates and times. This is your first chance to see the new permanent...