A Teacher’s Legacy: A Tribute

A Teacher’s Legacy: A Tribute

In early June of 2005 I was asked to give a speech on the meaning of teaching to the graduating seniors of Glen Lake. A first-year teacher, I wasn’t up to the task, instead delivering a nice sounding speech that said little of substance. Shortly afterwards, as I...
4x4x16 Writing Challenge

4x4x16 Writing Challenge

This is the sixth year of the Writing Challenge and the traditional gift for the sixth anniversary in the UK is candy.  Candy is pretty close to ice cream and for participating in the writing challenge, all participants will receive a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Ice...
Open Classroom Week

Open Classroom Week

Don’t you sometimes wonder what is going on in that classroom next door or across campus? Or what they actually do in Accounting class or History class or Biology lab? Well, now is the time to find out.  Oct. 22-26 will be our first Fall Open Classroom Week....
NMC Fall Conference Is Coming!

NMC Fall Conference Is Coming!

Movement in the Classroom, Time Management, Organizing Your Electronic World, Analogy as a Critical Thinking Tool . . . These are just a few of the over forty sessions you can choose from at the upcoming 2018 NMC Fall Conference will be held all day Tuesday, Oct. 9....
Veterans on Campus Online Training Available

Veterans on Campus Online Training Available

Back in December, the Consortium of Military Veteran Educators (CMVE) kicked off its Kognito Challenge Grants, allowing colleges and universities to earn $500 in support of their military-connected students by boosting campus participation with Kognito’s Veterans on...