My reviews on ratemyprofessor.com have been pretty good, but some of the comments have been bewildering and contradictory, but it could be worse – considering a response another teacher got (courtesy Huffington Post). The student was wicked clever and brutally…
Grading papers
I don’t enjoy figuring grades. I’m a score keeper – I don’t “give grades,” but the truth is I want people to get good grades. I can not reward those who ignore the assignment prompt though, and it’s hard not…
On finals
Here is a link to the finals schedule for all classes at JCCC. Read it. I’m following the college determined final schedule. I’m most of the way thru the iSearch papers. Next year we will make a bigger deal about…
What New Students Need to Know.
One of my groups did a project on “Important things students should know before their first day of college” and they published originally to Facebook on May 8th, and it was republished in a local high school paper for the…
End of Semester Classroom Assessment: SP 2010
In multiple conversations, class discussions and journal writings, classes have provided me with valuable feedback on teaching this semester. Concurrent Assignments: Several students voiced frustration with working on a deadline for paper, and before that deadline is reached – having…
doldrums and the kracken
It’s that time. Students who can afford to relax – don’t; some come to grips with academic and personal goals for the first time; and some need help getting out of bed at the crack of noon. I feel it…
Concurrent assignments.
I promised my comp 2 (122) students I’d survey other teachers on an issue. In class I outline the major papers and provide written assignment prompts with the syllabus on the first day of class. I also provide a “grade…
Lessons from Master Teachers
At the KCPDC Master Teacher Retreat this year, 20 of the best teachers from colleges in the KC metropolitan area generated a list of axioms or teaching truths: philosophy they teach by, such as: Teachers should violate expectations of the…
Inquiry-based Service Learning project
At the 2010 KCPDC Master Teacher Retreat, I had the privilege to sit in on a group discussion where several teachers shared success stories of a service learning projects informed by inquiry-based learning pedagogy. This pedagogy / andragogy works for…
A Rose for Emily
In addition to traditional discussions of race, gender and sexual orientation, classes today broached the topic of domestic abuse and potential incest. The 11 am class also speculated that today Emily would be diagnosed agoraphobic. The 12:30 class discussed race…