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Creative Students and Working Memory

August 2, 2019 By On Course

Creative Students and Working Memory

The educational system can sometimes be tough on us teachers.  We’ve got certain concepts to plant in our students in a set amount of time-we can only hope that what we plant will flourish.  Students themselves, of course, come in all shapes and sizes, both physically and intellectually. Some are quicker, some slower to grasp […]

Filed Under: Learning and Memory, Neural Connections, Newsletters Tagged With: Barbara Oakley, Creativity, Memorization, Metaphors

Greatest Life Lesson

July 26, 2019 By On Course

Greatest Life Lesson

During my first semester in college, I was enrolled in a first-year English class. In high school I was usually able to pull off an A on my honors English papers without much work, and I thought I was a pretty good writer. So when I turned in my first college essay, I was expecting […]

Filed Under: Creator vs. Victim Mindset, Newsletters Tagged With: Asking for help, Peer Review, Self-responsibility, Student Story

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher

July 8, 2019 By On Course

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher

Are you a culturally responsive teacher?  Are you selecting instructional activities to celebrate and appreciate diversity in the classroom? These are bold conversations that we must have with ourselves to assure that diversity elements are infused in the curriculum. One of the greatest challenges is the tendency to teach the way we were taught. I […]

Filed Under: Diversity, Newsletters, Student Engagement Tagged With: Celebrate Cultures, Essie Childers, Student Respect, Student Values

From Homeless to High Honors

July 2, 2019 By On Course

From Homeless to High Honors

In 2002, I hit rock bottom when I moved into a homeless shelter. For the next four years, I cycled in and out of one shelter after another. There, I saw how people can become passive and numb, with no life or hope left in their eyes. They smell bad, walk with their heads down, […]

Filed Under: Creator vs. Victim Mindset, Interdependence, Newsletters, Self-Management Quadrants Tagged With: Next Actions List, Sharing Experiences, Student Story

The Pleasure of Homework

June 21, 2019 By On Course

The Pleasure of Homework

When I began college, I was unmotivated and chose to blame others for my problems and my shortcomings. I was so much smarter than everyone that I didn’t need to do all the work that everyone else did; at least that’s what I thought. My favorite pastime was staring blankly at a television, rather than […]

Filed Under: Best Practices - Self-Responsibility, Creator vs. Victim Mindset, Newsletters Tagged With: Solving problems, Student Story

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