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Leslie Camacho

What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn? Good Teaching Practices and Diversity... - 0 views

  • Good teaching and exposure to students from diverse backgrounds are some of the strongest predictors of whether freshmen return for a second year of college and improve their critical-thinking skills,
  • How College Affects Students, and they sought on Sunday to synthesize what recent research says about student learning, while also weighing in on recent controversies in higher-education research.
  • The likelihood that freshmen returned to college for their sophomore year increased 30 percent when students observed those teaching practices in the classroom. And it held true even after controlling for their backgrounds and grades. "These are learnable skills that faculty can pick up," Mr. Pascarella said.
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  • Good teaching
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  • how well the teacher organized material, used class time, explained directions, and reviewed the subject matter.
  • Exposure to students of diverse backgrounds was measured
  • he gains in critical-thinking skills over four years were strongest for students who entered college with weaker academic backgrounds, defined as those with scores of 27 or lower on the ACT college-entrance examination.
  • He also sought to replicate the findings of Academically Adrift, the blockbuster book released this year that argues that 36 percent of college students show no significant gains in learning between freshman and senior year. The book's authors, Richard Arum, of New York University, and Josipa Roksa, of the University of Virginia, also found that just under half of students wrote papers of 20 pages or more each semester and that they spent 13 to 14 hours per week studying.
  • November 6, 2011 What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn? Good Teaching Practices and Diversity. By Dan Berrett
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    "Good teaching and exposure to students from diverse backgrounds are some of the strongest predictors of whether freshmen return for a second year of college and improve their critical-thinking skills, say two prominent researchers."
Leslie Camacho

New Credential Targets Critical, Entry-Level Jobs - WSJ.com - 1 views

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    "A new educational credential could prove to be a time-efficient and cost-effective means to help launch a career change. The National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC) is based on an employer-defined standard of the critical skills needed by entry-level workers in a variety of fields."
madi344

Your Ultimate Guide to Thought Leadership - 0 views

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    Read & explore how Thought leadership helps people expand their reach outside of their industry by collaborating with other like-minded leaders. Learn critical skills and qualities of Thought leaders in this blog.
Leslie Camacho

How to Search for a Job Online - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    "In a tight job market, building and maintaining an online presence is critical to networking and job hunting. Done right, it can be an important tool for present and future networking and useful for potential employers trying to get a sense of who you are, your talents and your experience. Done wrong, it can easily take you out of the running for most positions."
Leslie Camacho

Obama Touts Community Colleges' Benefits - US News and World Report - 0 views

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    "Community colleges are the "unsung heroes" of the American education system, President Obama said during a White House summit on community colleges on Tuesday-the first time such institutions have received such recognition at the presidential level, those involved in the event say-and they should play a critical role in achieving the administration's goal of leading the world in college graduation rates by 2020. "
Leslie Camacho

How Do You Learn to Edit Yourself? - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Educa... - 0 views

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    "In the writing process, there is perhaps nothing harder than reading one's own work with a critical eye."
Leslie Camacho

The National Career Development Association - 0 views

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    "Working adults sometimes assume that career development means going to classes or undertaking developmental roles outside of their jobs. They may even believe that development is only for those interested in promoting up the management ranks or for those on the "fast track." However, it is critical to both the individual and to the organization that employees continue to grow in knowledge and skills regardless of rank, tenure, or career movement."
Leslie Camacho

The National Career Development Association - 0 views

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    "Research shows that motivation is positively correlated with college performance, academic discipline, and future occupational success. It is critical that practitioners and educators direct more attention toward implementing practices that focus specifically on increasing client motivation and behavior change-thus maximizing graduation rates and minimizing future educational, occupational, economic, and personal consequences (Miller & Rose, 2009; Willis 1994). Motivational Interviewing (MI) is one approach that is used to help clients engage in the career planning process."
Leslie Camacho

Teacher Seniority Rules Resisted Amid Layoffs - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    "Teacher seniority rules are meeting resistance from government officials and parents as a wave of layoffs is hitting public schools and driving newer teachers out of classrooms. In a majority of the country's school districts, teacher layoffs are handled on a "last in, first out" basis. Critics of seniority rules worry that many effective and talented teachers who have been hired in recent years will lose their jobs. "
Leslie Camacho

Jay Leno-Conan O'Brien 'Tonight Show' Mess Offers Management Lessons - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    "NBC made two critical missteps six years ago when the network signed Mr. O'Brien to replace Mr. Leno in 2009, say management consultants. It's a bad idea to promise someone a promotion in order to retain him, they say, and so is naming a successor too far in advance. "
Leslie Camacho

Increasing Collaboration with Faculty: NCDA Career Convergence - 1 views

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    College career development centers are regularly faced with the challenges of increasing their visibility to students, establishing more collaborative relationships with faculty members, and developing more employer contacts. Recently, the Starr Career Development Center (SCDC) at Baruch College (City University of New York), under the guidance of its Director Dr. Patricia Imbimbo, has developed a critical tool to assist in meeting all these challenges, the Starr Sub Program.
Leslie Camacho

A Web Presence From Scratch - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    With unemployment at a 23-year high, job seekers need to expand the ways in which they search, say career and workplace experts. These days setting up and maintaining an online presence is often critical to finding work. But for an accomplished professional, it might seem daunting to build up a social-networking presence from scratch. Here's how to do it:
Leslie Camacho

News: 'A New Deal for Veterans' - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    The original, Post-World War II GI Bill has been both idealized as evidence of America as land of opportunity, and criticized for primarily benefiting white men while perpetuating racial and gender discrimination. So write Glenn C. Altschuler, a professor of American studies and dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions at Cornell University, and Stuart M. Blumin, professor emeritus of American history at Cornell, in their new book, The GI Bill: A New Deal For Veterans (Oxford). Altschuler and Blumin argue, instead, for a need to "gain a more dispassionate understanding of the bill's role in the shaping of postwar America" -- even up to the present day, as then-President Bush cited the legacy of the original GI Bill in the 2008 signing of a new, Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Leslie Camacho

Writing Success Stories | Harvey Careers - 0 views

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    Whether you call them CAR (challenge, action, result), STAR (situation, task, action, result), PAR (problem, action, result) or OAR (opportunity, action, result) stories, these stories are a critical component in your resume, leadership addendum, positioning statement and other marketing collateral, as well as in your interview.
Leslie Camacho

The 25 most difficult questions - 1 views

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    The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview Being prepared is half the battle. If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand. The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match.
Leslie Camacho

Live and Learn - 0 views

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    first job as a professor was at an Ivy League university. The students were happy to be taught, and we, their teachers, were happy to be teaching them. Whatever portion of their time and energy was being eaten up by social commitments-which may have been huge, but about which I was ignorant-they seemed earnestly and unproblematically engaged with the academic experience. If I was naïve about this, they were gracious enough not to disabuse me. None of us ever questioned the importance of what we were doing.
Belinda Wilson

Do they same old job search methods still work in an ecomonic downturn? - 20 views

As a employee of Workforce1, I have seen the number of people coming into the center dramatically increase in number the last year. I have also seen the level of frustration in these customers rise...

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Mini MBA - 0 views

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    A mini-MBA helps explore the diverse arrays of business disciplines, blending theoretical knowledge with practical insights. It has a condensed structure and serves as a catalyst for career development. Through case studies and strategic analysis, participants develop an understanding of managerial concepts and a holistic perspective crucial for effective decision-making. This academic immersion empowers individuals helping them navigate the business landscape with increased confidence. Professionals can get a thorough understanding of the foundational concepts as well as interplay between theory and real-world application. The academic depth equips professionals with the critical thinking skills and strategic acumen necessary to tackle business challenges and take up leadership roles in their respective fields. It also fosters a heightened capacity for insightful decision-making. It thus helps professionals with a career boost by arming them with a sophisticated understanding of business intricacies.
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