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From On Course by Skip Downing, posted by College of San Mateo. Downing argues that the difference between "victim" and "creator" helps students take greater responsibility for their education.

DW shared the link to victim/creator chart after a discussion of Downing and specifically of this concept.

Excerpted from On Course, Study Skills: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, by Skip Downing, posted on Google Books.

RO used this case study in class for discussion and to generate a writing assignment, week 3, semester 4.

Website run by Skip Downing, author of On Course: Strategies for Success in College and in Life. The site provides practical applications of the On Course principles (free of charge). Strategies are designed with the goal of empowering students to become active, responsible learners. There are links to descriptions of workshops and to registration options.

KG took the On Course course and says "Skip's program changed my life and the way I deal with my students...."

Icebreakers, games, and other classroom tools for faculty. Developed by Skip Downing.

This page provides access to a self-assessment based on Skip Downing's On Course (4E), posted on the Online Study Center, Cengage Learning.

RO used this self-assessment with her students, week 4, semester 4.

A series of math tutorials by "qualified, creative individuals." The tutorials are relatively short, and broken down into single concepts. Teachers are invited to share their own videos. Unfortunately, though the tagline says "Choose your lesson. Choose your teacher," it is difficult to find citations/teacher credits for individual lessons.

An alternative to Khan Academy a series of videos to help explain mathematical concepts to your students.

This blog entry relates to the stories in the Adding it up series. The blog entry includes some comments. See adding tag for related bookmarks.

From the New York Times, a debut column on math by Cornell professor Steven Strogatz features an introduction to numbers, from upsides (they're efficient) to down (they're ethereal).

by David Bornstein, Opinionator commentary, New York Times, April 19, 2011. Author discusses a successful new elementary school level math curriculum, Jump Math, in use in Canada and England. The founder of Jump Math, John Mighton, believes the key is in teachers working with students to break math problems down into steps, that can be further broken down. When students are successful at mastering a step they have the confidence to go on.

K.S. mentioned in Coffee Klatch, April 2011.

From WNYC - News. This is a transcript with a link to the MP3 (audio) file. See adding tag for related bookmarks

A strategy presented by On Course workshop. On Course offers a variety of recommended techniques, carefully organized (e.g. "Student Success Strategies." On Course also offers a monthly newsletter.