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Back to school : why everyone deserves a second chance at education - 0 views

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    By Mike Rose, The New Press: 2012. In this book, Rose looks specifically at the non-traditional students of community colleges, what their needs are, and how community colleges might serve them better. Rose is a popular education writer who frequently writes on basic skills and remediation.
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Are They Really Ready to Work? - 0 views

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    Subtitle: Employers' Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce. Prepared by The Conference Board, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Corporate Voices for Working Families and Society for Human Resource Management, 2006.
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    TM uses this report in her class to stress the importance of writing in the work world.
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College, Inc. - 0 views

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    A Frontline (PBS) documentary "investigating how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America...."
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    Gail posted about College, Inc. after hearing from one of the faculty who was using the video in his class. Part of the documentary was filmed at LaGuardia and Gail appears in the video.
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Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools (Poetry and Literature Center, Libra... - 0 views

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    Created by Billy Collins (former Poet Laureate of the US) and hosted by the Library of Congress.
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    RA (coach) shared this site as a poetry resource.
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Adjunct Project - 0 views

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    Created by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Adjunct Project is intended to be a place where adjuncts might share relevant information, particularly about pay and working conditions. In addition to the Submit and Research options, there is a blog.
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Teaching Channel.org - 1 views

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    With a presence both on the internet and on TV (PBS), Teaching Channel calls itself a "showcase" of "inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools." The organization's mission "is to revolutionize how teachers learn, connect, and inspire each other to improve the outcomes for all K-12 students across America." Browse videos by subject, grade level or topic (all from the left-hand navigation). In addition, there is a blog. Users are encouraged to subscribe, and the Teachers space is also organized by subject and grade-level, as well as by roles. The site also provides a workspace.
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In Classroom Experiment, All Discussion Happened via Twitter - 0 views

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    By Alisha Azevedo in the Wired Campus section of The Chronicle of Higher Education November 16 2012. This article describes a class (on cellphone culture) where the discussion was conducted entirely over Twitter.
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Factoring Polynomials - 0 views

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    A learning object developed by Wisc-Online. This object, also titled Factoring a Quadratic Trinomial, was authored by Roy Peterson, n.d.
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    AH shared this object to the coffeeklatch, reflecting that many in her Circle were teaching polynomials this week.
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Identifying Incorrect Sentences - 0 views

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    Developed by Wisc-Online and authored by Tracy Helixon and Dan Rooney, n.d.
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    AH shared this example of a Wisc-Online offering for the English/writing folk.
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AMATYC Webinar: Flipping the College Classroom - 0 views

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    Presented by Dr. Robert Talbert of Grand Valley State University on YouTube; posted Sept 30 2011. This was presented (and recorded) as a one-hour AMATYC webinar. Talbert discussed flipping the college classroom in the context of teaching math.
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    DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
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Why I Flipped My Classroom - 0 views

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    Posted to YouTube by pocketlodge on May 2 2011. This video features Katie (no last name given) describing how she flipped the classroom as teacher of 8th grade math in a public school in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a brief (3.5 minute) overview in which Katie outlines the positive aspects of the flipped classroom, but there is no concrete description of the flipped classroom.
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    DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
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Five lessons for brain-friendly writing - 0 views

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    By Markus Reiter in tc world (technical communication), October 2012. In this article, the author looks at what neuroscientists are learning about what makes texts "comprehensible" (or not).
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    TM shared this article from the technical writing community, but applicable for all teachers and students of writing.
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Flipping the Classroom - 0 views

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    Uploaded to YouTube by JCCCvideo on Nov 10 2011. This is a one-hour video looking at flipped classrooms. Speaker is Tracy Newman from the Ed Tech Center at Johnson County Community College. Newman discusses how and why one might flip the classroom, as well as some of the pitfalls.
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    DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
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Great Writing Comes Out of Great Ideas - 0 views

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    By Arthur Applebee, The Atlantic, Sept 27 2012. Published as part of a debate, "Why American Students Can't Write," Applebee argues that students must be asked to write more (throughout their K-12 education) and on rich topics.
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    RA (coach) sent the link to this article, with an interest in the "evolving purpose of composition classes." She links GSCC work to this article, especially the professional learning community.
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The Changing Learning Experience: What is my role? - 0 views

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    Prezi presentation by Dan Petrak of Des Moines Area Community College, part of TeamUp Faculty Mathematics Conference. This is an overview of some considerations of how technology might change the teaching and learning experience.
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    DM shared a list of flipped classroom resources that were useful in his (home) department last year.
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Your college experience : strategies for success - 0 views

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    By John N. Gardner and Betsy O Barefoot; 10th edition published by Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012.
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    ME asked about teaching the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and BT recommended this book. She used Chapter 3, in particular.
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Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education - 0 views

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    Video on TED.com, filmed March 2011; posted March 2011. Salman Kahn talks about starting up Khan Academy, and its goal of offering short videos of exercises. He suggests that teachers consider flipping the classroom: give students video lectures to watch at home and do the exercises in class with the teacher there to help.
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    TM recommended this video as background on the idea of "flipped classroom."
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Flipping the Classroom - 0 views

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    Recorded lecture by Terri Maddox at Jackson State Community College, Sept 20 2012 (approx 1 hour). In this video, Maddox discusses how and why instructors might flip their classrooms. Also provides an excellent resource list.
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    A member of the GSCC team of faculty in 2012-13, TM shared this presentation that she gave on flipped classrooms.
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Probability Resources - 0 views

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    These links are posted on Math DL, the MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library. The links point to a variety of probability-related resources, from rules of basic probability to famous problems to "randomizing gadgets."
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Did I Miss Anything - 0 views

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    By Tom Wayman, originally published in Did I Miss Anything? Selected Poems 1973-1993, 1993, Harbour Publishing. Here, posted on the website Poetry 180.
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    RA (coach) shared this as a way to set the stage with new students at the beginning of the semester.
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