Curiosity and Engagement: Finding the Hook to Connect With Students
Dear Faculty, Now that we are several weeks into the semester, let us revisit James Lang’s article from the prior newsletter and dive deeper into curiosity. Curiosity is “a strong desire to know or learn something.” This wonderful summary describes our role in...Strong First Days: Why are they important to students?
“What I started to notice was that the coaches who paid attention to these little things, and focused on small fundamentals, tended to do a lot better than the teams that didn’t.” -James M. Lang Dear Faculty, Welcome back to the spring semester! We hope this...Micro-lectures
“Providing information in both audio and visual formats can just make it easier for students to process and retain information.”-Tolu Noah Dear Faculty, We have almost made it to the end of the fall 2024 term! We recognize that over the next few weeks,...Authenticity of Instructional Materials
“I would rather have one day of authentic student engagement than a career of handing out worksheets.”—Sean Junkins Dear Faculty, With the fall semester (and the holiday season) quickly approaching, we hope the semester is running smoothly for you and our...
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