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Increasing Student Reading and Discussion in Higher Ed: A Co-creation Based Approach

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The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. academic journal article or specific industry press).

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Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

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Some of the long-term results of the students who were in the smaller classes include: Higher student achievement levels in grade seven language, reading, science, math, and social studies classes. Generally, in smaller classes, students can establish stronger relationships with their instructors.

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From DC Chancellor to Edtech Founder: Kaya Henderson on Her New Venture in Culturally-Relevant Education

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I want teachers and tutors and curriculum designers to be free to do the things that we think are good and right for kids. For educators who will read this article, what traits might they take away from your thoughts on what constitutes “a strong instructor”? You’ve alluded to the idea of a national Black curriculum.

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Increasing Student Reading and Discussion in Higher Ed: A Co-creation Based Approach

Faculty Focus

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. academic journal article or specific industry press).

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

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Below are some of the lessons and resources that I wish I knew of when I first went on the job market—a combination of the academic texts you read in school along with practical tools that have been essential to practicing instructional design in the real world.

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Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

Scholarly Teacher

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs.

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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By marrying those two things together—the curriculum design, which is very engineering-like, and the classroom performance, which is very artistic—you get the John Branch combination. At Course Hero, we’ve interviewed hundreds of instructors from around the country to share their best lessons.

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