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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

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And students from those environments bring that context with them when they walk into our lecture halls. Rethink Participation Not everyone feels comfortable speaking up in class. I once had a student create a narrated photo essay instead of a traditional paper—it was powerful, reflective, and demonstrated full mastery.

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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

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And students from those environments bring that context with them when they walk into our lecture halls. Rethink Participation Not everyone feels comfortable speaking up in class. I once had a student create a narrated photo essay instead of a traditional paper—it was powerful, reflective, and demonstrated full mastery.

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Teaching Without a Self

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Further, when we relax the assumption that we are all separate selves , it becomes clearer that all participants’ behaviors are embedded in and conditioned by society and the environment. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). We become less distracted and more present when we turn off Zoom’s self-view and quiet our built-in self-view.

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Teaching Without a Self

Faculty Focus

Further, when we relax the assumption that we are all separate selves , it becomes clearer that all participants’ behaviors are embedded in and conditioned by society and the environment. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). We become less distracted and more present when we turn off Zoom’s self-view and quiet our built-in self-view.

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How U of Michigan Built Automated Essay-Scoring Software to Fill ‘Feedback Gap’ for Student Writing

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The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

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Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

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Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in participating states are invited to submit a 500-word essay addressing a community issue. The full list of participating states can be found on the map available at this link. ” You can learn more and sign up to participate in the National Civics Bee by visiting this link.

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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

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Additional recommendations for faculty during in-person lectures involve small group interactions and calling upon students to create an atmosphere of engagement and dialogue. Small groups. Cold or random call.