This year has been long. Longer due to do the fact that we miss our students, classrooms, colleagues, and campus in person rather than through screens. While we’re waiting to hear the particulars of fall, we’re holding out hope that we’ll be able to return to in person collaboration soon. Our final discussion centered on […]
Growth Mindset
End of Winter Quarter served as a good time to reflect on our teaching and where we have been as well as what new ideas we can implement for Spring. Inspired by Chapter 6 of Small Teaching Online, we discussed how to help students succeed. Flower Darby starts her chapter talking about a colleague who […]
The Journey
As a teacher, particularly a writing teacher, I love metaphors to think about concepts and help my students consider their own writing processes. Often, I think of my own role as a teacher as a coach helping them to practice the skills and drills they’ll need to write and it helps me think of myself […]