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Beyond Syllabus Week: Creative Strategies to Engage Students from Day One

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It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. While some involve additional technology, leveraging these tools can enhance the experience and make the syllabus more interactive. References Elberly, M. Newton, S.

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Beyond Syllabus Week: Creative Strategies to Engage Students from Day One

Faculty Focus

It serves as a contract between instructors and students (Eberly, Newton, & Wiggins, 2001), outlining the entire semesters expectations, assignments, and deadlines. While some involve additional technology, leveraging these tools can enhance the experience and make the syllabus more interactive. References Elberly, M. Newton, S.

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Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Writing Process 

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I began my teaching career in August of 2001. Over the years, I have seen countless instructional plans, new technologies, supposedly groundbreaking research, and have attended every type of professional development opportunity imaginable. Visible Thinking Routines (VTR) were developed as part of the Harvard Project Zero.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. Linways Technologies. She also has over 18 years of administrative K-5 Literacy Leadership. Carless, D.

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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

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Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Writing intensive disciplines still matter, and maybe some of our more technologically advanced colleagues can learn a few new tricks—like teaching “deep” thinking and voice in a project-based learning style—from us old dogs.

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Using Visible Thinking Routines in the Writing Process 

Faculty Focus

I began my teaching career in August of 2001. Over the years, I have seen countless instructional plans, new technologies, supposedly groundbreaking research, and have attended every type of professional development opportunity imaginable. Visible Thinking Routines (VTR) were developed as part of the Harvard Project Zero.

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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots 

Faculty Focus

Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies? Writing intensive disciplines still matter, and maybe some of our more technologically advanced colleagues can learn a few new tricks—like teaching “deep” thinking and voice in a project-based learning style—from us old dogs.