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Addressing False Narratives
Failing to challenge false narratives only helps to perpetuate claims made without evidence. For example, a claim I’ve heard...
The 5E Learning Cycle
The 5E's is an instructional model based on the constructivist approach to learning, which says that learners build or construct new...
The Ongoing Grading Crisis
Grading Crisis Overview
Grading is a touchy subject. It’s intertwined with academic freedom, yet it’s the 800-Ibs gorilla...
Foundational Ingredient For Successful Equity Work
The ability of faculty and educators in general to change—from external to internal attributions—is a foundational...
Elephant in the Room: Instruction in Higher Education
Higher education faculty, specifically community college faculty, have played a significant role in my success as a student. I went...
Closing Equity Gaps Is Not Enough
Colleges across the country have been hyper-focused on closing equity gaps. They consistently talk about it as the end goal. It's in...
Student Success Teams: Models to Consider
Create greater clarity, coherence, and consensus at your campus by learning about the two emerging student success team...
Academic Freedom vs Academic Responsibility
In my professional career I've always considered myself first and foremost, a teacher. I began teaching at fifteen-years-old, continued...
Increasing Latina/o/x Student Success
Photo Credit: Hispanic Network Magazine
In a longitudinal comparison study, there was a 41% gain in student achievement above and...
Transforming Instruction in Math
November 30, 2021
Update: In my last update in December 2019 (scroll below), I noted that first time enrollment in transfer-level math...
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