Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Since time immemorial, instructors have battled to get students to come to class and participate. Responses to the attendance conundrum have ranged from positive reinforcement (assigning points for coming and/or participating) to the punitive (taking away points for missing). How can we best encourage fruitful attendance and participation in …
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Apr 02 2015
SIP 1.10: Polling to Expand Student Participation
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Getting a large group of students involved in class interaction can be a challenge. Some students participate willingly while others are more reluctant. Take a SIP of this: Polling to Expand Student Participation Interactive technologies can provide a platform that will encourage broader interaction. Through the web-based technologies listed below …
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Feb 19 2015
SIP 1.5: Classroom Assessment Techniques
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We all want to create the ultimate learning environment for our students. What does this look like? It may vary from discipline to discipline, or from lower-division to upper-division classes, but two aspects of a good learning environment are constant: student contribution and student safety. Every student should contribute …
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Feb 12 2015
SIP 1.4: Attendance
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Ideally every student will attend every class meeting, but how can a student who misses class because of illness, work conflicts, jury duty, family obligations, or other legitimate reasons get caught up quickly without you having to recreate the class for her? Take a SIP of this: Attendance Here’s …
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Feb 05 2015
SIP 1.3: Classroom Climate
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Sometimes classroom climate can be a powerful predictor of student success. When students feel safe and supported in the classroom, success becomes more likely. The problem: how do we break the ice and create community in our classrooms? Take a SIP of this: Classroom Climate Sometime at the beginning …
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Jan 22 2015
SIP 1.1: The Class Notetaker
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We want students to take notes during class, but they often don’t know how to take effective notes. Take a SIP of this: The Class Notetaker One way to demonstrate the value of taking quality notes and to help students improve their note-taking skills is to build note-taking into …
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