Grad 5114 / GEDI Fall 17
The word "professional" originally ment a person who made a profession of faith in the midst of a disheartening world. --Parker Palmer I like this description of what it means to be a professional because it has helped me think about why I want to be a teacher and what I experience as I try… Continue reading A profession of a teacher
After being introduced to diversity statements in class two weeks ago I have been on the look form them. A few days in an email advertising an Assistant Professor of Soil Microbiology position at University of California Riverside another mention of diversity statements. Until this semester I had never heard any of my professors, friends… Continue reading Corn teaches us about diversity (or the consequences of the lack of diversity)
This week, because of the readings and my experience in the class I am teaching, I have been reminded that my teaching style will evolve and change and I should celebrate that. I think my teaching style is starting to change, or at least the teaching style I am using currently. I have 2 years… Continue reading The second album
Alfie Kohn's article, “The Case Against Grades”, discusses some really interesting ideas about how to eliminate grading and encourage learning. I can image for many of you these ideas may seem crazy and totally not doable, but I'm here to say it is not and share my experiences. I was home schooled for all of… Continue reading 12 Years Without any Grades…Kind of
I hiked McAfee's Knob for the first time this weekend. I had lots of time to think and reflect while climbing up and walking down the mountain and one of the things I thought about was what being mindful looked like. Earlier in the week I read the article titled Mindful Learning by Ellen Langer. … Continue reading Being Mindful on McAfee Knob
There is one problem with making learning into a game--you might lose. As you were thinking about the stories and examples given in the readings for this week about getting people engaged in learning using 21st century tools or creative games, did you notice all of the failures and near-failures? Douglas Thomas, who created a… Continue reading I can’t play because I might lose
I was required to write blog posts for a class I took my junior year of college. In fact, I revived my old blog from that assignment in my junior year of college, for this semester’s blog posts (take a look at the posts I wrote for my Greenhouse Management class). But after reading Gardener… Continue reading Blogging helped me learn by accident
