At long last, I’m going to share my Assignment Sequence. I’ve been holding back because I’ve been making changes and didn’t want to share unless I had it all figured out (ha!) But I’ve realized that’s never going to happen. So I’ll share my latest Assignment Sequence while letting you know I’ll probably change itContinue reading “Assignment Sequence Part 1”
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All my secrets revealed: Week 1
For this semester, I’m going to keep this simple, sharing the assignments my students and I worked on each week and indicating my perceived level of difficulty (for me, not my students), and my level of enthusiasm. I say I’m revealing my “secrets” because I think I’ve figured out how to to navigate a semesterContinue reading “All my secrets revealed: Week 1”
Another semester in the rear-view mirror…..
My semester ended a week ago today and I’m almost in full summer-mode (as in, I think I have already forgotten half of my students’ names). Though in many ways I’m always glad when the semester ends, my feelings are usually more mixed. I usually feel, along with gladness and relief, a sort of void,Continue reading “Another semester in the rear-view mirror…..”
Research Papers: Yes!
I am writing this on the day my students’ Research Papers are due and I’ve got to tell you, I’m excited. Yes, it’ll take some time to grade them, but I’ve been storing up energy the last few weeks while they’ve been expending it working on their papers. And I’m looking forward to it forContinue reading “Research Papers: Yes!”
“how way leads on to way” (my semi-annual mid-semester crisis)
I think I’m a little too dreamy to have a midlife crisis, as in too optimistic and able to put my failures behind me, or maybe ignore them. I don’t think I have a lot of regrets about the decisions I’ve made, no matter how things have turned out. However, as the semester approaches theContinue reading ““how way leads on to way” (my semi-annual mid-semester crisis)”
Grading, Glorious Grading!
This week Tuesday classes on my campus were canceled because an ice storm made driving conditions treacherous. Instead of trying to recreate on Zoom what I had planned for my classes, I revised the calendar a bit and gave them homework (for my composition students this was watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix and preparingContinue reading “Grading, Glorious Grading!”
Everything you wanted to know about peer review and more (Week 3)
In last week’s post I gave an overview of our first three assignments for the semester and Assignment Sheet 1 (Instructions). I have scheduled the first weeks of the semester with a rough draft of an assignment due Tuesday, peer review in class that day, and the assignment due for a grade on Thursday. InContinue reading “Everything you wanted to know about peer review and more (Week 3)”
Moving forward….(week 2)
The nice thing about the spring semester is that it feels easier to get in the swing of things. Fall semester means that lots of my students are in college classrooms for the first time and adjusting to not only their new academic situations—harder classes and more freedom (to succeed or fail) but also otherContinue reading “Moving forward….(week 2)”
Back at it! (week 1)
I’m starting this blog after Week 1 of the Spring 2022 semester. I had notes written down in December for an end-of-semester post but I just didn’t have the energy to write anything, having just completed lots (and lots) of grading, not having started on my holiday shopping, and looking forward to the break (whichContinue reading “Back at it! (week 1)”
Teaching The Way 