Sep 2, 2016Uncategorized0

  This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. See Part 1 on reading full-length texts here. Image courtesy of Jain Basil Aliyas     This series began with a post about the importance of reading full-length texts. In addition to these--the primary course reading for the semester--most of…

Aug 28, 2016classroom management, grading, links, pedagogy0

At the beginning of every semester, I enter the classroom feeling like I've gotten a fresh start. Adding to that invigoration is the fact that teaching developmental students means we're often getting students who are in college for the first time ever (or the first…

Aug 22, 2016Uncategorized0

    This is the first post of a three-part series. Image courtesy of  .christoph.G.      As we start a new school year, I wanted to share and discuss essays that are helping me plan and organize my classes for Fall 2016, and making me…

May 25, 2016pedagogy, student behavior, student writing0

I just finished up the first semester of teaching developmental writing with Dorian Lynskey's 33 Revolutions per Minute as the central text. The book is a historical look at protest songs arranged chronologically in 33 chapters. While there are some cross-references within the chapters to past…

Mar 9, 2016Uncategorized0

Recently, I read a post on The Chronicle from Charlotte Kent about her insistence that students meet high standards of professionalism and academic rigor in her classroom. She believes that this attitude is key to solving a gap in skills between high school expectations and…

Oct 15, 2014dialects, language, readings, teaching0

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Sep 30, 2014Development, reflection, teaching0

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Jul 12, 2014financial aid, open access, open door, social justice0

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May 28, 2014conversations, failure, teaching0

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Jan 23, 2014code switching, conversations, dialects, pedagogy0

Since we've been discussing code switching and culture on this blog, I wanted to share a post I published previously on my personal blog Balancing Jane. (more…)