FIN Commons- Why the Strengthening Student Success Conference Leads from Inquiry to Action
- FIN Team Regional Meet-Ups
- The Case for Acceleration in Developmental English and Math
- The Space In Between– What’s Love Got to Do With It?
- Umoja VI: Students Teaching and Teachers Learning
- Think Aloud Videos of Art Course Students
- Parachutes and Ladders IX: Faculty Inquiry and Student Learning
- Student Co-Inquirers and the Observation Protocol
- Intersecting Literacies: What Happened At the Working Conference
- CTE EVENT–May 7, 2010
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Think Alouds in an English Course
A focus on students and their learning is central to the faculty inquiry process. Consider Katalina Wethington, who participated in a scholarship of teaching and learning seminar at Los Medanos College in fall 2006. Wethington was puzzled by a problem … Continue reading
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Three Models for Faculty Inquiry Groups
SPECC campuses explored many models for bringing people together in faculty inquiry groups, which varied depending on the circumstances of the college, the history of faculty collaboration in developmental education, the creativity of the coordinators, and the purpose at hand. … Continue reading
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Common Exam as Inquiry
While one would think that mathematics would be less susceptible to the problem of coordination and grade variability (it is, afte all, more “objective” than reading and composition), that turns out not to be the case. Math teachers also vary … Continue reading
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Students Presentations as a Source of Evidence
Pat Wagener (Los Medanos): “Can Problem Solving Become a Habit of Mind” Pat Wagener says: Throughout the semester, my students were expected to present their solution of an application problem to the class. They were directed to make their knowledge … Continue reading
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Example: Looking at a Think Aloud
Jose thinks aloud: Click here to view this video of a student working through a math problem Pasadena City College. Think alouds are ways of getting a transparent glimpse of what students are thinking when they are trying to learn. … Continue reading
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