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A Cornucopia of Classroom Concepts
In an ideal situation, what do I want my students to do?
show CURIOSITY
CONQUER fearsof inadequacy
when writing, establish CREDIBILITY, find COMMON
GROUND, CONVINCE
aim for COMPETENCE: never shoot for a C. “Students will float to the mark
you set for them.”
(Mike Rose, “I Just Wanna Be Average”)
Use both CRITICAL and CREATIVE thinking
CLAIM responsibility for their decisions and accept the CONSEQUENCES of their
actions—and inaction
CONTACT me
What can my students expect me to do?
CALL them by name
offer CHALLENGES
temper challenges with COMPASSION
CLARIFY explanations
Make CONCEPTS as CONCRETE as possible
Respond promptly with COMMENTS
and CORRECTIONS
COACH students who need extra help,
and encourage students to coach classmates
Use COMEDY—or at least humor
help my students to CARE—about ideas, issues, people,
their own success
Enable significant CHANGE
--SCSU Vice President Ron Herron
CONCLUDE each class with a “Quick CAT”
(class assessment tool)
CELEBRATE progress and each student’s contribution to the class
What can my students and I do together to make the course a
success?
COLLABORATE with others,and COLLECT ideas and sources
CONTEMPLATE and reflect
Stay CURRENT, especially in CYBERTECHNOLOGY
writing.colostate.edu
CONNECT with ideas, people, and causes beyond the university
for example, freerice.com
freepoverty.com
QUICK CAT (class assessment tool)
How many of the C concepts can you jot down right now?
What C concept can you add to my list?
On the other side of the cardWhat will you take away from this
presentation?What should I add or change?
