Everett Community College

Help for Classroom Issues

Assessment | Advising | Bites and Bits | Critical Thinking | eLearning | Diversity in the Classroom | Good Practices | Inappropriate Behavior | Incivility | Learning Communities | Library Assignments | MIDQuarter Class Interviews | Plagiarism | Additional Links to Help with Teaching I Veterans:Best Practices

Assessment

• "Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment"
  This article by Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam provides evidence that formative assessment is an essential component of classroom work and that its development can raise standards of achievement.

Advising

• National Academic Advising Association
  After talking with Counselors and Admissions Advisors this site can offer some interesting ideas. The audio downloads are interesting.

Bites and Bits

• Faculty Development at Honolulu Community College 
  One of the most teacher friendly webpages. Check out their Teaching Techniques section    for a wealth of information.
• Windows on Learning: Information on Learning: Resources for Basic Skills Education 
  Those of us who struggle with underprepared students in our classes will find this site extremely helpful.
  It helps us understand underlying cognitive developlmental issues as well as ideas for classroom
  intervention to help underprepared students.

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Critical Thinking/Active Learning

• Critical Thinking Activity 
• Problem-Based Learning 
  What is it and how is it being used?
  Experiential Learning Diagram 
  A helpful graphic illustration of possible expressions of experiential learning

eLearning

• Intranet
• ANGEL

Diversity in the Classroom

• Chilly Climate 
  "How men and women are treated differently in classroom and at work". Useful resources from Bernice R. Sandler, Senior Scholar, Women's Research and Education Institute.
• Inclusive Teaching 
  Are you aware of the ways in which your personal background affects the way you interact with students? This web resource from the Center for Instructional Development and Research will interest you.
• GBLT Issues on campus are supported by program like "Safe Zone". You may find this web link useful for a broader kind of support.GBLT Support

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Good Practices

• "A Brief Summary of the Best Practices in College Teaching"  
• Getting Results: An Interactive online teaching tool 
  An on-line course created by the League for Innovation in Community Colleges. Excellent!
• Seven Principles for Good Practices in Undergraduate Education 
• Qualities of a "Good Assignment"  A list of assignment qualities created by EvCC faculty at the 07 campus retreat
• "Barriers and Promises in STEM Reform"Did you ever wonder why we have such difficulty transferring best practices research into main stream curriculum change? This research summary offers practical advice.

Inappropriate Behavior

• What is Inappropriate Behavior? 
• Guidelines for Dealing with Disruptive Students  
• Behavioral Accommodations guide for Faculty  

Incivility

• Civility in the Classroom 
  Univ. of Washington CIDR resources for impacting classroom civility

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Learning Communities

Library Assignments

• Creating Effective Library Assignments 

MIDQuarter Class Interview

• SGID Information This tool has proven to be a useful process for instructors to voluntarily evaluate their teaching success, usually at the midpoint of the quarter. It could be just what you are looking for to offer you insight into your students' perceptions of your class.

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Plagiarism

• Plagiarism 
• Syllabi Plagiarism Statements  
• Steering Clear of Plagiarism in the College Crunch A webpage with many resources surrounding plagiarism in a college setting. 

Sustainability for your Discipline

• Pedagogy & content resources for faculty in all disciplines.

Veterans in the classroom

• Veterans: Best Practices
  

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