"Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment"
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. Audio down loads I hear are very interesting.
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.
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.
Mid-Quarter Class Interview (formerly know as the SGID)
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.
