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How Social Emotional Learning Can Benefit Student Writers
By Sheryl Bone This blog post discusses how college writing courses can support student writers using social emotional learning (SEL) strategies. It challenges instructors to grow their teaching practices, learn about SEL, and incorporate SEL into their classrooms. Resources are included to help instructors understand the importance of SEL, how they can utilize SEL strategies…
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The Power of a Wakelet:
How Curated Content Assists Student Success By Sara Wink Teachers must be prepared to meet students where they are, but they cannot always meet them when they are available. Resource hubs like Wakelet allow educators to provide a curated hub of resources to help students with the challenges they meet throughout the course. Such 24/7…
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Like a Human Being: Building Student Success
By Dr. Jacob Kaltenbach Stories from teaching and other vocations can help educators reflect on successes and failures in simply treating students as human beings. Examples from students’ reading and critical thinking show they are compelled to affirm their humanity by drawing connections to life outside school. In the interest of building patience and becoming…
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The Power of Failure: Our Own Authentic & Imperfect Selves
By Dr. Josef Vice Sharing our authentic selves with students can make us feel vulnerable, but it’s one strategy for ensuring equity in our classrooms and supporting our students’ identity development and writing skills. This blog post explores strategies teachers can implement to support all students in their quest to have their voices heard and…
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Empowering Voices and Building Trust:
Using Interpersonal Skills to Motivate and Engage Students in College Writing By Beth Lee With stress and anxiety significantly impacting students’ learning ability, instructors can play a pivotal role in fostering an empathetic and supportive learning environment. This blog explores synchronous and asynchronous activities grounded in effective communication and empathy, designed to empower students academically…
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