July 13, 2010
“Community colleges are the point of entry to higher education for the majority of nation’s
first generation, minority and low-income students. But there is a harsh reality that these
students may not understand when they receive their English and Math placement results:
the more semesters of remedial courses a student is required to take, the more remote that
student’s chances of passing college-level Math or English and being eligible to transfer
or earn a degree…”
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Acceleration, Basic Skills in Context, Literacy, Making Visible, Math, Multimedia, Reading, Using Institutional Research, Video Evidence, Writing |
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April 20, 2010
Hello and welcome to the home of Intersecting Literacies, a working conference held at San Diego Mesa College April 16th 2010. Here you will find materials passed out to participants as well as the responses and “queens” we collected. Stay tuned! Click here for the Intersecting Literacies Multi-Modal Packet Click above to see the Post [...]
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Equity, Integrative Learning, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Multimedia, Reading, Student Confidence, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence, Writing |
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November 12, 2009
An example of contextualized learning, using the think aloud method–student takes time to produce the words he is looking to express. Teacher coaches and other student helps. The student then uses motions in the repetition of recalled expression. Marvin and Raul pairwork
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Basic Skills in Context, Career Technical Education, Integrative Learning, Learning Communities, Learning to Learn, Literacy, Performance Assessment, Student Teams, Student Voice, Think Alouds, Video Evidence |
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July 6, 2009
This video shows several students solving the same pre-algebra think aloud. The Cerritos College FIN Team is looking for statements revealing student metacognitive self-regulation (see elements and example statements below). Metacognitive Self-Regulation Elements Problem Analysis (“This problem is asking ….”) Strategy selection based on problem requirements (“I need to make a table.”) Intentional use of [...]
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Making Visible, Math, Metacognition, Student Voice, Think Alouds, Video Evidence |
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May 14, 2009
I posted before about how valuable Coach Katie’s visit to LPC was . . . I have now posted the lesson study questions that informed our discussion of the lesson, which we watched footage of during our meeting. It was very interesting to consider the value and utility of the grammar lesson from the student’s [...]
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Basic Skills in Context, Developing Questions, Literacy, Making Visible, Metacognition, Video Evidence, Writing |
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April 7, 2009
Here’s a student sharing his experience as a learner in pre-algebra.
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Math, Student Interviews, Student Voice, Video Evidence |
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April 1, 2009
Here is an article written by Bill Cerbin. He was a Carnegie Scholar, participating in the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in 1998 and 2003. He is professor of psychology and director of the Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he also directs the [...]
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Carnegie Perspectives, Student Voice, Technology, Video Evidence |
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