Rock(s) at my feet

When my co-op leaders approached me last semester about teaching a writing class, I happily said yes.  I enjoyed a semester of just being helper in t [...]

After meeting (or becoming reaquainted with) my twelve students, I moved on to the class overview. About half the class is new to IEW writing methods, [...]

Ever have one of those moments where you’ve carefully planned your lessons, created the materials, and then drawn a total blank when you get in fron [...]

Topic: Revising, Introductions, and Conclusions; Review of bibliographies Materials needed: a variety of non-fiction books and magazines, Student Res [...]

[...] Topic: Library Research; review Introductions and Conclusions Materials needed: Power point presentation on library [...]

[...] class and then discuss what they wrote and any weak areas I found. Review and practice: Bibliographic citation and format In the first week, I introduced them to bibliographic citation and required [...]

[...] After meeting (or becoming reaquainted with) my twelve students, I moved on to the class overview. About half the class is new to IEW writing methods, and one of them struggles with dyslexia, [...]

[...] , KWO on robotics in medicine Week 2: planning a paper, bibliographies, taking notes from multiple sources, how robots work Week 3: introductions, conclusions, transitions Week 4: Putting it all [...]

[...] , I’ve spoken with too many college professors who are frustrated by the lack of research skills in their students.  One of our friends teaches nutrition at Cornerstone University— [...]

[...] Topic: Library Research; review Introductions and Conclusions Materials needed: Power point presentation on library research, handouts [...]

[...] as an editing exercise next week.  Additionally, I saw few, if any, citations or bibliographic references.  We’ll be working on that next week. I still have students complaining that [...]