Imagine you are sitting in a classroom waiting for your grade on a big test. You listened in class, you reviewed your notes the night before, you even read parts of your textbook. You feel great about your grade. Until you get your paper. Darn! What went wrong? That grade on the top … [Read more...] about 9 Learning Techniques from the Modern Science of Mind
Cultural Competence: What, Why, and How
Building relationships and working successfully with different others can seem like a major challenge. But you can enjoy the rewards, while keeping frustration to a minimum. The key to making them work is cultural competence. What is cultural competence? Cultural competence is defined as … [Read more...] about Cultural Competence: What, Why, and How
Academic Goals: Focus Your Effort and Make Better Grades
Do grades feel like a crap shoot? A chance outcome in an uncertain world? When school gets hectic, it’s easy to flail aimlessly. After the dust finally settles and your final grades arrive, you wonder what happened. One of the best ways to stay on track is to set academic goals for your … [Read more...] about Academic Goals: Focus Your Effort and Make Better Grades
Giving Effective Feedback to Foster Understanding
A good classroom teacher looks like a well-oiled student feedback machine. Student responses are analyzed, feedback is given, and the loop repeats. Whether this is done verbally in an all class discussion, or in marginalia scrawled on a stack of quizzes, good teachers know that giving students … [Read more...] about Giving Effective Feedback to Foster Understanding
Cultural Adjustment: Embracing Your Journey Abroad
“You’re such an American!” In the U.S., those are words you’re proud to hear, they bolster your pride and patriotic spirit. When you hear them uttered in another country, though, those four little words can really sting. There is a substantial difference between visiting a place to experience … [Read more...] about Cultural Adjustment: Embracing Your Journey Abroad
3 Study Habits of Successful Students in College
Can’t wait to break out of high school and dash off to college? College is a lot of fun. Late nights, parties, sporting events with thousands of people, on-campus concerts and thousands of potential new friends combine to make college some of the best years of a person's life. Yet, in the … [Read more...] about 3 Study Habits of Successful Students in College