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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Ford, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jillian Saraney, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Service-learning projects designed by students can meet community needs while elevating student learning, engagement, and success by integrating high-impact practices (HIPs) and HIP elements. 2017, October 20).

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The increasing pressure on students after Covid-19

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by Caroline Jones and Huw Bell After the pandemic students are facing difficulties linked to health, wellbeing, finances and employment prospects; increased rents, housing shortages, zero hours contracts, the cost-of-living crisis and foodbank usage all of which can affect mental health and wellbeing.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

This article describes a Future Teachers of Color Summit. Keywords: BIPOC Teacher Candidates, Recruitment, Retention, Teacher Preparation The Issue In 2021, most U.S. public school teachers were White (80%), while White students accounted for only 46% of elementary and secondary school populations (NCES, 2023).

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Create an Engaged Classroom Using Four Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

Key Statement: This article offers strategies that can be used to provide an environment for students to interact and connect during virtual sessions and allow students to feel as if they are taking an active role in their education. A main component of successful teaching and learning is student engagement (Khan et al.,

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Using Mini-Lectures to Create Active Learning Space

The Scholarly Teacher

Think about a time when you read something challenging, perhaps an article or a textbook chapter, and people started talking near you. With these practices "built in," faculty members are able to help students to learn course content by the way lectures are configured (Harrington & Zakrajsek, 2017; Major et al., Major et al.,

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To fight student disengagement, real-world projects can help

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Jillian Kinzie, associate director for Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research and the National Survey of Student Engagement, said that students have long been interested in incorporating more real-world experience into their learning, but it can pose a challenge to professors for several reasons.

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How to write more supportive, inclusive syllabi (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But what if the syllabus were seen as a critical tool for student engagement and success and used as an opportunity to set the tone for a positive learning environment? Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 0 In-Article Advertisement High: 4 In-Article related stories: 7 In-Article Advertisement Low: 0 Include DNU?: