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Top 5 Reasons to Integrate Classroom Current Events Into Your Learning Day

Experiential Learning Depot

Integrating classroom current events, whether the class focuses on social studies, art, science, math, or any other subject, is essential for 21st century learners. Classroom current events bring an important component of experiential learning to life. Current events don't apply to you or what you're doing with your students.

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Establishing Belonging for Creative Scholars and Teachers

The Scholarly Teacher

Scholarly activity, creative activity, and professional learning enable faculty to remain current in their areas of specialization, serve as role models for students, develop a strong recruitment base, and support the university’s core value of “ faculty excellence in teaching and all forms of scholarship.”

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10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

Experiential Learning Depot

Students will work alongside that scientist if possible, learn about their lives and their research, and then develop a children’s book that highlights the lives and contributions to science and society by the two women. Organize a “storytime” event for students to read their books to a young audience.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

. • Remind students of these services throughout the semester with in-class announcements. Check the university calendar weekly for events hosted by student services and take a moment in class to advertise them. At the start of the next class following the event, take a moment and ask if anyone attended. institutions?

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Supplemental Essays Are Important!

Great College Advice

Find out about the programs the student government organizes then talk about how you can’t wait to organize a specific event next year. Really envision yourself as a student at the school and then tell the admissions officer what you think that would be like. Need help writing supplemental essays for your college applications?

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What do artificial intelligence systems mean for academic practice?

SRHE

by Mary Davis I attended and made a presentation at the SRHE Roundtable event ‘ What do artificial intelligence systems mean for academic practice? ’ I got some helpful feedback from the audience that the traffic lights provided useful navigation for students. Thanks very much to SRHE for organising this event. on 19 July 2023.

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Engaging with Hope and Beyond

Hope College Network

For me, an international student from Nigeria, building a sense of community was an important aspect of what I set out to do in the U.S., My first year was marked by my significant involvement in Hope’s Phelps Scholars Program, which is a first-year program that helps students develop the tools needed to navigate our multicultural world.