Links for Teaching and Learning September 2017
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Volume 1, Issue 2 September 2017

Meetings, Mentors, and Millennials
For Webb Faculty: Celebrate the freedom and opportunity that comes with the ability to design and carry out a robust, rich, “independent” curriculum.
Teaching Apps
Apps for Meeting
- 9 Meeting Scheduler Tools to Make Your Day More ProductiveRally, Doodle, ...
- SignUpGeniusCoordinate events and people in minutes with online sign ups.
- TrelloWork With Any Team - Whether it’s for work, a side project or even the next family vacation, Trello helps your team stay organized.
- Appear InGroup video conversations, Simple screen sharing
Edu Buzzwords
Edu Buzzwords
- Active Learning SpaceNontraditional classroom design (desks are not in rows, no "front of the classroom")
- Authentic LearningTeaching infused with real-world learning experiences
Knowledge Quest Article
- Help the Teachers Teachco-teaching and resource support from the librarian
Good Stuff From Social Media
Education Best Practices
Best Practices
Meetings can't live with them! ... Can't live without them?
- 26 Simple Ways to Make Your Meetings More Focused (and Awesome!)Nothing feels like a bigger waste of time than unproductive meetings—and when you’re the facilitator, it’s demoralizing to feel like you’ve lost control. Poor planning and facilitation not only wastes time, it even prevents the people you need from attending and participating in your meetings. It doesn’t have to be that way.
We've Got to START Meeting Like This! by ISBN: 0615881181Publication Date: 2013-09-12Events, conferences and meetings are necessary and yet very underutilized way to engage and communicate. Using a proven model for thinking about how to approach them so they create a chance for people to network and really engage with the content will make them not only more productive but a lot more fun!
Death by Meeting by ISBN: 0787968056Publication Date: 2004-03-04Death by Meeting is nothing short of a blueprint for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams and create environments of engagement and passion.
The debate of the Millennial
Millennials (ages 18-35) are the largest generation in history, numbering approximately 92 million (compared to 77 million baby boomers or 61 million Generation X). Fifty-three percent already have children. (Thickstun)
Thickstun, Karen. "It's all your business: re-defining word-of-mouth." American Music Teacher, Aug.-Sept. 2016, p. 42+
Until the 1990s, generations were thought by most people to span about 20 years, and labeling a generation with a catchy name usually meant that the cohort represented some major demographic trend. (Singham)
Singham, Mano. "More Than 'Millennials': Teachers Must Look Beyond Generational Stereotypes." The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 Oct. 2009.
- Why Simon Sinek’s Video on Millennials Was WrongThe bottom line is you cannot characterize millennials by four factors to determine an entire generation of more than 75 million people. You just cannot do that, it’s too restrictive. Admittedly, there are trends and tendencies, but no broad stroke characteristics for an entire millennial generation.
Articles by Discipline
Articles by Discipline
Have you thought about working with a student teacher or mentoring a new teacher?
English
What English/Language Arts teacher candidates learn during coursework and practica: a study of three teacher education programs
Journal of Teacher Education. 67.4 (September-October 2016): p338. From General OneFile.
Mathematics
An investigation of technological pedagogical content knowledge, self-confidence, and perception of pre-service middle school mathematics teachers towards instructional technologies
Educational Technology & Society. 20.3 (July 2017): p122. From Academic OneFile.
Science
Laboratory experiences for prospective science teachers: A meta-analytic review of issues and concerns
European Scientific Journal. 12.34 (Dec. 1, 2016): p235. From Academic OneFile.
History
Thinking like a historian: developing disciplinary literacy in history among middle school struggling readers
Literacy Today. 35.1 (July-August 2017): p32. From General OneFile.
Arts
157.5 (June 2015) p12. Word Count: 825. Reading Level (Lexile): 1430. From General OneFile.