Gratitude The stream of Thank-A-Professor submissions is still flowing in, so instead of reflecting on how the semester went (you can read last year’s message here), we can’t resist sharing more of the messages your students sent. Much of the incredible work you do isn’t acknowledged through this program; next year we’ll advertise more widely, […]
Getting Through Grading, Spring Course Design Workshop, and Spring Faculty Reading Groups
What’s the Point of Grading? At this point in the semester, when we’re slogging through stacks of papers and projects, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of grading. It’s not, in fact, to make ourselves and our students suffer. Our students’ final work should provide evidence of the learning they’ve done with us […]