If you’re anything like me, you collect books but rarely have time to read them. I always have the best of intentions, but with a heavy teaching load and a need to read certain things for my research of book writing, lots of books I want to read collect dust as I tend to read […]
This academic year was challenging. In my Psychology of Women & Gender class, students appeared angry, tired, and ill-equipped to engage in controversial conversations. Topics that were particularly challenging were ones about racism, the violence in Israel and Palestine, and the increase in anti-trans legislation. Recognizing that I wanted to teach skills that could help […]
I have been fortunate this semester to teach with the 2nd edition before it is fully available for adoption for Fall 2024 classes. In this post, I want to reflect on my experiences with the second edition and how I have run my course this semester. The TLDR is that the students LOVE the book. […]
Recently, my husband came home from a trip to Lowes with an unexpected purchase. Impulse buys in Lowes aren’t unheard of in our home, but I certainly wasn’t expecting his impulse buy to be lip balm – specifically Duke Cannon Offensively Large Lip Balm. He had to show it to me since it was being […]
In this post I want to talk about my use of “extension assignments” as a way to extend student learning in class and give students the ability to focus their learning, in a relatively low-stakes assignment, on material that interests them. My extension assignments are 5-10 minute presentations on a topic of a student’s interest […]
Earlier this year, I was able to spend time with some of the little humans in my life. One wanted us to play with a wooden doll set they had where you could dress up the dolls and their pets in different magnetic clothes. The toy set is from the Melissa & Doug company. On […]
