tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17006726987227383272011-04-21T13:30:28.038-07:00Celebration of Great Teaching 2009http://www.blogger.com/profile/12918079892327311615noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700672698722738327.post-20475554669463061192009-03-13T05:58:00.000-07:002009-03-13T06:11:29.354-07:00Last week on campus, I saw somebody I met at the Celebration weekend. At that moment in time, of ACC's tens of thousands of students and many thousands of staff and faculty, there was one less stranger. A nice feeling!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1700672698722738327-2047555466946306119?l=cgt2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>six-stringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01119766535471663290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700672698722738327.post-22009290502840663822009-03-06T11:58:00.001-08:002009-03-06T13:13:59.222-08:00Before more time passes, let me tell you what an inspiring, exhilarating, and exhausting weekend I had with the group of you. Your expertise and willingness to share, your good nature and open mindedness made the experience everything it is supposed to be. I'm already using several new ideas in my classes.<br /><br />I am grateful to Lara for creating this blog for our 2009 retreat. My hope is that in doing so she has helped us establish a small community willing to share questions and ideas with one another. I look forward to that.<br /><br />To get us started, we are posting the <a href="http://www.austincc.edu/hr/profdev/documents/Evaluations_2009_Retreat.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">evaluation comments from the CGT (click here)</span></a>. We would find it useful for you to elaborate on the retreat. Address anything you like, but most valuable would be comments on the premise/next time/format areas. These get to the heart of the Great Teaching process and organization. You are certainly welcome to email or call me directly to offer suggestions if you like.<br /><br />Thank you for what you do here. ACC is better for your presence.<br /><br />David<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1700672698722738327-2200929050284066382?l=cgt2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>David Lydichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389853339738547859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700672698722738327.post-39232548915262243092009-03-06T09:41:00.000-08:002009-03-06T12:54:28.420-08:00This post contains a list of books CGT particpants brought with them to the retreat.  We made sure to spend time discussing the books and their importance to those that brought them. If you have any others you would like to add, please add a new post.  Please feel free to comment about the books listed below.<div><br /></div><div>Judy Hubble<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Six weeks to a Brain - Compatible Classroom</span> (Zandina)<br /></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Born to Learn</span> (Smilkstein)</li></ul><div>Tom Stege</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chemical Systems (Chemical Bond Approach)</span></li></ul><div>Patrick Schmidt</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">How to Read Literature Like a College Professor</span> (Thomas Foster)</li></ul><div>Vernon Reed</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The World is Flat</span> (Thomas Friedman)</li></ul><div>Jane Thorne</div><div><ul><li>Stephen Crane's Poetry - any title</li><li>Harbrace Handbook - early editions</li></ul><div>Gloria Diaz</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tongue Fu</span> (Sam Horn)</li></ul><div>Wendy Lym</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Botany of Desire</span> (Michael Pollan)</li></ul><div>Lynn Raridon</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Life of Pi</span> (Yann Martel)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Through Animal Eyes</span> (Lynn Cuny)</li></ul><div>Angela Niedermyer</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fish Sticks</span> (Stephen Lundin)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tools for Teaching</span> (Barbara Davis)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Classroom Assessment Techniques</span> (Angelo &amp; Cross)</li></ul><div>Bernadeta Kaminska</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">What the Best College Teachers Do</span> (Ken Bain)</li></ul><div>Aldo Maldonado</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Proofs and Refutations</span> (Lakatos)</li></ul><div>Chris Thron</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Bible</span> (4 Gospels)</li></ul><div>Christine Bloemsma</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Grammar with a Giggle</span> (Jane Kiester)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lapsing Into a Comma</span> (Bill Walsh)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Elephants of Style</span> (Bill Walsh)</li></ul><div>Marco Hanson</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Essential Rumi</span> (Coleman Barks, translator)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Annie Dillard Reader</span> (Annie Dillard)</li></ul><div>Rosa Davila</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Teaching Language in Context</span> (Alice Omaggio)</li></ul><div>David Lydic</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Color Purple</span> (Alice Walker)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bastard Out of Carolina</span> (Dorothy Allison)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Errors and Expectations</span> (Mina Shaugnessy)</li></ul><div>Lara Niles</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School</span> (Bransford, Brown, &amp; Cocking (eds))</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Democracy and Education</span> (John Dewey)</li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Diffusion of Innovations</span> (Everett Rogers)</li></ul><div>Gail Goodman</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Little Prince</span> (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)</li></ul></div></div><div>Other books</div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Heart of the Mind</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Zen in the Art of Archery</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Getting to Yes</span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1700672698722738327-3923254891526224309?l=cgt2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Celebration of Great Teaching 2009http://www.blogger.com/profile/12918079892327311615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700672698722738327.post-76769433547908888772009-03-04T07:04:00.001-08:002009-03-04T07:07:59.866-08:00So glad I finally applied to attend the 2009 Great Teaching retreat. Getting to know fellow faculty from across the curriculum spectrum and sharing ideas were the highlights for me. Lots of usable information and neat tricks and tips to start using right now and I have !<br />Kudos to all present- facilitators and attendees- for giving me such a rich and rewarding experience.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1700672698722738327-7676943354790888877?l=cgt2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tlraridonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09392474691929563815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700672698722738327.post-1154709638741330782009-03-01T09:13:00.000-08:002009-03-01T09:20:10.707-08:00Purposes:<div><ol><li>To celebrate good teaching</li><li>To have teachers venture beyond their own environments to find ideas that are transferable</li><li>To promote teachers' introspection and self-appraisal by providing a climate right for serious review of attitude, methods, and behavior</li><li>To practice rational analysis of instruction and to develop creative yet realistic approaches</li><li>To stimulate exchange of information and ideas by building an expanding network among teachers</li></ol><div>Premises:</div><div><ol><li>Teachers learn best from one another. Carefully facilitated workshops can be the best form of professional development</li><li>Creativity in teaching is enhanced by mixing teachers of diverse field, experience levels, and interest</li><li>The collective wisdom, experience, and creativity of any group of teachers far surpass that of any individual expert</li><li>The key to success in teaching is simplification (less or more)</li></ol><div>The Commandments (Ground Rules)</div><div><ol><li>This is not a time to gripe</li><li>Constructive feedback is encouraged</li><li>This is time to share</li><li>Everyone gets equal time and has to be conscious of time limits</li><li>Commandments are enforced by everyone</li></ol></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1700672698722738327-115470963874133078?l=cgt2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Celebration of Great Teaching 2009http://www.blogger.com/profile/12918079892327311615noreply@blogger.com0