Accuplacer today. After thinking about it, I'm really more anxious over the English/reading sections because I should ace those. The math - I don't think I'll do horribly, but I don't have great expectations either.
Also: shorts today. I've worn khakis or jeans every day until now. On the first day, two or three people wore shorts. On the second day, about ten. Yesterday, nearly half the class wore shorts. We've reached a tipping point, and I'm in.
It's sort of sad to see this week begin to close. I'm hoping today covers a lot of ground and addresses more closely the "gray areas" we've been discussing. I've thought for a while that if we wanted to make a big impact fairly quickly, assessment would be as good a place as any to start. There aren't many natural opportunities to do this, but maybe a pilot?
Next week we cover learning environments, which is a little out of my comfort zone. It sounds a little fluffy to me, but I know there's a lot of science to it.
If “learning environment” refers to the physical academic setting, find out where acceptable room temperature rates as a predictor of student success. On a related note, we are creating a photo gallery of staff members attired in a pink snuggy. I wish I were kidding.
ReplyDeleteHa - I'll ask. I always prefer cold to warm, just based on the logic that it's easier to add layers than to remove them, but a cold workplace can be pretty miserable too.
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