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We know that conversations about our teaching are vital. But how can we best pursue and use them? ow.ly/17QD30f7ASr @teachprof

How to Make our Conversations about Teaching More Productive

Let's move our conversations about teaching beyond the “tips and tricks” to the kind of discussions that help promote and sustain our growth as teachers.

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How can we help our students develop agency and responsibility for learning? @teachprof ow.ly/ImLm30eXb81

Getting Students to Take Responsibility for Learning

In a typical college course, what responsibilities for learning belong to the students? Belong to the professor? Are best shared?

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An easy teaching resolution for the new year: share @TeachProfProg w your #highered friends, & get them to follow! ow.ly/x1ZP30eWTjw

Resolutions for a New Academic Year

A survival guide for higher education in perilous times.

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Teacher, know thyself. And use whatcha got well. @facultyfocus ow.ly/JMX430aAxY0

Understanding Our Strengths and Weaknesses as Teachers

Every teacher has strengths and weaknesses. Have you ever tried to list yours? Knowing our strengths can help us compensate for our weaknesses.

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We encourage our students to learn outside their comfort zone. This applies to us teachers as well. @facultyfocus ow.ly/N4og30a98G7

Learning Outside Your Comfort Zone

True, learning outside the comfort zone is anything but comfortable. But do it and watch how it changes things, most notably your teaching.

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Did you miss me? Maybe I needed a recharge. Here's @teachprof on treatments for "tired teaching." Teach fresh! ow.ly/pOuu309tuaZ

Waking up to Tired Teaching

Sometimes teaching gets tired because we’ve done what we’re doing a hundred times before. We march through the material along well-worn paths.

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Spring semester prepping? Just in time, super strategy for course planning... the Costco way! @aguarnera @GradHacker ow.ly/keJS307KAs4

Three Reasons to Consider Bulk Lesson Planning

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Because the New Year also means a new semester to prep... @teachprof's best of 2016! Happy Holidays from TPP! ow.ly/XtZ7307gtdm

Our Top 11 Teaching and Learning Articles of 2016

As we prepare to put 2016 in the rearview mirror, we reveal the 11 teaching and learning articles that most resonated with Faculty Focus readers.

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How can we help our students deal with #fakenews? Premium @chronicle article available for free, limited time only! ow.ly/9tx23073iH4
Great advice to share with your stressful students as they prepare for final exams! @teachprof ow.ly/qTx1306TSMm

A Memo to Students about Studying for Finals

The end of the semester is rarely pretty. You’re tired. I’m tired. We both have too much to do, and you're feeling the pressure to perform well on finals.

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'Tis the season... for recommendation letters! Tips for writing them effectively. @IvyLeagueLady @insidehighered ow.ly/RX6P306Keve

How to write stronger letters of recommendation for students (essay)

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How is your campus responding to post-Election Day hate incidents? Our duty as teachers is more important than ever. ow.ly/Pp1D306e5Ak
The publicity of this microaggression reminds us to treat our students with dignity, grant them agency. @chronicle ow.ly/i3Us305Hmsw

‘Not Your Language’: How a Classroom Interaction Led a Student to Speak Out on Microaggressions

A Suffolk University student’s blog post about being accused of plagiarism sparked a larger conversation about implicit bias in the classroom. 

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Reaching out to struggling students helps! Themes for helpful office visits from Micah Sadigh @facultyfocus ow.ly/cnxR3051I2R

A Simple Invitation: Please See Me!

It all began with a simple message I wrote on tests or assignments of students who were struggling: “Please see me so we can discuss your performance..."

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Helpful advice for new faculty members on navigating office relationship building! @DrStaceyPatton @chroniclevitae ow.ly/PeC3304Xu7f
Free report of super helpful ideas from the 2016 Teaching Professor Conference! Save & share! @Magnapubs @teachprof ow.ly/1ulB304V5qp
Teacher as "midwife"... fascinating perspective from @teachprof! What metaphors for teaching, learning turn you on? ow.ly/o2M5304SzkR

Why We Teach: Exploring the Teacher-as-Midwife Metaphor

There’s something about being there when a student finally gets it that never ceases to thrill. It doesn’t matter that we've has seen it 100 times before.

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Why is saying "#flippedclassroom" cringy? Maybe since it's often hyped w/o best practices. @joshmkim @insidehighered ow.ly/CA9l304QPSq

Why Learning People Wince At Talk Of "Classroom Flipping"

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How can we best respond to classroom incivility? Being able to understand it first is key. @insidehighered ow.ly/XMBP304QN1a

Identifying and understanding classroom incivility (essay)

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