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It’s Women’s HerStory Month: What is Gender and Women’s Studies?

By Brianne Waychoff on March 7, 2019 0

Gender and Women's Studies (GWS) is one of the fastest growing disciplines, not just in the United States, but in the world. Students of GWS learn a global social responsibility that is central to GWS, but often only touched upon in more traditional academic disciplines.

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Reading Together For a Different World: BMCC’s Radical Reading Group

By Benjamin Haas on February 28, 2019 0

We are a group dedicated to reading and discussing books that offer visions of a different world. If you are interested in attending any of our monthly meetings, feel free to come by!

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What Makes a Meaningful Assignment?

By Hollis Glaser on February 20, 2019 3

What does it mean for students to dig deeper and think more holistically about assignments, so that the whole experience becomes more meaningful? One way I’m trying to construct meaningful assignments is to let the students create their own and then reflect on the experience.

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Calming the Storm: Classroom Observations

By Jason Schneiderman on February 8, 2019 3

As long as I have been teaching, I have received classroom observations. I suspect I’m not alone in finding the experience stressful. Last semester, in my role as observer, I decided that I would make the relationship reciprocal and extend an invitation to my observees to attend any of my classes.

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Removing Barriers, Retaining Students

By Rebecca J. Collier on February 4, 2019 1

Our students have so much going on in their lives, and college can feel very overwhelming. By choosing to use open educational resources, I am making access to class materials more equitable and simplifying the learning experience for my students.

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How Race and Racism Impact Teaching in the Trump Era

By Jennifer Delfino on January 25, 2019 2

As educators, we can examine what we do in our “teaching” and why. How are we caught up in structures of race-based privilege? And how can we acknowledge that to our students towards productive co-learning?

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Figuring It Out: Lessons From a Career before Academia

By Jason Ostrowe on November 28, 2018 6

Prior to coming to BMCC, I spent almost 16 years as a New York City Police Officer. Having previously been a police officer could not have prepared me more to succeed as a full-time faculty member.

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Creating (Learning) Communities at BMCC

By Amy Sodaro on November 20, 2018 1

Student learning communities - paired courses organized around a particular theme - offer an exciting way to create community, improve student success, and help prepare students for college life. They also enable faculty to collaborate with each other and feel a little less isolated in their teaching routines.

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A Bit of Random, a Bit of Matching: Small, Quick Games for any Subject

By Kathleen Offenholley on November 15, 2018 0

This time of year, it’s great to have a quick game to energize your class. Randomness and matching are two elements that can be used together to create an impromptu game that requires little to no advance planning or materials.

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COIL: A New Opportunity for Global Learning

By Jessica Levin on November 12, 2018 1

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is an approach to multicultural learning that links classes in different countries, giving a broader range of students the opportunity to have an international experience. You can bring this opportunity to your students by applying to participate in BMCC’s pilot COIL program.

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BMCC CETLS

It’s Women’s HerStory Month: What is Gender and Women’s Studies?

Reading Together For a Different World: BMCC’s Radical Reading Group

What Makes a Meaningful Assignment?

Calming the Storm: Classroom Observations

Removing Barriers, Retaining Students

How Race and Racism Impact Teaching in the Trump Era

Figuring It Out: Lessons From a Career before Academia

Creating (Learning) Communities at BMCC

A Bit of Random, a Bit of Matching: Small, Quick Games for any Subject

COIL: A New Opportunity for Global Learning

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