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Teaching Guides & Lesson Plans

Find a variety of materials here to help with course development, assignments and activities, teaching diverse populations, and more. The resources on this page also include sample lesson plans for first-year instruction. Teaching Guides and Lesson Plans  

These materials are aimed primarily at lower division courses but reach all levels.

Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning

Elbogen Center for Teaching and Learning

Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning (ECTL) creates a broad array of programs that include workshops and seminars for new and experienced faculty and graduate students, learning communities, book discussions, and grant-supported projects. ECTL consults with individuals and provides classroom evaluations. Their website provides a vast collection of Teaching Tips and Resources.

Helping First Generation Students Succeed

Tips for helping first-generation students succeed in and out of the classroom.
 
Northern Arizona University created these five helpful tips to help First-Gen Students Succeed. The five tips to assisting first generation students are:
  1. Take Time;
  2. Develop Personal Relationships;
  3. Provide Feedback;
  4. Use Rubrics;
  5. Promote Grit.
students at board in classroom

 

FURTHER READING

Articles, websites, resources, and information for faculty and staff that are interested in learning more and becoming more involved with serving first generation students at 蜜芽TV.

Additional article links can be found here.

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES & CONFERENCES

Opportunities for professional development and scholarly inquiry to better-serve and meet the needs of first generation students at 蜜芽TV so they may access, persist, complete, and thrive in higher education.

First Generation Student to Professor

Excellent short video from PBS News Hour - .

Novelist and professor, Jennine Capo Crucet, discusses her experience as a first-generation college student and how she utilizes this knowledge in her classrooms today.