HWS Presents at CCCC

Five members of the Colleges' faculty and staff recently joined scholars from across the country at the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Las Vegas. The CCCC promotes the teaching and study of college composition and communication. Assistant Director of the First-Year Seminar Program and Writing and Teaching/Learning Specialist for the Center for Teaching and Le...
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Colleges Host Second Grade Visit

In partnership with Geneva 2020's efforts to advance the Geneva schools and build a stronger community, the Colleges will host a walking field trip for Geneva's second grade students on Thursday, April 25 and Thursday, May 2. Organized by Emily Nugent '13, a student teacher at West Street Elementary School, the students will get a glimpse of the HWS campus, the buildings and classrooms, as well a...
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Annual Senior Symposium April 19

At the Colleges, the annual Senior Symposium offers seniors and students in the Master of Arts in Teaching program the opportunity to showcase their intellectual passions to the entire campus community. Coordinated by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), this year's Senior Symposium is slated to take place on Friday, April, 19. Student presentations for the fifth annual event will be h...
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Innovative Teaching/ Deeper Learning

Playing and analyzing Xbox 360 games in class is helping students grasp the pervasiveness of stereotypes. Giving up texting, meat-eating and driving is spurring firsthand understanding of environmental issues. Exploring Roman history through digital mapping is bringing long-ago places to life. Those examples of creative teaching - which grab students' interest, push them to ask better questions a...
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Spanish Teaching Fellows Sessions

The Spanish and Hispanic studies department recently celebrated the teaching fellows in the department with a fiesta, featuring Spanish dancing, music, food and conversation. The event was held to recognize the important role the fellows play in the student-teacher relationship. Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Fernando Rodriguez-Mansilla, who serves as a departmental faculty ...
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Teaching Fellows Launch Blog

Jillian McCarthy '13 and the CTL staff have collaborated to launch a blog for HWS Teaching Fellows. In joining the blogosphere, the HWS Teaching Fellows program, which helps HWS students learn through an educational environment beyond one-on-one instruction, now offers a place online for Teaching Fellows to connect and engage. The blog, which is available at www.teachingfellows.wordpress.com, pro...
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Pliner Published on Student Learning

Susan M. Pliner Ed.D., associate dean for teaching, learning, and assessment, has co-edited a new book titled, "Teaching, Learning and Intersecting Identities in Higher Education," which was recently released in paperback by Peter Lang Publishing. A collection of essays, "Teaching, Learning and Intersecting Identities in Higher Education" offers pedagogical strategies and methods for classroom pr...
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