A colleague and I were discussing how to support a group of students as the semester winds down.\u00a0 We started thinking through which conversations to have with them.\u00a0 Do we have the \u201cmake a goal and stick to it\u201d talk?\u00a0 Do we encourage them to make an action plan?\u00a0 As we continued talking, my colleague started doing the math for the semester.\u00a0 She said that if we have 6 weeks left in the term, and they attend a M, W, F class, that means they only have 18 classes left before exams.\u00a0 If the students have a T, Th class, then they only have 12 classes left.\u00a0 And the last one, the humdinger, is that if the students have a Monday night class, they only have 6 classes left.<\/p>\n
As we discussed this, it made me realize that it might be time to have the \u201cmake it count\u201d talk.\u00a0 The students only have a few classes left, so what are they are going to bring to the table?\u00a0 What are we as professors going to bring to each of our classes? This is a good time to take a moment to reflect with your students and by yourself to remember all of the ups and downs of the semester.\u00a0 Now, remember that you only have the remaining classes left.\u00a0 So what are you going to do to make every class or moment count?<\/p>\n
While I sit and write this post, I\u2019m wondering what I can do in my courses and with my assignments to really make the last meetings meaningful to the students.\u00a0 I\u2019m thinking of integrating more of their perspectives and ideas into the lessons.\u00a0 I am checking the surveys I had them take for hints about what they need.\u00a0 To this end, I will definitely need to make the most of every lesson.\u00a0 What is my purpose? What is my rationale? I will be working to make every moment and opportunity in my course count.\u00a0 What will you do to make the rest of the semester a time of significant progress for your students?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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