The COVID Gap is disproportionately impacting communities that have been historically underserved. This is not an equity issue alone, this is also a social justice issue. As educators we must rise up and create lessons that are more equitable and accessible! I believe all educators were trying to do what was best for students as […]
We all know the note taking technique, Cornell Notes. It's fantastic and simple and most importantly, it works. The story behind Cornell Notes is interesting but it can also teach us about how to help students be more successful. University Students Needed Help Cornell University professor Walter Pauk created the note taking system to help […]
It feels great to cross items off our to-do list! However, in a remote or independent learning environment, the school day can devolve into students simply racing through their to-do lists. We would never create a bulleted list of things to accomplish and call it a lesson plan, right? With Organized Binder students can move […]
“Ambiguity is the enemy. Any successful change requires a translation of ambiguous goals into concrete behavior. In short to make a switch, you must script the critical moves.” Chip Heath and Dan Heath, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard The first page in Organized Binder is the Goals page. It is colored […]
We begin class each day with the Kick-Off prompt on the Weekly Lifeline (Page B). The Kick-Off takes its name from starting a game. Players on a team would never show up to a game and take to the field to start the game upon arrival. Rather the players get ready, warm-up, take their positions, […]
“…if you practice elaboration, there’s no known limit to what you can learn. Elaboration is the process of giving new material meaning by expressing it in your own words and connecting it with what you already know.” Brown, Roediger, McDaniel, Make It Stick - The Science of Successful Learning At the end of each class, […]
“…if you practice elaboration, there’s no known limit to what you can learn. Elaboration is the process of giving new material meaning by expressing it in your own words and connecting it with what you already know.” Brown, Roediger, McDaniel, Make It Stick - The Science of Successful Learning At the end of each class, […]
“Consider one unmistakable driver of students’ achievement: Carefully built and practiced routines…” Doug Lemov, Teach Like A Champion We begin class each day with the Kick-Off prompt on the Weekly Lifeline (Page B). The Kick-Off takes its name from starting a game. Players on a team would never show up to a game and take […]
“When you enter a new social role, such as entering college as a student, the expectations aren't always clear…Students need help not just setting vague goals but figuring out a plan to reach them.” Melinda Karp The first page in Organized Binder is the Goals page. It is colored gold because we want students “going […]
As our ongoing Sacramento City College collaboration continues to grow and expand, a number of English instructors implemented Organized Binder in the college's Accelerated Program. The acceleration model is in response to AB 705 mandating that Community Colleges "maximize the probability that the student will enter and complete transfer-level coursework in English and mathematics within a […]
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