WELCOME to the October 2003 edition of LeagueConnections, one of the best ways to stay connected with ongoing League for Innovation in the Community College projects, activities, and events. View the full web version of HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/leagueconnections" \\t "_blank" LeagueConnections.
NATIONAL COMMISSION CALLS FOR A WRITING REVOLUTION
In April, the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools and Colleges issued a report calling for increased emphasis on writing in schools and colleges. The Neglected R: The Need for a Writing Revolution put forth a four-part strategy to improve writing in America, including submission each July of a report to Congress. HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "natcom" Read more...
CELEBRATIONS OF THE PRACTICAL MAGIC OF TEACHING
Earlier this year, the University of Texas at Austin’s John E. and Suanne D. Roueche teamed up with League President and CEO Mark David Milliron to write Practical Magic: On the Front Lines of Teaching Excellence. The book gives a deep focus on five years of focus groups, questionnaires, and interviews with recipients of teaching-excellence awards. HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "nisod" Read more...
DIVERSITY: WHY COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN SHOW THE WAY
While four-year schools have traditionally approached the issue of diversity from a less-is-more perspective, community colleges have taken the opposite stance: Bring on the rainbow; everybody gets a chance at higher education. HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "dive" Read more...
ISTREAM . . . INNOVATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
iStream offers everything imaginable to widen your professional pathway. This powerful web-based tool offers an abundance of means and materials. Best of all, navigation is simple with keyword and category searches – truly innovation at your fingertips! HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "istream" Read more...
WANT TO ENHANCE AND ENERGIZE TEACHING AND LEARNING AT YOUR COLLEGE?
The League can provide your faculty with an energizing and informative presentation or staff development workshop that will send your faculty back to the classroom eager to use the many strategies they acquired for energizing and enhancing instruction. Facultywide participation can positively affect the academic, social, and emotional climates on your campus. HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "enhance" Read more...
BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
Create a better future for your college by building your organizational capacity for positive change through Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI has been used in over 100 countries throughout the world. It is now moving into community colleges. HYPERLINK "https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_0310.htm" \\l "build" Read more...
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Dr. Susan Salvador
Office for Student Services
11/04/2003 |