planning

Over-Preparation is the Foe of Inspiration. Yeah. Right.

By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. There are two kinds of people in the world: planners, and those I like to call, “crazy people.” I am a planner. I am what my husband and friends affectionately call “Loveable Type A.” Okay, I made up the “loveable” part. As...

Planning for Fall Already: My, Oh My….Syllabi

I'm already planning my Fall courses. I start with the syllabus. It's a question about how many rules I want to put in the syllabus. I hate to start the.

Getting Your Students To Use Their Study Time Wisely (and Other Miracles)

This column follows immediately on last week’s post about geek kits. Today, instead of materials, I want to talk about encouraging time management practices in our students. In my column.