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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science

Deans for Impact

Nicole McNeil remembers the moment well: she had just begun a tutoring relationship with a student in a local elementary school, when a teacher mistook McNeil for a social worker. The teacher informed me that this student was facing behavioral challenges in the classroom and assumed I had arrived to address those issues,” she recalls.

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LbSD podcast, episode one: Teaching with a scientific understanding of how students learn

Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact · Teaching with a scientific understanding of how students learn. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching.

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LbSD podcast, episode two: Fostering equity through cognitive science

Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact · Fostering equity through cognitive science (LbSD podcast, episode two). Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching.

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Re-Enrollment Success Story: CSUDH Campaign Engages Former Students

MindMax

Faced with higher education’s impending demographic cliff , leaders from the College of Extended & International Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) needed to begin thinking creatively about how to maintain steady enrollment. Hearing Stories from Non-Degreed Students. “We Once a Toro, Always a Toro.

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Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education

MindMax

Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Standard two-day pre-college orientations aren’t sufficient for all students. A long-time staple of colleges’ offerings, study abroad programs are excellent opportunities for students to have valuable global experiences. Study abroad programs.

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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching

Deans for Impact

Saldana is one of hundreds of tutors employed through the Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI), a statewide high-impact tutoring effort aimed at addressing student learning disruptions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, the local schools, regional ed-prep partners, and the state exchange student data to track learning growth.

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Video networking at Grinnell enhances student connections

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Connecting students and alumni can be challenging, especially for a school with a widely dispersed population, but Grinnell College is closing the gap between its graduates and current students by hosting short virtual networking events. Requiring alumni to register first also drives students to register, Peltz shares.