The NEA Higher Education Advocate June 2009
Do-It-Yourself Rubrics
Most of us are conscientious about our grading and responses to student work. But too often we wonder if the responses we’ve labored over actually mean anything to our students. This issue’s Thriving in Academe offers a solution that saves teachers time and that students say helps them better understand their assignments and what instructors expect of them.
Inside this Issue:
| anc_dyn_links ...About two reports from the Center for American Progress that suggest the Millennial generation—those 18-to-29 years old—will usher in a new progressive era and end the culture wars. |
| anc_dyn_links In mid-May, I attended the second annual Higher Education Academy of the Nebraska State Education Association Conference in Lincoln. |
| anc_dyn_links Student mental health issues play a significant role on college campuses, affecting students’ academic, emotional, and physical well-being, as well as their long-term development. |
| anc_dyn_links In May, NEA President Dennis van Roekel helped lead a discussion with key U.S. Senators and other education and workforce experts on how best to ensure that our nation is successfully preparing the workforce of the 21st century. |
| anc_dyn_links Faculty members at Montana State University-Bozeman, both full-time and adjunct professors, have voted to join the 17,500-member MEA-MFT, an affiliate of NEA and the American Federation of Teachers. |
| anc_dyn_links This section is intended to promote ever more effective teaching and learning in higher education through dialogue among colleagues. |
| anc_dyn_links A coalition of unions and professional associations has come together to form Professionals for the Public Interest (PftPI). |
| anc_dyn_links Is requiring student’s participation in social networking an invasion of privacy? |
| anc_dyn_links In an address to Congress earlier this year, President Obama offered this challenge: “I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training…" |
June, 2009
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