My Mapping Journey: Lessons in Focusing In, Challenging the Assumed, and More
I joined the Mapping course with excitement, passion, and, admittedly, a discomfort with the unknown. As I surfed the web of Google
0106, 2015
Author Archives: Rachel Oppenheimer
0205, 2015
Bringing ‘Structuring Equality in the Classroom’ to the Purposeful Pedagogy Conference
On Friday, May 1, Natalie Oshukany, Evan Misshula (in absentia), and Rachel Oppenheimer modified their Life Barriers & Persistence Mapping/Futures Unit for
2604, 2015
How should we be in the classroom?
In our Adult Education classrooms, as is true to some degree in all of our classrooms, students use their bodies to express all sorts
0604, 2015
Professors and Persistence: Caring Instruction and Structural Equality in the Classroom
Mapping the Futures of Higher Education Unit Recap – March 24 & 31 – Professors & Persistence 4:15-6:15 pm Group 3:
1603, 2015
The Power of Relationships
In thinking about my teaching philosophy, the following words come to mind: relationships, humanity, respect, seriousness, relevance, depth, analogy, energy. Foremost, I believe
1503, 2015
Two Chances at the Same Lesson, or, It’s Nice to Have a Do Over
At the end of last week, I had the fortune to substitute teach for an evening class and then the subsequent morning
0803, 2015
My First Ever Class, as Teacher
To be honest, this was my first time Teaching, with a capital T. Well, not exactly. Since Freshman year of college, I
2302, 2015
Assessment and Mindset, and My Journey in the Struggle
In last week’s class, we talked about assessment. Formative assessment, summative assessment, and how we use assessment wisely (or not) to activate