CTL COMMON READ: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Join us for a brown bag discussion of readings related to teaching and learning. Our Fall 2016 reading will be Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (2014). By Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel.
"To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners." (From: makeitstick.com)
Beginning September 14, we’ll meet once a month for four months from noon until 1:00 pm to informally discuss two chapters at a time of this powerful book by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, & Mark A. McDaniel Please bring your own lunch or a snack to enjoy while we make connections with the book and our teaching practice. All are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t read the chapters under discussion!
The discussion will be lead by Dr. Bobby Hobgood, Director of the Language Resource Center in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies, and Foreign Language Methods Professor in the College of Education. This will be Bobby’s third book study at UNC Charlotte.
Fall 2016 Meetings (12-1 pm, Kennedy 221): September 14, October 12, November 2, November 30
Copies of the book are on reserve in the library.