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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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From the President's Desk |
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Did You Know? |
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Employee Birthdays |
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Faculty/Staff Profiles |
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Scholarships |
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Academic Calendar |
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Board Briefs |
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QEP Quips |
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MCC Inclement Weather Policy |
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Archive |
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Fall Convocation |
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SGA Club Fair |
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SACS Celebration |
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Findt Reception |
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October 2 through 8
Charles Parks—3rd
Milton Beamon—4th
David Moss—5th
Dan Manning—8th
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Deadline for article submissions to
Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at
9 a.m. E-mail articles to
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu
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Motivating Students Series
Tell students what they need to do to
succeed in your course. Don’t wait for them to figure it out on their own
—they may not. Reassure students that they can do well and point out key
problems, concepts, and information blocks that they need to be able to
solve, understand, and/or explain to be successful. Offer extra help,
resources, and strategies to help them grasp the material. Avoid messages
that reinforce your power as an instructor or emphasize extrinsic reward.
Instead of saying, "I require," "your must," or "you should," stress "I
think you will find..." or "I will be interested in your assessment of..."
—Submitted by Employee Development (10.01.08)
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Photography Club
Meeting
October 2
12:30 p.m.
MB-321
PTK United Way
Fund-raiser Raffle Drawing
October 3
10 a.m.
MB-313A
Photography Club
Chick-fil-A Sandwich Sale
October 7
11:30 a.m. until
Front of Montgomery Student Center
Criminal Justice
Association BBQ Plates
October 8
Friday After Five
Summer Concert Series (Featuring the Part Time Blues Band)
October 10
5 to 8 p.m.
West Broad Street
Human Services
Yard Sale
October 18
7 a.m.
Cherry Street Center Front Porch
Art Club Halloween
Bake Sale
October 20 through
23
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 4 to 6 p.m.
Halloween
October 31 |
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- The child care work force is 581 (2005 figures).
- There are 11,918 children aged birth to five-years-old in Iredell
County (2005 figures).
- Every education (EDU) course has a four hour field experience and a
blackboard assignment component to promote the conceptual framework of
technology and children/family relationships.
- The early childhood programs offered are the Teacher Associate, Early
Childhood, Special Education AAS degrees, an Infant Toddler Certificate,
Early Childhood Certificate, Lateral Entry Certificate and Parent Educator
Certificate.
- The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children reported that 409
out of 581 child care providers in Iredell County completed a formal
professional development plan. 134 out of the 409 child care providers who
completed their Professional Development Plan enrolled in at least one
course for the academic year 2006-2007, which is 33%.
- Through the Iredell County Partnership for Young Children, 135 child
care providers received Smart Start Education awards totaling $70,300 in
2006-2007 and 144 child care providers received Smart Start Wages salary
supplement for $115,945.
- MCC Early Childhood faculty are Jamie Brown (704.978.5477, CSC-206),
Dede Dunst (704.838.1547, CSC-213) and Helen Watkins (704.978.5416,
MVL-088).
—Submitted by Dede Dunst (08.20.08) |
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