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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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During summer
semester, Mitchell Columns will be published every other week.
This week is the last weekly edition for spring semester. The next edition
will be published May 21. See below for this summer’s publication dates.
Dates of
Publication for Summer ‘08
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May 21
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June 4
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June 18
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July 2
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July 16
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July 30
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August
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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 '07-'08 |
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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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Scholarship Luncheon |
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Spring Week |
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Awards Ceremony |
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Spring Court Ceremony |
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May 8 through 21
Kristen Morgan—12th
Roxanne Newton—14th
Joyce Roseberry—15th
Marie Prather—16th
Bobby Johnson—17th
Mike Brown—18th
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Deadline for article submissions to
Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at
9 a.m. E-mail articles to
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SELF MOTIVATION SERIES
(This series will explore the
role of what has been identified as the "inner voice," "self-talk," and
"intra-communication," etc. in effecting positive outcomes.)
Changing negative and self-defeating "self-talk"
can be encouraged by others, but it is ultimately up to the individual to
become aware of negative thinking, monitor it, and change it. One of the
best ways to do this is to be on the lookout for and avoid tunnel vision
(seeing only one aspect of a situation and ignoring or excluding all other
relevant information). One remedy is to avoid dichotomous reasoning (seeing
everything as black or white). This type of self-talk sounds like the
following: all or nothing, win or loose, succeed or fail, love or hate, and
everything is good or bad. Typical words include: "never", "all", "every",
"everybody", and "always". Teachers can help by encouraging students to
think in terms of gray areas. They can be taught to analyze situations in
terms of percentages. Seldom is anything 100%. It may be 50%, 20%, or only
5%. Strive for a balanced point of view. Remember the ancient Greek ideal:
"nothing to excess". —Submitted by Employee
Development (05.07.08)
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Exams
May 1 through 7
Nursing Pinning
Ceremony
May 7
7 p.m.
On the Circle
GED Graduation
May 8
7 p.m.
On the Circle
Curriculum
Graduation
May 9
7 p.m.
On the Circle
Faculty Workday
May 12
CCTL Registration
May 12
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
BioTech and Life
Sciences: What’s In It For Me?
May 12
2 to 4 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium and the Circle
Summer Final
Registration
May 13
Faculty
Development—Developing Partnerships with Business, Industry and K-12
May 14
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SB-101
Administrative
Council
May 14
3 p.m.
Faculty Workday
May 15
Fish & All That
Jazz
May 15
6 p.m.
Mooresville Center
Ticket Required
Ten-week Session
Begins
May 16
Drop/Add for
10-week Session
May 16 & 19
Comprehensive
Articulation Agreement (CAA)
May 19
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium
Early Fall
Registration & Advising Begins for Returning Students
May 20
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early Fall
Registration
May 20 through 21
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
May 22
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MCC Retirement
Reception
May 22
2 p.m.
Faculty
Development—Overview & Orientation for WebAdvisor
May 23
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Memorial Day
No Classes—Faculty Workday
May 26
Memorial Day Band
Concert
May 26
6 p.m.
On the Circle
Faculty Workday
May 27
Security Test &
Drill
May 27
Student Services
Building Groundbreaking
May 27
4 p.m.
CNA Graduation
May 27
7 p.m.
Shearer Hall
Faculty/Staff
Development—Microsoft Office Training
May 28
Faculty Workday
May 29
Luncheon & MCCEE
Auction
May 29
11:30 a.m.
Old Gym
Faculty/Staff
Development—Microsoft Office Training
May 30
BLET Graduation
May 30
6 p.m.
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Answer TRUE or
FALSE for each question below. Answers below. More questions next
week.
- The Quality Enhancement Plan is also called
the QEP.
- MCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan is a five year
plan that focuses on improving student learning in Developmental
Mathematics.
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The Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, better known as SACS, requires that all colleges develop a QEP
to enhance student learning.
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MCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan focuses
on developmental mathematics because many students have difficulty
succeeding in math classes.
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Contextual Teaching and Learning,
or CTL, is a way of teaching that brings real life situations in the
classroom.
- In MCC’s Quality Enhancement
Plan, Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), is the strategy suggested
for improving student learning in developmental mathematics courses.
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Contextual Teaching and Learning
(CTL) will show students how they use math in their everyday lives: at
home, at work and at play.
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Contextual Teaching and Learning
(CTL) involves hands on activities and small group exercises.
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Some examples of Contextual
Teaching and Learning (CTL) activities are using recipes, calculating
distances, building a shed and adding up your grocery list.
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The SACS On-Site Team will visit
MCC in mid-October and may ask you about the QEP. —Submitted by
Yolanda Wilson (10.10.07)
—Submitted by Yolanda
Wilson (10.10.07)
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- Contextual
teaching and learning builds on the knowledge learners possess and uses
their life experiences to help them move from what they know to what they
do not know.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (09.05.07)
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Contextual
teaching and learning encourages students to direct their own learning and
monitor their own progress. The teacher acts as a facilitator of student
learning, guiding students along a path of discovery.
—Submitted by Yolanda
Wilson (08.29.07)
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Contextual
teaching and learning supports instruction that encourages students to
learn together and from each other. Hands-on activities that promote group
interaction are critical.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.22.07)
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- Contextual
teaching and learning (CTL) provides opportunities for students to learn
knowledge and skills in meaningful contexts such as the home, the
community and the workplace.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.15.07)
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- Contextual
Teaching and Learning (CTL) helps teachers relate math content to real
world situations and motivates students to make connections between math
concepts and its applications to their lives as family members, citizens
and workers.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (08.08.07)
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- In Contextual Learning, the
instructor is a facilitator of the learning process. As such, the
instructor guides and engages the students, acting both as a coach and a
cheerleader. The instructor’s role is clear: to provide students with
multiple opportunities to connect course content to their daily lives.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson
(03.21.07)
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- The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is focusing on MAT 060, Essential
Mathematics. As a way to enhance student learning in MAT 060, concepts
will be taught contextually—making connections between mathematical
concepts and real life experiences. Students will be able to see how the
concepts taught in MAT 060 are used in their homes, on their jobs, and in
their community.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (03.07.07)
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- The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is a faculty-driven initiative to
improve student learning on MCC’s campus. Based on data from student
surveys, student focus groups, national research, and campus-wide input,
the QEP focus is developmental math, particularly MAT 060.
—Submitted by Yolanda Wilson (02.27.07)
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Answers to QEP Quips True/False Questions
1. True; 2. True; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. True; 7. True; 8. True; 9.
True; 10. True
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