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Introduction to Critical Reading for Faculty by Evelyn Burg and Anita Baksh
(See student centered video on critical reading and improving thinking skills) Introduction Good reading skills are a central element in solid writing, especially when research is involved. This ALP class (ENA 101) allows students to strengthen critical reading skills and improve writing by allowing for more time on task and full explication. There are different…
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Deceleration and Habits of Mind in ENA 101 by Lalit Bajaj
While progress in the writing is an integral part of a student’s success in ENA 101, there is some connection of a student’s mastery of the writing process with how they would potentially advance to that mastery, using “Habits of Mind.” According to Arthur L Costa and Bena Kallick, in Habits of Mind: A Developmental…
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Working Toward a Multilingual Paradigm: An Introduction for Faculty by Ting Man Tsao
Located at linguistically diverse Queens, LaGuardia Community College boasts an equally linguistically diverse student body as the above word clouds show (Nagano, Tables 1 & 2). According to the college’s Institutional Profile, 56% of students are non-native born; they come from 158 countries and speak 89 languages (Office of Institutional Research & Assessment). What is…
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Teaching With the ENA 101 Framework
The ENA 101 Framework Click below to download a copy of the ENA 101 Framework visual. History of ENA 101 and the Development of LaGuardia’s ENA 101 Framework ENA 101 at LaGuardia began in 2010-2011, guided by Heidi Johnsen, who developed the first iteration of the course based on the national model of acceleration introduced…
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Introduction to Deceleration & Habits of Mind for Faculty by Rochell Isaac
Deceleration and Habits of Mind: Accessing the Cognitive Domain in ENA 101 Rochell Isaac A fallacy around the pedagogy of Accelerated learning is that instructors need to do more with less and at a faster pace which naturally leads to less academic rigor. Our ENA 101 course at LaGuardia— a co-requisite model of acceleration—is designed…
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Affective Issues–Introduction for Faculty by Lauren Navarro
Affective Issues Overview “How students feel about themselves as learners and how schools help students develop self-confidence are important components in achievement.” (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory 2015, qtd. in “Listening, Observing, and Intervening to Identify and Address Affective Issues in the Pre-Collegiate Classroom” by Kaminsky et al., slide 4) Introduction Teaching an ENA101 course…
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