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Five Ways to Ace College Exams

As Midterms roll around, here's my take on how to ace college exams




Five Ways to Ace College Exams



Wouldn't it be great if college classes were pass/fail, and students could focus on learning rather than competing for grades? Let's get back to the real world for a second, as I propose what I would do as a student to prepare for college exams:





CONTINUE READING @ THE HUFFINGTON POST:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-binder/this-professor-sucks-five_b_705162.html

The Inspiring Teacher Series: Interviews with Master Teachers from K-12 to College

My favorite blog posts over the years involved interviews with great teachers who've inspired students year after year.  This blog post brings all of those interviews together.



The Inspiring Teacher Series: Interviews with Master Teachers from K-12 to College



Enjoy!



Questions included:

What inspired you to teach?

What teaching methods are most helpful in guiding students towards their goals?

What would you like to improve about your teaching?

What is the one thing you wish you'd known when you started your teaching career?



Kindergarten

Bridget Robbins



Middle School

Travis Tingle



High School

Paul Cohen

Brendan Halpin

Barry Hantman



College

Jody Blanke

Greg Henley

Mara Mooney

Guest Blogger Jason Aldrich on "Career Rock Climbing"

Jason Aldrich is the Executive Director of the Career Management Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. (where I teach)



Jason's article is a terrific look at how career building is no longer about ladder climbing.  He offers:

SEVEN CAREER ROCK CLIMBING PRINCIPLES: A NEW STRATEGY FOR THE 21st CENTURY



I particularly like:



Principle # 5 – Strategic sideways moves are smart…Keep moving!  The quickest path to the top may no longer be straight up.  Just as true rock climbing often requires lateral moves, 

so does career rock climbing. The worst thing you can do is freeze up because it drains energy and wastes time.



Career Strategy – A strategic sideways move may actually accelerate your growth in the long run.



Actions

- Your firm is launching a new product, has a major problem, or wants to expand a department. This is your chance to make a strategic lateral move if it helps you move in a new direction, build competencies for the future, expands your network and raises your profile in the organization or community.

- Even if you have to take a lateral move or a step back, the key is to keep moving. For example, a friend of  mine lost his job in 2005, took a job at Starbucks to get out of the house, and less than a year later he was a regional manager with 12 stores and he’s been there ever since.

- Don’t allow organizational restructurings or interpersonal conflicts derail you.



Read the article (pdf):

Career Rock Climbing: How the Career Ladder Became a Rock Wall and What You Can Do About It

Justice Story Updates: Grandpa = Yes; Jesse = No; 9/11 = Maybe

For those following the justice stories I've written about over the past two years:



Good News: Marsh Fork Elementary is expected to be completed in December 2012!

Grandpa versus Big Coal

"This is not an environmental issue. This is about a little human being." -- Ed Wiley (Grandpa) speaking to then West Virginia Governor (now U.S. Senator) Manchin


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-binder/grandpas-school-kids-vers_b_774929.html




It is now over two years since the U.S. Court of Appeals found  "a reasonable likelihood that Jesse Friedman was wrongfully convicted" and that "the police, prosecutors and the [trial] judge did everything they could to coerce a guilty plea and avoid a trial."   The Nassau DA investigative panel convened in November 2010, and has not released its findings to date.

"Capturing the Friedmans" Dad was my Unforgettable Teacher: Apply His Classroom Lessons to Set His Son Free

Intellectually, I know you cannot separate the person [Arnold Friedman] from the teacher. For me, it is contradictory and maddening that this person provided meaningful guidance to countless students.   I don't know if Jesse is innocent, but I do believe he was pressured into accepting a plea deal and his guilt cannot be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt." At the moment, his status as a sex offender is in the hands of prosecutors, who hopefully can apply Arnold Friedman's classroom lessons of compassion, rather than implicate Jesse by default for his father's sins.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-binder/capturing-the-friedmans-d_b_689465.html


While the Bavis family unexpectedly settled its wrongful death civil case, the airlines and airport security firms are likely headed to trial before Judge Hellerstein, in a related civil case filed by the WTC property owners.

The Upcoming 9/11 Trial isn't about Money but Elusive Justice

"Money is the universal lubricant. It makes it easier to go on with one's life."
-- Judge Alvin Hellerstein


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-binder/9-11-trial_b_923234.html



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Press for 99 Motivators for College Success Book

99 Motivators for College Success in the News



The Signal: (pdf) 99 Motivators for College Success



North Fulton: GSU professor's book helps transition to college




The Huffington Post - Book excerpts reprinted

- 10 Tips for Picking a Career Path in College

- 10 Tips for Thriving in College Life

- 10 Classroom Tips for Your First College Semester



Teacher's Gazette - Book excerpts reprinted

- 10 Career Path Tips to Guide Your Students

- Light Bulb Moments for New Teachers



Patch: Book Gives Tips for College Success




Pipe Dream: BU grad writes book to help new college students




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Proud Teacher Moment: Student Publishes Opinion Piece in The Huffington Post

One of my study abroad students in Florence (May 2012) published this opinion piece, timed to the one-year anniversary of the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia.  In the Introduction to Law class, we discussed many topics, including the criminal justice systems in the U.S. and Italy.



Troy Davis Would be Alive and Possibly Free Today if Re-Tried like Amanda Knox in Italy

by Samaria Smith



As I recall the minutes after his death, I think of the rage in my heart as I desperately sought understanding on how any system of justice could presume to be so perfect as to take a life for a life. Several months later, I carried my rage to Florence, Italy where I studied abroad in a Georgia State University law class, which compared the U.S. and Italian justice systems.




In Italy, I wrote about the case of Troy Davis -- the black Georgia man convicted of the 1989 shooting death of police officer Mark MacPhail. Simply stated, Davis's conviction, sentence, and lethal injection were administered under a reasonable amount of reasonable doubt.

Continue reading...  Troy Davis Would be Alive and Possibly Free Today if Re-Tried like Amanda Knox in Italy
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Teacher's Gazette: 10 Career Path Tips to Guide Your Students

I reprinted this article on my of my favorite Teacher websites, which has incredible resources for new or seasoned K-12 Teachers.



10 Career Path Tips to Guide Your Students



In the sage words of  Yogi Berra , “if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll be lost when you get there.” Picking a career path boils down to a cost benefit analysis and a gut check. It is a game of reality versus passion, and your students can start blazing a meaningful path in high school.


But hopefully students can appreciate that every career has an arc, and they aren’t even at the beginning of the curve. Don’t be surprised if their career direction changes significantly a few times before and after they reach the peak.

With that message in mind, here are my 10 career path tips to guide your students:

1. Don’t let anyone  crush your dreams . However, the riskier your dream, the better your backup plan must be.

2. There is a huge difference between a childhood dream and a dream job. If you dreamed of being a lawyer since the age of twelve, you better make sure you know exactly what attorneys do on a given twelve hour work day. Did You Know: In a  survey of 800 attorneys , only 55 percent reported being satisfied with their career.

3. Make sure your dream job is not an avocation (a hobby). An avocation is a vacation from a vocation, because the pay ranges from little to nothing.

Continue reading at Teachers.net Gazette

Published: Academic Article on Group Activities for College Students

I believe that group activities reinforce student learning at the college level.  I incorporate many of these projects in  New Top-Level Domain Names Add .xxxtra Company Burden – Group Activities For Creating Effective  Domain Registration Portfolios , 14 ATLANTIC LAW JOURNAL 114-145 (2012)





There is no free internet link to this article, but below is an excerpt of what this topic is about:




The purpose of this paper is to discuss the intersection of trademark law and domain name law; identify the means for a company to retrieve domain names through litigation or domain name arbitration; develop a decision tree to determine which domains are worth pursuing with legal action; and share interactive teaching methods on how students can create a domain name business portfolio. 






These activities include an:





1. In-class module to conduct a state and federal trademark search, followed by a discussion on how trademark law impacts domain name selection;





2. Out-of-class group project to study the domain portfolio of a large corporation, identify available domain names that the company should consider registering, reveal select domain names in the hands of cybersquatters, and analyze the risk of pursuing legal action; and





3. In-class reinforcement group activity to start a business on a “shoestring” budget, focusing on decision making skills for purchasing domain names.



 14 ATLANTIC LAW JOURNAL

"99 Motivators for College Success" in The GSU Signal

In this week's GSU Signal, student reporter Laura Apperson wrote up an excellent piece about the book.




Click here for pdf: 




99 Motivators for College Success

10 Tips for Picking a Career Path in College

In today's Huffington Post...






In the sage words of Yogi Berra, "if you don't know where you're going, you'll be lost when you get there." Picking a career path boils down to a cost benefit analysis and a gut check. It is a game of reality versus passion, and you can start blazing a meaningful path in college.

But hopefully you can appreciate that every career has an arc, and you are at the beginning of the curve. Don't be surprised if your career direction changes significantly a few times before and after you reach the peak.

With that message in mind, here are my 10 tips for picking a career path in college:

1. Don't let anyone crush your dreams. However, the riskier your dream, the better your backup plan must be.

2. There is a huge difference between a childhood dream and a dream job. If you dreamed of being a lawyer since the age of twelve, you better make sure you know exactly what attorneys do on a given twelve hour work day. Did You Know: In a survey of 800 attorneys, only 55 percent reported being satisfied with their career.

3. Make sure your dream job is not an avocation (a hobby). An avocation is a vacation from a vocation, because the pay ranges from little to nothing.

CONTINUE READING 10 Tips for Picking a Career Path in College