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Teaching Matters: Observing and Leading Class Discussions

May 4, 2026 compellingconversations-admin

“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.” —Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), British novelist/politician What do you do while…

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Teaching Matters: Avoiding Good Mistakes in Using Infographics

May 19, 2018 compellingconversations-admin

Correlation is not causation but it sure is a hint – Edward Tufte (1942-), American Statistician and Professor We live in an age of big…

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Is They Okay? Is it okay to use “they” for a singular pronoun of unknown gender?

May 3, 2018 compellingconversations-admin

‘Chandos’ Portrait of Shakespeare in the National Portrait Gallery, London “There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their…

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Is “They” Okay? Is it okay to use “they” for a singular pronoun of unknown gender?

May 3, 2018 compellingconversations-admin

‘Chandos’ Portrait of Shakespeare in the National Portrait Gallery, London “There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their…

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The Value of Playback: Recording Student Presentations and Making Good Mistakes in Real-time

March 27, 2018 compellingconversations-admin

“Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff.” – Dr. Richard Carlson (1956-), bestselling American author and psychologist Creating a classroom atmosphere of…

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Riding Life’s Waves: Confronting Procrastination – The Surfer’s Way

February 20, 2018 compellingconversations-admin

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?” –…

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Worksheet: Reviewing TED Talks to Create Compelling Conversations

December 19, 2017 compellingconversations-admin

“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” —Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), American entrepreneur and publisher How can you encourage your advanced…

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Sharing is Caring: Substituting Connectivity for Communication

November 30, 2017 compellingconversations-admin

“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet.”  –Douglas Adams (1952-2001), English author and satirist Is the cult of oversharing online preventing…

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Teaching Matters: Correcting Error in the Classroom

November 28, 2017 compellingconversations-admin

“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” -Socrates (c. 470-399 BCE), Ancient Greek philosopher What are “good mistakes?” How can we…

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Review: Balancing Fluency and Accuracy Activities in the Classroom

July 20, 2017 compellingconversations-admin

“Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.”  —Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), German novelist and 1946 Nobel Prize winner What’s the…

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