Kirkwood Center for Excellence In Learning and Teaching
Teaching Guides
Adjunct Faculty Road Map
To inspire and support your efforts in teaching and learning, KCELT has partnered with several
departments to create this guide.
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset – Debunking the Dichotomy
In a recent article in Education Week, Carol Dweck revisits her seminal work on Growth Mindset and offers news ways of thinking about this concept that maybe helpful for both classroom and organizational application.
What Are Kirkwood Students Thinking in Class?
“What can students’ thoughts during my classes reveal about the factors that most affect their attention to and interest in the material being presented?”
Revisiting Differentiated Instruction
Richard Johnson, English faculty at Kirkwood’s Iowa City Campus, was “knocked back in his chair” by a reading from last semester’s Culturally Responsive Classroom regarding differentiated instructional strategies.
