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French Fries Are Not Vegetables by Peter Berkow - First Edition, 2011 from Macmillan Student Store
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French Fries Are Not Vegetables

First  Edition|©2011  Peter Berkow

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A comprehensive DVD, French Fries Are Not Vegetables contains two diffrerent resources to help students acclimate to their first year of college. This 30-minute documentary follows five students through the life-changing transition of the first year of college as they explore topics like eating habits, concerns about grades, and finances. 16 Short videos combine student and instructor interviews on key topics taught in First Year Seminar courses such as money management, diversity, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. 

Contents

Table of Contents

The DVD includes the documentary, French Fries Are Not Vegetables.
 
It also features 16 brief Conversation Starters on these important topics:
     Time Management
     Emotional Intelligence
     Learning Styles
     Critical Thinking
     Reading College Textbooks
     Study Skills
     Exams and Tests
     Writing in Class
     Libraries and Research
     Majors and Careers
     Money Management
     Relationships
     Diversity
     Wellness
     Participating in Class
     Your Purpose for Attending College
 
Additionally, the Teaching Ideas and Conversations documentary covers these areas of advice for instructors:
     Describe a Great Day Teaching
     What is Your Favorite Classroom Activity?
     How Do You Overcome Student Resistance
     What Have your Students Taught You?
     What Are Some Rewards of Teaching a Course Like This?
     Helping Different Types of Students Prepare
     What Makes an Effective First-Year Course?
     Why Teach a Course Like This?

Authors

Peter Berkow

Nationally recognized producer, teacher, and writer Peter Berkow has interviewed hundreds of people about writing, and has produced public television projects ranging from entertainment to education. In addition to being an Emmy-award winning television producer, Berkow, an English Composition specialist at Shasta College in Redding, California, was recognized in 2001 as the nation's leading distance learning college professor with the ITC Award for Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty.


A Documentary on the First Year of College

A comprehensive DVD, French Fries Are Not Vegetables contains two diffrerent resources to help students acclimate to their first year of college. This 30-minute documentary follows five students through the life-changing transition of the first year of college as they explore topics like eating habits, concerns about grades, and finances. 16 Short videos combine student and instructor interviews on key topics taught in First Year Seminar courses such as money management, diversity, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. 

Table of Contents

The DVD includes the documentary, French Fries Are Not Vegetables.
 
It also features 16 brief Conversation Starters on these important topics:
     Time Management
     Emotional Intelligence
     Learning Styles
     Critical Thinking
     Reading College Textbooks
     Study Skills
     Exams and Tests
     Writing in Class
     Libraries and Research
     Majors and Careers
     Money Management
     Relationships
     Diversity
     Wellness
     Participating in Class
     Your Purpose for Attending College
 
Additionally, the Teaching Ideas and Conversations documentary covers these areas of advice for instructors:
     Describe a Great Day Teaching
     What is Your Favorite Classroom Activity?
     How Do You Overcome Student Resistance
     What Have your Students Taught You?
     What Are Some Rewards of Teaching a Course Like This?
     Helping Different Types of Students Prepare
     What Makes an Effective First-Year Course?
     Why Teach a Course Like This?

Peter Berkow

Nationally recognized producer, teacher, and writer Peter Berkow has interviewed hundreds of people about writing, and has produced public television projects ranging from entertainment to education. In addition to being an Emmy-award winning television producer, Berkow, an English Composition specialist at Shasta College in Redding, California, was recognized in 2001 as the nation's leading distance learning college professor with the ITC Award for Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty.


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