Jeff Anderson Math Blog (JAMB) Posts
I dedicate my working life to empowering learners. My top-level professional goal is to use antiracist learning science to help people thrive. One way I work to realize my goal is to maintain a teaching blog dedicated to college educators. I have a strong interest in developing a community around college teaching. I hope to inspire, encourage, and empower any reader who has a strong interest in building a career in college education and a focus on student success.
With this in mind, I have a few goals in my writing on my teaching blog:
Guide undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn more about building a career in college teaching.
Help readers develop and expand their teaching skills.
Stand in solidarity with readers who pursue life-long professional growth and development.
Throughout my writing, I put a special focus on community colleges since these institutions are the premier locations for student learning. Community colleges often offer students a better educational experience inside the classroom at a substantially lower cost compared with most 4-year colleges and universities. Below are the articles I’ve written on my teaching blog.
2024 JAMB Posts
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Five anti-racist, research-based, learner-centered learning objectives for college students (updated)
(Published: Monday 10/28/2024)
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JAM Project Updates: August 2024
(Published: Tuesday 7/30/2024)
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JAM Project Updates: April 2024 - July 2024
(Published: Tuesday 7/30/2024)
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The harmful worldviews that undergird the letter grading system
(Published: Friday 4/19/2024)
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Conquering College for Teachers, Session 2
(Published: Friday 4/19/2024)
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How do I provide instructor-driven corrective feedback?
(Published: Friday 4/19/2024)
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JAM Project Updates 4/2/2024
(Published: Tuesday 4/2/2024)
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Introduction to Conquering College for Teachers
(Published: Friday 3/8/2024)
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JAM Project Updates 1/31/2024
(Published: Wednesday 1/31/2024)
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JAM Project Updates 1/12/2024
(Published: Saturday 1/13/2024)
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Budget proposals for departmental change
(Published: Friday 1/5/2024)
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My Ungrading FAQs for students
(Published: Thursday 1/4/2024)
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Essential Checklists to Earn Scholarship Money
(Published: Monday 1/1/2024)
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Key Questions to Build Reading Systems
(Published: Monday 1/1/2024)
2023 JAMB Posts
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I invite you to support my work
(Published: Friday 12/22/2023)
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What are my current grading policies?
(Published: Monday 9/11/2023)
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A Hippocratic Oath for Teachers: First Do No Harm
(Published: Friday 6/23/2023)
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My anti-racist reading list
(Published: Tuesday 5/5/2023)
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How do my students get feedback on their work?
(Published: Tuesday 5/2/2023)
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How do I structure my classes for group learning?
(Published: Tuesday 5/2/2023)
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How do I structure my classes for individual learning?
(Published: Tuesday 4/18/2023)
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What are my current grading practices?
(Published: Tuesday 4/18/2023)
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I am ready to accept help for my content creation projects
(Published: Thursday 3/30/2023)
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My content creation policies with no required paywall
(Published: Tuesday 3/28/2023)
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Community colleges provide the highest value per dollar
(Published: Tuesday 3/28/2023)
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My financial plan for content creation
(Published: Monday 3/27/2023)
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How I request a room change to ensure my students engage in active learning
(Published: Monday 3/27/2023)
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The diverse roles that grades play to effect teaching and learning in college STEM classrooms
(Published: Saturday 3/18/2023)
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Jeff Anderson's How to Become a Strategic Deep Learner Project
(Published: Friday 3/17/2023)
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Five research-based, learner-centered learning objectives for college students
(Published: Wednesday 3/15/2023)
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How do we teach about race in college STEM classes?
(Published: Wednesday 3/15/2023)
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How to learn mathematics at the deepest and highest levels
(Published: Friday 3/10/2023)
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A Conversation about Alternative Assessment (with Dr. Katherine Stevenson and Jeff Anderson)
(Published: Friday 3/10/2023)
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Jeff Anderson's Applied Linear Algebra Textbook Project
(Published: Wednesday 3/8/2023)
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ALAF Update: Draft Table of Contents
(Published: Wednesday 3/8/2023)
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ALAF Update: Introduction to Mathematical Modeling, v1
(Published: Tuesday 3/7/2023)
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Advanced workshop on ungrading in college math classes
(Published: Saturday 1/21/2023)
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Ungrading and Meta-Learning activities (email to prepare for 1/21/2023 event)
(Published: Saturday 1/21/2023)
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My first welcome email in winter quarter 2023
(Published: Monday 1/2/2023)
2022 JAMB Posts
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40+ books to enhance and deepen your college education
(Published: Tuesday 12/13/2022)
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Some research behind my push to re-imagine college math education
(Published: Friday 12/2/2022)
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Ungrading in college math classes
(Published: Friday 12/2/2022)
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My Dream Binder: How I Use the Horizons of Focus Model
(Published: Monday 11/7/2022)
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Foothill College: Create a Video Production PDL Project
(Published: Wednesday 11/2/2022)
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Let's Re-Imagine Undergraduate Math Education
(Published: Wednesday 11/2/2022)
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Educational Recording Studio Equipment
(Published: Wednesday 10/19/2022)
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UMOJA-Puente Scholarship Workshops 2022
(Published: Friday 10/14/2022)
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Find Deep Learning Spaces
(Published: Monday 10/3/2022)
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Dialogic Peer-to-Peer Learning: Think-Pair-Share
(Published: Wednesday 9/28/2022)
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Explore Your Purpose (Think-Pair-Share Activity)
(Published: Tuesday 9/27/2022)
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Think-Pair-Share Activities
(Published: Monday 9/26/2022)
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Advanced access to assignment 1 in fall 2022
(Published: Wednesday 9/21/2022)
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My first welcome email in fall 2022
(Published: Wednesday 9/21/2022)
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UNgrading in action: Lessons from spring 2022
(Published: Wednesday 6/29/2022)
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My Favorite Financial Habits
(Published: Thursday 6/23/2022)
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More Linear Algebra Please
(Published: Wednesday 5/11/2022)
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Make Eigenvalues Resonate : SIMIODE Expo 2022
(Published: Thursday 2/10/2022)
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Jeff Anderson's Ungrading Project
(Published: Sunday 1/30/2022)
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My students are smarter, cooler, and more powerful than I am! That's how it should be.
(Published: Wednesday 1/12/2022)
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Essential UNgrading reading lists
(Published: Sunday 1/2/2022)
2021 JAMB Posts
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An invitation to form a faculty book club (draft 1)
(Published: Tuesday 12/28/2021)
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Re-imagine professional development for college educators
(Published: Tuesday 12/28/2021)
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Grade for Equity as a College Math Instructor, Round 2
(Published: Friday 12/10/2021)
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Deep reading: the problem is grades, not grade inflation!
(Published: Sunday 11/21/2021)
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Heal from grades: It starts now
(Published: Tuesday 11/16/2021)
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Is the job of a teacher to cover content or to inspire learning?
(Published: Saturdday 11/13/2021)
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What does California state law say about content coverage in community college classes?
(Published: Monday 11/08/2021)
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Design effective groups for in-class activities
(Published: Monday 10/18/2021)
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How to Solve It: Key Problem Solving Questions
(Published: Friday 10/08/2021)
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Teach at Community College: The Job Search
(Published: Monday 9/20/2021)
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Online Classes Can't Replace Face-to-Face Learning
(Published: Wednesday 6/2/2021)
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We Can Do It: Grade for Equity
(Published: Monday 5/31/2021)
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Power to the Students: Democratize Discovery in STEM Classes
(Published: Sunday 5/2/2021)
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Grade for Equity: Self Exploration Practices
(Published: Sunday 4/11/2021)
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Grade for Equity as a College Math Instructor
(Published: Friday 3/26/2021)
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My Grading Systems: FAQs
(Published: Friday 3/26/2021)
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Equitable Policies in College Math Classes
(Published: Friday 3/26/2021)
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My Problem with Traditional Grading
(Published: Friday 3/26/2021)
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How to Live Stream via Zoom
(Published: Friday 1/8/2021)
2020 (and before) JAMB Posts
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We Can Do It: Capture Video Content
(Published: 8/28/2020)
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How to Live Stream Lecture in College Classes
(Published: Friday 8/15/2020)
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Example Equipment for a Home Recording Studio
(Published: Friday 8/14/2020)
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Criteria for Purchasing Video Studio Gear
(Published: Friday 7/20/2020 at 6pm)
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Three Core Ideas for Video in College Classrooms
(Published: Friday 7/20/2020)
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The brain-to-hands ratio
(Published: 7/15/2020)
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Introduction to Video Production for College Teachers
(Published: 7/11/2020)
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Using writing prompts in algebra classes
(Published: 10/31/2018)