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Master of Transit
Travis Kenyon was interviewed regarding his mastery of the Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) system and his active engagement with the Monterey Community as it pertains to navigating public transportation.
Teaching and Tutoring Neurodivergent Students
By Wei Hui (Wendy) Zhou, Tutor CLE Davie Mathematics is usually a dreaded word among many students (and sometimes many adults) that brings in fear, sweat, and sometimes tears. When working with neurodivergent students with various learning disabilities, mathematics and other various academic subjects can present a whole new realm [...]
How To Curb the Cram and Transform Studying Into a Game
I was a crammer in school. I would binge study for days before finals then collapse in exhaustion and disdain. In the downtime afterward, I would seek solace in role-playing video games, where I was free to explore landscapes and caves with my little band of adventurers or spend hours getting into battles with easy enemies in order to increase my experience points, amass gold and buy better weapons and armor.
Natural Learning Experiences: How we Learn From Life’s Lessons
I’m sure when you reflect on your most transformative moment; you will think of a lesson that you weren’t planning on learning that day. Educators and parents alike call these memories natural learning experiences, and they can be both contrived and spontaneous.
How Do I Learn? CLE Students Talk Metacognition
We recently had a roundtable discussion with students from CLE Rockville about this term, which the dictionary defines as: higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning. Or put simply, thinking about how you think. Why do we want to do this? Because understanding how you think and how you process information can help lead to effective strategies for learning and studying.