Notes and News
By Ireta Ekstrom

Hello everyone,
Time management, a topic near and dear to all of us, is the September theme of Teaching Central. This issue contains an article filled with tips and tricks to help you manage your time more effectively, a book review of Robert Leamnson’s Thinking About Teaching and Learning, information about CMU’s new course numbering system, an invitation to a First Friday with the topic of Double Scholarship: Balancing Research & Teaching, and some helpful resources from the FaCIT website.

One of the things I love about this position is the variety of opportunities I have available each semester. This Fall I am teaching my first CMU class (FYE101). Although I have taught at other universities, this is my first opportunity to have CMU students in a class. As I proceed through my favorite classroom tools and techniques, I will share with you the ones that I find most useful with our students.  If you have any that you have found to be particularly useful, please don’t hesitate to share them through the newsletter.

Until next time,
Ireta