The Power of Reading: Improving Student Outcomes One Chapter at a Time
Join Dr. Jeff Sarbaum for a discussion on the importance of required reading for long-term memory, cognitive development, and academic success. Get insights on how to improve student outcomes.
Jeff Sarbaum, Professor/Author, UGNC
Join Dr. Jeff Sarbaum for a discussion on the vital role of "required" student reading in enhancing long-term memory, cognitive development, and academic success. This session is ideal for educators looking to understand how regular reading can positively impact student outcomes and personal growth.
About the speaker
Jeff Sarbaum, Professor/Author, UGNC
Dr. Jeff Sarbaum is an award-winning teacher of economics and the Sue W. Cole Distinguished Professional Track Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he has worked for over 25 years. He received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he specialized in experimental, labor, and international economics. He has taught international economics, European Union economics, labor economics, statistics, and principles of economics courses at UNCG, Willamette University, and Whitman College, and has lectured widely about effective teaching pedagogy. His publications include studies on the economics of addictive behavior, assessment of learning, and the use of classroom economics experiments as a teaching pedagogy. He recently completed a principles of economics textbook, Economics Interactive by Parkin, Bade, Sarbaum, and is currently helping to update Foundation of Economics by Bade and Parkin into its 10th edition, both which are available nationally through Pearson Higher Education.