James M. Lang | Inspiring Excellence in Education
James M. Lang, a professor of English literature, is the author of Distracted (2020) and Small Teaching (2016), and a monthly columnist for the Chronicle of Higher Education.
About | James M. Lang
James M. Lang, Ph.D. is a Professor of Practice at the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Notre Dame.
Books - James M. Lang
In this book, James Lang seeks to empower teachers to create more effective learning environments that foster intrinsic motivation, promote mastery, and instill the sense of self-efficacy that students need for deep learning. Although cheating …
Essays | James M. Lang
Sep 16, 2021 · Jim publishes essays about education, writing, literature, and religion on a regular basis. He had been writing a monthly column for the Chronicle of Higher Education for twenty years, with close to two hundred essays in print as of 2023. Other venues which have featured Jim’s work include Time, The Conversation, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Commonweal, …
News | James M. Lang
James Lang 5/6/22 James Lang 5/6/22 Writing Like a Teacher In the past few years we have seen an explosion of misinformation and spin about topics that are vital to human flourishing: vaccines, climate change, international conflict, gender norms.
Speaking | James M. Lang
“ Jim Lang is a masterful storyteller who provided our faculty audience with a compelling mix of context, research findings, and practical suggestions for the classroom. Attendees left the presentation energized and ready to apply new strategies in their classrooms.
The Story Thus Far | James M. Lang
Feb 3, 2022 · The hero of this story is my wife, Anne Lang, who came to sit with me every day in the hospital for three months. She turned her life upside down, taking leave from her kindergarten classroom, and had to become a single parent for this whole time.
Pre-Publication Reviews | James M. Lang
Oct 5, 2020 · Highlight: “Lang’s lucid prose and dry wit make for a pleasant reading experience, and his evidence is consistently on-point. Teachers and parents teaching at home will find inspiration and insight in this sterling study of ‘the crucial connection between attention and …
Sample Engagement Policy - James M. Lang
Mar 5, 2021 · Written By James Lang Yesterday I gave a virtual presentation on Distracted to the faculty and graduate students at another university, and at one point mentioned a technology policy that I had created in pre-pandemic era.
Recent and Forthcoming Writing | James M. Lang
Jan 22, 2021 · Written By James Lang This month the Chronicle of Higher Education published the fifth in my six-part series of essays on distraction and attention in education.