Finding the fun in entry-level accounting
These creative approaches show students accounting is not that intimidating.
This monthly e-newsletter brings you a roundup of the top stories affecting accounting education, ideas for innovation in the classroom, and resources from the AICPA to support educators.
Sort by color to group highlighted cells in Excel
Highlighting cells with different colors can help you quickly identify information in a spreadsheet. Excel also lets you sort by color to easily group all the information you’ve highlighted with a given color. Learn how.
How (and why) to write for practitioner journals
By writing for these publications, you can introduce your research to a wide audience and have a large impact upon the accounting profession.
Mental health concerns on campus: What faculty can do
There are steps you can take even if you’re uncertain about the best response.
Use Excel’s Flash Fill to automatically fill in data quickly
How to use Excel’s Flash Fill feature, including a keyboard shortcut for both Windows and Excel for Mac.
Get started teaching blockchain
Experts offer best practices for helping students and faculty get up to speed.
Use IFS function to calculate letter grades in Excel
Added by Microsoft in 2016, the IFS function replaces the need for multiple nested IF statements. You can put all your conditions (percentage grade cutoffs in this example) in one function, making it easier to follow.
Improve your teaching evaluations
Here are some practical ways to improve your teaching evaluations, without lowering your standards or becoming an easier grader.
#EngagedStudents: Boost skills with social media
These fun projects encourage more professional communications.
Help nontraditional accounting students thrive
Follow these tips to make all students more welcome in your classroom.
Secrets of master accounting teachers
This year’s Cook Prize winners share their best teaching advice.
6 tips to get students career-ready
Minding their p’s and q’s can be as important as knowing about debits and credits.
iPads, board games, and lemonade: Fun ideas for classes
Discover techniques for gamifying academic integrity, helping Googlers, and more.
How to identify your students’ stage of cognitive development
Susan Wolcott, CPA, Ph.D., recommends some practical ways to determine what stage of cognitive development your students have reached.
Prepare students today for accountants’ shifting roles
Show students how emerging technologies could affect their careers.
How to help students who are ‘Perpetual Analyzers’
Students in the “Perpetual Analyzer” stage of critical thinking development struggle with prioritizing evidence and coming to conclusions. Learn about some practical classroom exercises that can help them move past these roadblocks.
What your students need to know about tech
Take a look at how dramatically accounting education has changed in the past four years.
Best practices for working with your TAs
It’s a new year, and you’re getting started with a fresh group of teaching assistants. When all goes well, your relationship with your TAs can benefit both of you.
How to cope with new-semester jitters
Faculty at all levels of experience often report feeling a little anxious at the beginning of a new semester. Here are some tips on how to overcome the butterflies and get a new class off to a great start.
How to help students who are ‘Biased Jumpers’
Learn practical strategies you can use to encourage students in the “biased jumper” stage to become more tolerant of ambiguity.
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