The Act of Teaching Information Center: Table of Contents


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The Act of Teaching: 0078097916, 6/e

Donald R. Cruickshank, The Ohio State University
Deborah Bainer Jenkins, University of West Georgia
Kim K. Metcalf, University of West Georgia

Contents in Brief
Preface
How to Use This Text Well
Getting Started

PART ONE: The Backdrop of Teaching
  1 Factors That Influence How We Teach
  2 Teaching in a Changing Society
  3 Teaching Diverse Students
  4 Three Schools of Thought about Learning and Teaching
  5 Getting to Know Your Students and Motivating Them to Learn

PART TWO: The Act of Teaching
  6 Planning Instruction
  7 Four Instructional Alternatives: Presentation, Discussion, Independent Study, and Individualized Instruction
  8 Four More Instructional Alternatives: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Constructivism, and Direct Instruction
  9 Evaluating Students’ Learning

PART THREE: The Effective Teacher
10 Personal Attributes and Characteristics of Effective Teachers
11 Professional Skills and Abilities of Effective Teachers
12 Classroom Management Skills of Effective Teachers
13 Problem-Solving Skills of Effective Teachers
14 Reflective Skills of Effective Teachers

Practice Teaching Manual
UNIT 1 - Microteaching: Practicing Critical Teaching Skills
UNIT 2 - Reflective Teaching: Practicing Being a Thoughtful Practitioner
UNIT 3 - Room 221: A Simulation: Solving Classroom Problems

Glossary
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index

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