The Act of teaching / Donald R. Cruickshank, Deborah Bainer Jenkins, Kim K. Metcalf.
Imprint
Boston : McGraw-Hill, ; c2006
Edition
4th ed.
Descript
xvii, 510 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
CONTENT
Factors that influence How We Teach -- The challenge of teaching in a changing society -- Teaching diverse students -- Three schools of thought about learning and teaching -- Getting to know your students and motivating them to learn -- Planning instruction -- Four instructional alternatives: Presentation, Discussion, Independent study, and individualized instruction -- Four more instructional alternatives: Cooperative learning, Discovery learning, Constructivism and Direct instruction -- Evaluating students' learning -- Personal attributes and characteristics of effective teachers -- Professional skills and abilities of effective teachers -- Classroom management skills of effective teachers -- Problem solving skills of effective teachers -- Reflective skills of effective teachers -- Practice teaching manual