1. The Nature of Teaching.
Teaching Looks Easy...From the Outside
Every Teacher is Part of a System
Teaching is Directed Toward The Goal of Fostering Change
Teaching Is More Than Telling
There Is Agreement on What Teachers Need to Know to Be Able To Do
Teachers Can Be Effective and Yet Not Just Alike
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2. Developing a Personal Stance toward Teaching.
Considering the Questions of Education: Developing Your Own Stance
Conceptions of Education Found in Practice
Using Your Stance
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3. Starting with Students.
Students as theBasis for Your Decisions
Learning About Students
Mutual Acoomodation
Providing Appropriate Instruction
Locating and Using Resources
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4. Planning.
Goals Drove Planning
Long-Range Planning
Lesson Planning
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5. Advice on Instruction: COME IN.
Connect to the Life of the Learner
Organize Your Instruction
Model
Enrich
Interact
Consider Human Nature and Developmental Needs
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6. Instructional Strategies.
Questions in the Classroom
Selecting Instructional Strategies
Deductive and Inductive Strategies
A Sampling of Instructional Strategies
Inductive Teaching
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7. Assessment.
General Guidelines for Student Assessment
Assessment Strategies
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8. Managing the Learning Environment.
Creating Community: Managing Classroom Ambience
Mangaging the Physical Space
Managing Resources: Computers and the Stuff of Teaching
Managing Time
Your Own Management Plan
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9. Encouraging Appropriate Behavior.
Rules and the Tools for Classroom Discipline
Developing Your Own Discipline Program
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10. Growing in Your Profession.
Engaging in the Professional Community
Working With Families
Using Professional Ethics as Your Guide
Some Advice From the Heart
Glossary.
Index.
