The Act of Teaching Information Center: Table of Contents


		Table of Contents

The Act of Teaching, 5/e

Donald R. Cruickshank, OHIO STATE UNIV-COLUMBUS
Kim K. Metcalf, Monroe County Community Schools
Deborah Bainer Jenkins, UNIV OF WEST GEORGIA

PART ONE: THE BACKDROP OF TEACHING
     Chapter 1: Factors that Influence How We Teach
     Chapter 2: The Challenge of Teaching in a Changing Society
     Chapter 3: Teaching Diverse Students
     Chapter 4: Three Schools of Thought about Learning and Teaching
     Chapter 5: Getting to Know Your Students and Motivating Them to Learn

PART TWO: THE ACT OF TEACHING
     Chapter 6: Planning Instruction
     Chapter 7: Four Instructional Alternatives: Presentation, Discussion, Independent Study, and Individualized Instruction
     Chapter 8: Four More Instructional Alternatives: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Constructivism, and Direct Instruction
     Chapter 9: Evaluating Students’ Learning

PART THREE: THE EFFECTIVE TEACHER
     Chapter 10: Personal Attributes and Characteristics of Effective Teachers
     Chapter 11: Professional Skills and Abilities of Effective Teachers
     Chapter 12: Classroom Management Skills of Effective Teachers
     Chapter 13: Problem Solving Skills of Effective Teachers
     Chapter 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

       Appendix: How the Act of Teaching Meets the Requirements of Praxis III
       Glossary
       Credits
       Indexes

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