Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty by Mary

Description: Essential Teaching Principles by Maryellen Weimer "The articles in this book have been previously published in The Teaching Professor newsletter, The Teaching Professor blog, or in the Faculty Focus blog"--Title page verso. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description You enter the classroom as a subject-matter expert--but not necessarily as a teaching expert. You face the daunting prospect of quickly getting up to speed on teachings myriad responsibilities. To compound the challenge, formal training for adjuncts is often scarce or spotty at best. What are you to do, then, to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for classroom success? Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty was created to meet that very need. It provides a wealth of both research-driven and classroom-tested best practices to help adjuncts develop the knowledge and skills required to run a successful classroom. A collection of dozens of articles drawn from the pages of The Teaching Professor newsletter, this helpful guide was compiled and edited to ensure student success by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, the newsletters longtime editor and an award-winning professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks. Featuring contributions from an exceptional assembly of experienced educators, Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty is organized into seven chapters, each focused on a core aspect of teaching: Mastering instruction essentialsDesigning coursesAdvancing student learningCreating an optimal learning climateConstructing meaningful assessmentsGiving students feedbackTeaching online Throughout the guide, you will find careful examinations of a wide range of issues critical to classroom success. These include: Build a syllabusUse active learning to keep students engaged"Right-size" course contentDevelop meaningful assignmentsManage a classroomDevelop a "teaching persona"Create a good climate for learningDevelop effective exams and quizzesProtect academic integrityMake grading both meaningful and manageable For those whose work also takes them into the online classroom, there is an entire chapter devoted to the fundamentals of teaching in that space as well. Compact and reader-friendly, Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty is conveniently organized to serve as a ready reference whenever a new teaching challenge arises--whether its refreshing older course design, overcoming a students objection to a grade, or fine-tuning assessments. And because each of its dozens of articles include references and resource lists, its easy to pursue a given subject in even greater depth. Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty lets you enter the classroom as confident in your teaching ability as you are in your subject-matter knowledge. Its an important step forward in your professional development. Bulk Purchases To purchase multiple print copies of this book, Details ISBN0912150246 Short Title Essential Teaching Principles Language English Year 2016 ISBN-10 0912150246 ISBN-13 9780912150246 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-06-30 Subtitle A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty Edited by Weimer, Maryellen Pages 240 Publisher Magna Publications Incorporated Imprint Magna Publications Incorporated Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Author Maryellen Weimer DEWEY 378.125 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168418686;

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