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Becoming the teacher you wish you'd had : a conversation about teaching / by Scott Holley.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Education and liberal artsPublisher: Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781612481913
  • 1612481914
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Becoming the teacher you wish you'd had.DDC classification:
  • 371.102 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1025.3
Online resources:
Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: First Year Follies; Nobody Seems to Care; I Don't Know Where to Begin; I Don't Get No Respect; These Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!; I'm in This By Myself!; You Mean I'm Suppose to Know What I'm Doing?; Testing, Testing, Testing; As Students See It; Chapter Two: Defining What Really Matters; Floundering to FInd A Way; What Are We Here For?; The Conversation; The Three R's Are Not Enough; The Teacher Code; Chapter Three: Defining What to Teach; How Much Can We Really Do?; Defining the Why.
Information or Analysis?Chapter Four: Definig How to Teach; Is Teaching Science or Art?; The Steps of Learning; The What; The So What; The Now What; Learning Matters; Keep It Simple: It's Always About the Kids; Questions Matter Most; Chapter Five: Defining How to Improve; The Way It Was; Finding Your Yoda; The Curse of Hollywood; Getting Better Together; It's Never Easy; Chapter Six: Why Relationships Matter; Being Liked Isn't the Goal; Health Relationships = Respect; Healthy Relationships = Trust; Healthy Relationships = Values; Healthy Relationships = Love.
Chapter Seven: Understanding Classroom ManagementKnowing the Kids; We're All in This Together; Setting the Rules of the Road; Don't Take Misbehavior Personally; Keep the Emotion Out of It; De-escalation Is Your Responsibility; A Sense of Humor Goes a Long Way; Consistency Matters ... Except When It Doesn't; Confidence Makes a Difference; Assign Work That Really Matters; Chapter Eight: Teaching with Passion; Teaching as Salesmanship; Make 'Em Laugh; Great Expectations; Real Success Is Their Success; Taking Care of Business Means Taking Care of Yourself.
Chapter Nine: Assessments That Make a DifferenceLessons from the Medical Field; Regular Checkups; Assessments That Work; The What, So What, and Now What in Assessments; After the Test; Chapter Ten: Conclusion; Endnotes; Works Cited; About the Author.
Summary: What makes a good teacher? For all the effort that has gone into analyzing and breaking down its processes, teaching is not an exact science. According to Scott Holley, being a good teacher boils down to successfully translating theory into real-world situations.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: First Year Follies; Nobody Seems to Care; I Don't Know Where to Begin; I Don't Get No Respect; These Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!; I'm in This By Myself!; You Mean I'm Suppose to Know What I'm Doing?; Testing, Testing, Testing; As Students See It; Chapter Two: Defining What Really Matters; Floundering to FInd A Way; What Are We Here For?; The Conversation; The Three R's Are Not Enough; The Teacher Code; Chapter Three: Defining What to Teach; How Much Can We Really Do?; Defining the Why.

Information or Analysis?Chapter Four: Definig How to Teach; Is Teaching Science or Art?; The Steps of Learning; The What; The So What; The Now What; Learning Matters; Keep It Simple: It's Always About the Kids; Questions Matter Most; Chapter Five: Defining How to Improve; The Way It Was; Finding Your Yoda; The Curse of Hollywood; Getting Better Together; It's Never Easy; Chapter Six: Why Relationships Matter; Being Liked Isn't the Goal; Health Relationships = Respect; Healthy Relationships = Trust; Healthy Relationships = Values; Healthy Relationships = Love.

Chapter Seven: Understanding Classroom ManagementKnowing the Kids; We're All in This Together; Setting the Rules of the Road; Don't Take Misbehavior Personally; Keep the Emotion Out of It; De-escalation Is Your Responsibility; A Sense of Humor Goes a Long Way; Consistency Matters ... Except When It Doesn't; Confidence Makes a Difference; Assign Work That Really Matters; Chapter Eight: Teaching with Passion; Teaching as Salesmanship; Make 'Em Laugh; Great Expectations; Real Success Is Their Success; Taking Care of Business Means Taking Care of Yourself.

Chapter Nine: Assessments That Make a DifferenceLessons from the Medical Field; Regular Checkups; Assessments That Work; The What, So What, and Now What in Assessments; After the Test; Chapter Ten: Conclusion; Endnotes; Works Cited; About the Author.

What makes a good teacher? For all the effort that has gone into analyzing and breaking down its processes, teaching is not an exact science. According to Scott Holley, being a good teacher boils down to successfully translating theory into real-world situations.

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