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Intends to prepare students to be competent beginning teachers and to develop into competent experienced teachers. This book emphasizes what teachers need to know about students; how to plan and provide instruction; how to assess, manage and motivate students; and how, overall, to be an effective teacher.

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• The Act of Teaching, Fifth Edition
• Part 1 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 2 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 3 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