What the best college teachers do
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- ISBN: 9780674013254 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0674013255 (pbk.) :
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207 p. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, c2004.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design | LB2331 .B34 2004 (Text) | 30229158 | Teaching and Learning | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Harvard University Press
What makes a great teacher great? Which professors do students remember long after graduation? This book, based on a 15-year study of nearly 100 college teachers, offers answers for all educators. Bain provides humorous and touching examples of ingenuity and compassion, of studentsâ discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. - Harvard University Press
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.
The short answer isâitâs not what teachers do, itâs what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and outâbut they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn.
In stories both humorous and touching, Ken Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of studentsâ discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. What the Best College Teachers Do is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration for first-year teachers and seasoned educators.