Great Teaching : What Matters Most in Helping Students Succeed

by Robert C. Di Giulio

• ISBN13: 9780761988328
• ISBN10: 0761988327
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-02
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"" "Great Teaching "focuses on the core skills and qualities of great teachers and then shows teachers how to find those skills and qualities within themselves.

Table of Contents

Preface

What This Book Is, and Is Not

A Word About Schools

And a Word About Teachers

Reviewer Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Introduction: What Makes a Skillful, Caring Teacher?

Great Teaching is Still Great Teaching (And It's the Teaching that Matters Most!)

"But we hardly have the time!"

First Self Assessment: What Can be Tossed, What Must be Kept

The Complete Teacher: Knowledge and Skills and Qualities

Key Teacher Skills and Qualities

2. Key Teacher Skills: What Teachers Do

Key Teacher Skills, Prior to Teaching

Key Teacher Skills, While Teaching

Key Teacher Skills, After Teaching

Growing in Teaching: Key Teacher Skills Self-Assessment

3. Key Teacher Qualities: How Teachers Do It

Key Teacher Quality #1--Efficacy

Key Teacher Quality #2--Caring

Growing in Teaching: Key Teacher Qualities Self-Assessment

4. Summary and Conclusion: Beyond Great to Memorable

Summary of Skills and Qualities Checklists

Plans of Action

Follow-up Assessment

Conclusion

Resources

Guidelines for student success in academics and socialization: A school-wide qualitative assessment

References

Index