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March 29, 2017
How to Teach Adults: Plan Your Class, Teach Your Students, Change the World, Expanded Edition
- Author
- Spalding, Dan
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
- ISBN
- 9781118841365
- Table of Contents
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
ch. 1 Foundations of Teaching
ch. 2 How to Get Started Teachingv ch. 3 How to Design Your Course
ch. 4 How to Lesson Plan
ch. 5 Grading and Assessments
ch. 6 How to Run Your Class
ch. 7 How to Present Information
ch. 8 How to Develop Your Teacher Persona
ch. 9 Growing as a Teacher
ch. 10 The Future of Education
Appendix: Teacher Glossary
References
Further Reading
Index
Your hands-on guide to teaching adults. . . no matter what the subject
In this expanded edition of How to Teach Adults, Dan Spalding offers practical teaching and classroom management suggestions that are designed for anyone who works with adult learners, particularly new faculty, adjuncts, those in community colleges, ESL teachers, and graduate students. This reader-friendly resource covers all phases of the teaching process from planning what to teach, to managing a classroom, to growing as a professional in the field.
How to Teach Adults can guide new instructors who are trying to get up to speed on their own or can help teacher trainers cover what their students need to know before they get in front of a class. It is filled with down-to-earth tips and checklists on such topics as connecting with adult students, facilitating discussions, and writing tests, plus everything you need to remember to put into your syllabus and how to choose the right textbook. Dan Spalding reveals what it takes to teach all students the skills they need to learn, no matter what the topic or subject matter.
Full of vivid examples from real-world classrooms, this edition:
Shows how to get started and tips for designing your course
Includes information for creating a solid lesson plan
Gives suggestions for developing your teacher persona
How to Teach Adults offers the framework, ideas, and tools needed to conduct your class or workshop with confidence. (From the Publisher)
In this expanded edition of How to Teach Adults, Dan Spalding offers practical teaching and classroom management suggestions that are designed for anyone who works with adult learners, particularly new faculty, adjuncts, those in community colleges, ESL teachers, and graduate students. This reader-friendly resource covers all phases of the teaching process from planning what to teach, to managing a classroom, to growing as a professional in the field.
How to Teach Adults can guide new instructors who are trying to get up to speed on their own or can help teacher trainers cover what their students need to know before they get in front of a class. It is filled with down-to-earth tips and checklists on such topics as connecting with adult students, facilitating discussions, and writing tests, plus everything you need to remember to put into your syllabus and how to choose the right textbook. Dan Spalding reveals what it takes to teach all students the skills they need to learn, no matter what the topic or subject matter.
Full of vivid examples from real-world classrooms, this edition:
Shows how to get started and tips for designing your course
Includes information for creating a solid lesson plan
Gives suggestions for developing your teacher persona
How to Teach Adults offers the framework, ideas, and tools needed to conduct your class or workshop with confidence. (From the Publisher)