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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Why Does Teaching Matter? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| What Makes a Good Teacher? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Are You a Good Teacher? | |
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| Seven Research-Based Findings About the Qualities of an Effective Teacher | |
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| What Makes an Effective Teacher? | |
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| Three Approaches to Teaching | |
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| Four of the Most Essential Concepts That Affect Student Achievement | |
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| An Important Quality of a Good Teacher | |
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| Another Important Quality of a Good Teacher | |
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| A Final Quality of a Good Teacher | |
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| A Good Teacher Must Use Wait Time Effectively | |
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| Questioning Strategies | |
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| Good Teachers Incorporate Literacy Strategies Whenever Feasible, Five Literacy Strategies That Work | |
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| Good Teachers Encourage "Hands-On" and "Minds-On" Learning | |
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| Good Teachers Employ K-W-L | |
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| Good Teachers Get Parents on Their Side: 10 Ways | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Who Are the Students in My Class? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About My Students? | |
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| All Students Have Five Basic Needs | |
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| Children Need Attention and Much More . . . | |
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| Role of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social Class | |
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| Hatred, Bigotry, and Prejudice | |
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| Bullying | |
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| Students With Learning Disabilities | |
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| Are You a Culturally Relevant Teacher? | |
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| Different Ways of Learning | |
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| Differentiating Instruction, But How Can I Meet the Needs of All My Students? | |
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| The Challenge of Inclusion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| How Should I Write Lesson Plans? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Understanding the Lesson Plan | |
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| Essential Components and Criteria of a Successful Lesson | |
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| Sample Lesson Plans | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| Can I Effectively Manage My Classroom? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Basic Terms and Elements | |
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| Developing Your Personal System of Discipline | |
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| A Sample Discipline Plan | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| How Can I Help My Students Learn? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Simple Strategies for the Early Grades | |
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| Simple Strategies on How to Improve Learning | |
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| Simple Strategies on How to Improve Study Skills | |
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| Simple Strategies on How to Read Material From a Chapter or Book | |
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| Cooperative Learning | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| How Should I Assess and Grade My Students? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Assessment Basics | |
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| Some Fundamental Principles of Assessment | |
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| Constructing Classroom Tests | |
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| Using Portfolio Assessment? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| How Can I Best Incorporate State and District Curriculum Standards? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| What Is Curriculum Development? | |
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| Testing and Standards Movement | |
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| Suggestions for Implementing Standards | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| How Can I Begin to Incorporate Technology Into My Teaching? | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| K-12 Technology Standards | |
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| Profiles for Technology-Literate Students | |
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| The Internet as a Teaching Tool | |
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| Criteria for Evaluating World Wide Web Sites | |
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| Criteria for Evaluating Software Programs | |
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| Use of PowerPoint in the Classroom | |
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| Abstract and Rationale | |
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| My Year of the Rooster | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Follow-Up Questions/Activities | |
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| Closing Comments | |
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| Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Some of the Best Web Sites for Teachers | |
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| Self-Assessment Instrument | |
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| Teacher's Suggestions Exchange Forum | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |