First Day to Final Grade A Graduate Student's Guide to Teaching

Name: First Day to Final Grade A Graduate Student's Guide to Teaching
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ISBN: 9780472067329

ISBN-10: 047206732X

ISBN-13: 9780472067329

Edition: 2000

Authors: Anne L. Curzan, Lisa K. Damour

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Many universities are concerned about improving the pedagogy used by their graduate students in the classroom. Yet few universities provide adequate training or support. As a result, most new graduate student teachers feel overwhelmed by the demands of being both a teacher and a student. Written from the perspective of both professors who have been in the classroom for many years and inexperienced teachers of the "I wish someone had told me" variety, First Day to Final Grade should be every graduate student's first step in teaching. The guiding principle of this book is that, while theoretical wisdom about teaching is important, graduate students need specific, practical answers to…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 9/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



Becoming a Teacher



The First Day of the Term



Weekly Class Preparation



Running a Discussion



Problem Sets and Laboratories



Trusty Class Plans



One-on-One Interaction with Students



Grading



Feedback from Students



The Balance of School and Teaching



Sample Course Syllabi



Lesson Plan for a Discussion Class



Lesson Plan for a Lecture Class



Annotated Text with Questions



Guidelines for a Paper Workshop



Guidelines for Writing a Peer Response



Sample Letters of Recommendation



Midterm Evaluation


Index