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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Imagine yourself in front of a classroom on the first day of your career as a college instructor. You pass your new set of students a fresh copy of the syllabus that you spent hours perfecting. You introduce yourself and begin getting to know your students. You make them laugh by telling stories of yourself and by asking about their summers. By the end of the class, the students are intrigued and the classroom is alive with an active discussion. With the help of How to Be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching College, you can achieve not only your perfect first day, but a successful and productive first year as well. You will learn to take control of your classroom and provide students with a fun and effective setting in which they can actively succeed in your class and beyond. You will be provided with valuable information on the different types of academic positions available, from teaching assistant to tenure and on how to search for these positions. You will learn about how the position you chose will affect your family and personal life, what to look for in a benefits package, and what benefits different types of colleges can provide. With the help of this book, you will not only survive the first year, you, and most importantly your students, will thrive as you begin on what will become a long and successful college teaching career. |
Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Who Can Use This Book; Introduction; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Types of Teaching Positions; Faculty; Adjunct; Assistant teachers; Learning to Teach; The Job Description; Job description; Education requirements; Salary; Working environment; Why Do You Want to Teach?; Outlook for College Teaching; Where and how to find teaching jobs; Chapter 2: Landing Your First Job; Deciding Where to Live; Developing a Résumé and References; Writing your cover letter; Writing your résumé; References; What to Expect During an Interview. |
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Interview Questions; Interview tips; Understanding F aculty Contracts and Unions; Salary Negotiations; Parking and Other Benefits; F aculty Unions; Tenure; Getting tenure; Chapter 3: Designing Your Course; Logical Learning Sequences; Bloom's Taxonomy; Course Objectives; Designing the Syllabus; The course; Course materials; Course requirements; Tardiness and absences; Calendar of assignments; Missed exams or assignments; Grading; Plagiarism and cheating; Chapter 4: Choosing the Best Textbooks; Textbook Prices; Effective Textbook Use; Electronic Books; Teaching Without a Textbook. |
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Chapter 5: High-Tech Learning; Building Teamwork With Technology; Assessing Student Technology Skills; Easy Technology Projects; Do Not Fear the MP3 Player; Online Learning; Text; Slideshows; Podcasts; Videos; Group projects; Quizzes; Posting comments; Online meetings; Problems with Online Learning; Advantages and Disadvantages to Online Learning; Advantages; Disadvantages; What Works and What Does Not Work; Interaction, Not Isolation; Chapter 6: First-Day Success; Easing Anxiety; Introductions 10; Breaking the ice; The Classroom is Your Stage; Learning Student Names. |
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Chapter 7: Inside the Daily Classroom; Assessing What Students Already Know; Lesson Plans; Defining Outcomes; Defining a Good Course; Student Assignments; Beginning Teaching and Ending a Lesson; Ideas For Lessons; Acting Out; The Perfect Ending; Teaching Skills Employers Want; Public speaking; Writing; Teamwork; Multitasking and time management; Planning; Research; Determination; Good grades; Chapter 8: The Art of Lecturing; Planning Lectures; Using media in lectures; Logistics; Making lecture notes; Lecturing with 'clickers'; Teaching Large Lecture Courses; Relaxing Before a Lecture. |
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Defining a Good Lecture; Chapter 9: Great Debates; Preparing for a Discussion; Directing the Discussion; Problem Areas; To speak or not to speak; Unintended humor; Stalled Discussions; Going off-topic; Lack of preparation; Discussion closed; Chapter 10: Getting to Know Your Students; Being a Teacher Versus a Friend; Legal Issues; Protect your reputation; Compassionate leadership; Accepting Diversity; Recognizing stereotypes; Learning more about diverse students; Chapter 11: What is Important to Students?; Teaching with Personality; Students as Customers. |
Subject |
College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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First year teachers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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EDUCATION -- General.
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College teaching. (OCoLC)fst00868201
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First year teachers. (OCoLC)fst00925790
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Other Form: |
Print version: Webster, Terry. How to Be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching College : Everything You Need to Know That They Don't Teach You in School. Ocala : Atlantic Publishing Group, ©2009 9781601382191 |
ISBN |
9781601386618 (electronic book) |
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1601386613 (electronic book) |
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9781601382191 |
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1601382197 |
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