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The art of teaching : big ideas, simple rules / Alan Haigh.

By: Haigh, Alan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, 2008Description: xv, 180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781405873260 (pbk.) :; 1405873264 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Teaching | Lesson planning | First year teachers -- Training of -- United States | Education | Teacher training | Teaching skills & techniquesDDC classification: 371.102 HAI Summary: Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, this book homes in on the essential big ideas behind the craft of teaching, condensing them into manageable sections which can be put into practice in the classroom from day one.
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 371.102 HAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38888000908313
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, Haigh's book hones in on the essential 'big' ideas behind the craft of teaching, condensing them into manageable sections which can be put into practice in the classroom from Day One. The book deals with Planning, Behaviour and Class Management, Teaching and Learning, and Assessment in four distinct parts, each of these being presented with a brief explanation and simple steps, rules and advice for putting them into practice.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes index.

Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, this book homes in on the essential big ideas behind the craft of teaching, condensing them into manageable sections which can be put into practice in the classroom from day one.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Section 1 Planning
  • 1 Keep it as simple as ABC
  • 2 Plan to teach with precision
  • 3 Don't just download
  • 4 Differentiate to accomodate
  • 5 Integrate to stimulate
  • 6 Don't teach everything to the same depth
  • Section 2 Behaviour and Class Management
  • 7 Get children to sit down, be quiet and listen to you
  • 8 Set clear boundaries and guidelines
  • 9 Catch children being good
  • 10 Enter into unwritten contracts with children
  • 11 Provide a safe and secure environment
  • 12 Get children to take responsibility for their own actions
  • Section 3 Teaching and Learning
  • 13 You teach and the children learn
  • 14 Guide children to discover for themselves
  • 15 Determine the pace of the lesson
  • 16 Make the children independent
  • 17 Teach children to think
  • 18 Organise group work
  • Section 4 Assessment
  • 19 Assess and evaluate your teaching
  • 20 Assess and evaluate your children
  • 21 Personalised learning
  • Epilogue
  • Index