Teaching 101

Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.

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• Preface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorActivity 11. Why Does Teaching Matter?Focus QuestionsFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 22. What Makes a Good Teacher?Focus QuestionsTeaching Idea #1: Are You a Good Teacher?Teaching Idea #2: Seven Research-Based Findings About the Qualities of an Effective TeacherTeaching Idea #3: What Makes an Effective Teacher?Teaching Idea #4: Three Approaches to TeachingTeaching Idea #5: Four of the Most Essential Concepts That Affect Student AchievementTeaching Idea #6: An Important Quality of a Good TeacherTeaching Idea #7: Another Important Quality of a Good TeacherTeaching Idea #8: A Final Quality of a Good TeacherTeaching Idea #9: A Good Teacher Must Use Wait Time EffectivelyTeaching Idea #10: Questioning StrategiesTeaching Idea #11: Good Teachers Incorporate Literacy Strategies Whenever Feasible, Five Literacy Strategies That WorkTeaching Idea #12: Good Teachers Encourage "Hands-On" and "Minds-On" LearningTeaching Idea #13: Good Teachers Employ K-W-LTeaching Idea #14: Good Teachers Get Parents on Their Side: 10 WaysConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 33. Who Are the Students in My Class?Focus QuestionsStudent Idea #1: What Do I Need to Know About My Students?Student Idea #2: All Students Have Five Basic NeedsStudent Idea #3: Children Need Attention and Much More . . .Student Idea #4: Role of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Social ClassStudent Idea #5: Hatred, Bigotry, and PrejudiceStudent Idea #6: BullyingStudent Idea #7: Students With Learning DisabilitiesStudent Idea #8: Are You a Culturally Relevant Teacher?Student Idea #9: Different Ways of LearningStudent Idea #10: Differentiating Instruction, But How Can I Meet the Needs of All My Students?Student Idea #11: The Challenge of InclusionConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 44. How Should I Write Lesson Plans?Focus QuestionsLesson Plan Idea #1: Understanding the Lesson PlanLesson Plan Idea #2: Essential Components and Criteria of a Successful LessonLesson Plan Idea #3: Sample Lesson PlansConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 55. Can I Effectively Manage My Classroom?Focus QuestionsClassroom Management Idea #1: Basic Terms and ElementsClassroom Management Idea #2: Developing Your Personal System of DisciplineClassroom Management Idea #3: A Sample Discipline PlanFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 66. How Can I Help My Students Learn?Focus QuestionsHelping My Students Idea #1: Simple Strategies for the Early GradesHelping My Students Idea #2: Simple Strategies on How to Improve LearningHelping My Students Idea #3: Simple Strategies on How to Improve Study SkillsHelping My Students Idea #4: Simple Strategies on How to Read Material From a Chapter or BookHelping My Students Idea #5: Cooperative LearningConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 77. How Should I Assess and Grade My Students?Focus QuestionsAssessment Idea #1: Assessment BasicsAssessment Idea #2: Some Fundamental Principles of AssessmentAssessment Idea #3: Constructing Classroom TestsAssessment Idea #4: Using Portfolio Assessment?ConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 88. How Can I Best Incorporate State and District Curriculum Standards?Focus QuestionsStandards Idea #1: What Is Curriculum Development?Standards Idea #2: Testing and Standards MovementStandards Idea #3: Suggestions for Implementing StandardsConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesActivity 99. How Can I Begin to Incorporate Technology Into My Teaching?Focus QuestionsTeachnology Idea #1: K–12 Technology StandardsTeachnology Idea #2: Profiles for Technology-Literate StudentsTeachnology Idea #3: The Internet as a Teaching ToolTeachnology Idea #4: Criteria for Evaluating World Wide Web SitesTeachnology Idea #5: Criteria for Evaluating Software ProgramsTeachnology Idea #6: Use of PowerPoint in the ClassroomAbstract and RationaleMy Year of the RoosterConclusionFollow-Up Questions/ActivitiesClosing CommentsAppendix A: Annotated BibliographyAppendix B: Some of the Best Web Sites for TeachersAppendix C: Self-Assessment InstrumentAppendix D: Teacher’s Suggestions Exchange ForumReferencesIndex