Mary C. Clement is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Berry College in northwest Georgia. She is also a professor of teacher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in curriculum, methods, and instructional management.

Doing anything for the first time often brings uncertainty. To address the uncertainties faced by new college teachers, Mary C. Clement presents the nuts and bolts of teaching practice in a very readable style. First Time in the College Classroom includes practical strategies on multiple aspects of teaching at the college level, such as how to choose a textbook, construct a syllabus, and develop a test. Believing that teaching is a learned skill, Clement provides essential knowledge to reduce beginning college teachers' anxiety. Her guide offers a life preserver to help new college teachers swim not sink.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Getting a College Teaching Job and ExpectationsChapter 3 A Successful First day of the SemesterChapter 4 Organizing the CurriculumChapter 5 Lessons, Assignments, and Grading CriteriaChapter 6 Grading Policies and Test WritingChapter 7 Methods for Teaching with Active Learning: Questions, Discussions, and Group WorkChapter 8 Online, Blended, and Technology-Enhanced teachingChapter 9 Today's Students, Your Relationship with Them, and Helping Them Achieve SuccessChapter 10 Instructional Management That Improves Student Behaviors11 Earning Promotion and Tenure12 Career Stages

Mary C. Clement is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Berry College in northwest Georgia. She is also a professor of teacher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in curriculum, methods, and instructional management.

Doing anything for the first time often brings uncertainty. To address the uncertainties faced by new college teachers, Mary C. Clement presents the nuts and bolts of teaching practice in a very readable style. First Time in the College Classroom includes practical strategies on multiple aspects of teaching at the college level, such as how to choose a textbook, construct a syllabus, and develop a test. Believing that teaching is a learned skill, Clement provides essential knowledge to reduce beginning college teachers' anxiety. Her guide offers a life preserver to help new college teachers swim not sink.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Getting a College Teaching Job and ExpectationsChapter 3 A Successful First day of the SemesterChapter 4 Organizing the CurriculumChapter 5 Lessons, Assignments, and Grading CriteriaChapter 6 Grading Policies and Test WritingChapter 7 Methods for Teaching with Active Learning: Questions, Discussions, and Group WorkChapter 8 Online, Blended, and Technology-Enhanced teachingChapter 9 Today's Students, Your Relationship with Them, and Helping Them Achieve SuccessChapter 10 Instructional Management That Improves Student Behaviors11 Earning Promotion and Tenure12 Career Stages

Mary C. Clement is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Berry College in northwest Georgia. She is also a professor of teacher education, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in curriculum, methods, and instructional management.

Doing anything for the first time often brings uncertainty. To address the uncertainties faced by new college teachers, Mary C. Clement presents the nuts and bolts of teaching practice in a very readable style. First Time in the College Classroom includes practical strategies on multiple aspects of teaching at the college level, such as how to choose a textbook, construct a syllabus, and develop a test. Believing that teaching is a learned skill, Clement provides essential knowledge to reduce beginning college teachers' anxiety. Her guide offers a life preserver to help new college teachers swim not sink.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Getting a College Teaching Job and ExpectationsChapter 3 A Successful First day of the SemesterChapter 4 Organizing the CurriculumChapter 5 Lessons, Assignments, and Grading CriteriaChapter 6 Grading Policies and Test WritingChapter 7 Methods for Teaching with Active Learning: Questions, Discussions, and Group WorkChapter 8 Online, Blended, and Technology-Enhanced teachingChapter 9 Today's Students, Your Relationship with Them, and Helping Them Achieve SuccessChapter 10 Instructional Management That Improves Student Behaviors11 Earning Promotion and Tenure12 Career Stages