199 Mistakes New College Instructors Make and How to Prevent Them Insiders Secrets to Avoid Classroom Blunders

199 Mistakes New College Instructors Make and How to Prevent Them Insiders Secrets to Avoid Classroom Blunders

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Main Author: Sarmiento, Kimberly
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ocala, FL : Atlantic Publishing Group, 2016.
Subjects:
College teachers > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College teaching > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College teachers
College teaching
Handbooks and manuals
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Author Dedication; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE; CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT & DISCIPLINE; CHAPTER 1; Leadership Strategies for Teachers; What is Your Management Style?; MISTAKE 1; Letting students direct your class ... ; MISTAKE 2; Not setting goals for your students ... ; MISTAKE 3; Being too relaxed ... ; MISTAKE 4; Wanting to be everyone's favorite professor ... ; MISTAKE 5; Connecting with your students over social media ... ; CHAPTER 2; The Importance of Professionalism; MISTAKE 6; Letting students call you by your first name ... ; MISTAKE 7; Not being mindful of your appearance ... ; MISTAKE 8
  • Using contemporary slang ... MISTAKE 9; Fraternizing with students ... ; MISTAKE 10; Dating or sleeping with a student ... ; MISTAKE 11; Mixing it up with the class clown ... ; MISTAKE 12; Responding harshly to a disrespectful student ... ; MISTAKE 13; Responding emotionally to a personal attack ... ; MISTAKE 14; Overcompensating for your perceived shortcomings ... ; CHAPTER 3; Communications Strategies for Teachers; MISTAKE 15; Not using visual aids ... ; MISTAKE 16; Using words or language your students do not understand ... ; MISTAKE 17; Being unwilling to explain yourself ... ; MISTAKE 18; Not admitting if you are wrong ...
  • MISTAKE 19Not admitting when you do not know an answer ... ; MISTAKE 20; Using sarcasm ... ; MISTAKE 21; Not setting a discussion boundary ... ; CHAPTER 4; Maintaining Control of Your Classroom; Ways Not To Discipline
  • Ever; MISTAKE 22; Using ridicule to get a student in line ... ; MISTAKE 23; Cursing ... ; MISTAKE 24; Yelling ... ; MISTAKE 25; Getting physical ... ; MISTAKE 26; Locking students in/out ... ; Punishment that Might Create Resentment; MISTAKE 27; Using group punishment ... ; MISTAKE 28; Assigning extra work as punishment ... ; MISTAKE 29; Forgetting to reward good behavior ... ; PART TWO
  • CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERYCHAPTER 5; Planning & Preparation; MISTAKE 30; Selecting required reading that is costly ... ; MISTAKE 31; Selecting required reading that is too hard to find ... ; MISTAKE 32; Not planning out your lectures and tests for the semester ... ; MISTAKE 33; Not communicating a curriculum plan in your syllabus ... ; MISTAKE 34; Not detailing your academic/grading policies in the syllabus ... ; MISTAKE 35; Not providing students with office hours and contact information ... ; MISTAKE 36; Not anticipating extra students in your class ... ; MISTAKE 37
  • Not emailing your students before the semester begins ... CHAPTER 6; Fairness & Consistency; Student Equality; MISTAKE 38; Letting your smartest students direct the class ... ; MISTAKE 39; Letting "big" personalities overshadow you ... ; MISTAKE 40; Glossing over "easy" material ... ; MISTAKE 41; Being too hard on students who ask too many questions ... ; Avoiding Inconsistencies; MISTAKE 42; Being relaxed one day and firm the next ... ; MISTAKE 43; Showing favoritism ... ; MISTAKE 44; Showing dislike for a student ... ; MISTAKE 45; Letting one student do everything on "group" assignments ... ; CHAPTER 7

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