| Teacher Self: The Practice of Humanistic Education Contributor(s): Allender, Jerome S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742509958 ISBN-13: 9780742509955 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: Based on Temple University's acclaimed course, The Art and Science of Teaching, Allender draws the student-teacher into a series of narratives that develop as scenes from a play. As the drama unfolds, the reader becomes part of a classroom where the teacher's strategy shifts from speaking to listening and where students teach and the teacher learns. The book demonstrates how to create a vital, lively, learning environment in which everyone involved can expect to be interactive, spontaneous, and effective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Administration - General - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 370.112 |
| LCCN: 00066463 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.01" W x 9.01" (0.58 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Teacher Self may be the most valuable and enriching book about teaching ever written. Based on Temple University's acclaimed course, "The Art and Science of Teaching," Allender draws the student-teacher into a series of narratives that develop as scenes from a play. As the drama unfolds, the reader becomes part of a classroom where the teacher's strategy shifts from speaking to listening and where students teach and the teacher learns. The book demonstrates how to create a vital, lively, learning environment in which everyone involved can expect to be interactive, spontaneous, and effective. The book's immediacy, power, and clarity offer a rich model for teaching that your students will remember and emulate for years. A mix of theory and stories, Teacher Self is a book about the practical side of humanistic education. |