Full Description
This book is about the energy, substance, hope, and determination that excellent teachers bring to the rhythm of classrooms every day, year in and year out. Balli offers experiences and important lessons about teaching and classroom life at all grade levels, illuminating the perspective of both teachers and students. Knitting teacher and student voices together, this book inspires practicing teachers and those who are learning to teach, with universal insights drawn from elementary school, middle school, high school, and college.
Making a Difference in the Classroom is organized into three parts, focusing first on teacher-student relationships, then on how excellent teachers finesse the substance and action of classrooms, and finally on the inestimable worth of teachers as diverse individuals with unique talents to offer as gifts for students to unwrap and experience day after day.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 Building Relationships
Chapter 4 Respect
Chapter 5 The Gift of Time
Chapter 6 Encouragement
Chapter 7 Teacher-Student Friendships
Part 8 Building a Learning Community
Chapter 9 Classroom Ambience
Chapter 10 Classroom Management
Chapter 11 Learning Activities
Chapter 12 High Expectations
Chapter 13 Assessment
Part 14 Building Authenticity
Chapter 15 Teaching Styles
Chapter 16 Teacher and Student Gender
Chapter 17 Not Like Some Teachers
Chapter 18 The Essence of Excellence
