{"product_id":"essential-teaching-principles-a-resource-collection-for-adjunct-faculty-paperback","title":"Essential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaryellen Weimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou enter the classroom as a subject-matter expert--but not necessarily as a teaching expert. You face the daunting prospect of quickly getting up to speed on teaching's myriad responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo compound the challenge, formal training for adjuncts is often scarce or spotty at best.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are you to do, then, to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for classroom success?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was created to meet that very need. It provides a wealth of both research-driven and classroom-tested best practices to help adjuncts develop the knowledge and skills required to run a successful classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collection of dozens of articles drawn from the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Teaching Professor\u003c\/em\u003e newsletter, this helpful guide was compiled and edited to ensure student success by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, the newsletter's longtime editor and an award-winning professor emerita of teaching and learning at Penn State Berks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from an exceptional assembly of experienced educators, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is organized into seven chapters, each focused on a core aspect of teaching: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMastering instruction essentials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigning courses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvancing student learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreating an optimal learning climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstructing meaningful assessments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGiving students feedback\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaching online\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the guide, you will find careful examinations of a wide range of issues critical to classroom success. These include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild a syllabus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse active learning to keep students engaged\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Right-size\" course content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop meaningful assignments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManage a classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop a \"teaching persona\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a good climate for learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop effective exams and quizzes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProtect academic integrity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake grading both meaningful and manageable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor those whose work also takes them into the online classroom, there is an entire chapter devoted to the fundamentals of teaching in that space as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompact and reader-friendly, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is conveniently organized to serve as a ready reference whenever a new teaching challenge arises--whether it's refreshing older course design, overcoming a student's objection to a grade, or fine-tuning assessments. And because each of its dozens of articles include references and resource lists, it's easy to pursue a given subject in even greater depth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential Teaching Principles: A Resource Collection for Adjunct Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e lets you enter the classroom as confident in your teaching ability as you are in your subject-matter knowledge. 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