1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460745503321

Autore

Brookfield Stephen

Titolo

The skillful teacher : on technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom / / Stephen D. Brookfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-01987-7

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass Higher and Audlt Education Series

Classificazione

EDU029000EDU015000

Disciplina

378.1/25

Soggetti

College teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note:  Preface v--xv Acknowledgments About the Author ii--iv 1 Experiencing Teaching 1--16 2 The Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching 17--32 3 Understanding Our Classrooms 33--48 4 What Students Value in Teachers 49--64 5 Understanding and Responding to the Emotions of Learning 65--81 6 Lecturing Creatively 82--98 7 Using Discussion Methods 99--116 8 Teaching in Diverse Classrooms 117--132 9 Teaching About Racism 133--148 10 Using Play and Creativity 149--168 11 Teaching in Teams 169--184 12 Teaching Students to Think Critically 185--200 13 Teaching Online 201--218 14 Giving Helpful Evaluations 219--235 15 Helping Students Take Responsibility for Learning 236--251 16 Understanding Students' Resistance to Learning 252--267 17 Responding to Students' Resistance to Learning 268--283 18 Exercising Teacher Power Responsibly 284--299 19 Negotiating the Politics of Teaching 300--315 20 Staying Sane: 16 Maxims of Skillful Teaching 316--331 References 332--362 Index .

Sommario/riassunto

"Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teachingStudents say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester throws up new challenges for engaging students.Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students,



energized with The Skillful Teacher, a practical guide to effective techniques, approaches, and methods for today's college classrooms. Providing insights, reflections, and advice from his four decades of college teaching, Stephen Brookfield now adapts his successful methods to teaching online, working with diverse student populations, and making classrooms truly inclusive. As well as being completely revised, updated, and rewritten, this edition adds six brand new chapters on:  Teaching critical thinking  Using play and creativity in the classroom  Teaching in teams  Helping students take responsibility for learning  Teaching about racism  Exercising teacher power responsibly  Readers will delve into what learning feels like from a student's perspective, as well as absorb the wisdom of veteran college faculty with whom the author has worked. Themes from the bestselling previous editions remain, but are revisited and expanded with the perspective of an additional decade in the classroom. This authoritative guide is now even more comprehensive to better serve teachers looking to improve. Whether you are new to the classroom or are looking to rise to new challenges, The Skillful Teacher will provide answers, expand your repertoire of techniques, and invigorate your teaching and your classrooms"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458819003321

Autore

Monaco Paul

Titolo

A history of American movies [[electronic resource] ] : a film-by-film look at the art, craft, and business of cinema / / Paul Monaco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2010

ISBN

0810874393

9786612561443

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Disciplina

791.430973

Soggetti

Motion pictures - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century

Motion picture industry - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948 -- pt. 2. Hollywood in transition, 1949-1974 -- pt. 3. New Hollywood, 1975-2009.

Sommario/riassunto

A History of American Movies provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920's to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451826203321

Autore

Barnett G. William

Titolo

Are you dumb enough to be rich? [[electronic resource] ] : the amazingly simple way to make millions in real estate / / G. William Barnett II ; foreword by Robert G. Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, American Management Association, c2008

ISBN

1-281-27136-5

9786611271367

0-8144-0951-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Disciplina

332.63/240973

333.33

Soggetti

Real estate investment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-289) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE MINDSET OF A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE . . . OR SOMEONE STOLE OUR TENT; 3 I BOUGHT THE BOOK. WHAT DO I DO NOW?: NINE SUREFIRE METHODS TO GET MOTIVATED SELLERS CALLING YOU; 4 WOW!; 5 FINDING INVESTORS: COME ON IN, THE INVESTOR POOL IS FINE; 6 BUYING HUDs: OR HOW TO BE A HUD STUD OR STUDDETTE; 7 REHABILITATING HOUSES: TURNING TRASH INTO CASH; 8 GETTING TO THE HEART OF REHAB: THE MONEY ROOMS; 9 FORECLOSURE OR PRE-FORECLOSURE? THAT IS THE QUESTION; 10 PRE-FORECLOSURE: THE PREFERRED CHOICE

11 WHAT IS HOT MAPPINGTM? WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT'S NOT12 MORE HOT MAPPINGTM; 13 WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE HOUSE?; 14 GETTING PAID TO BUY A HOUSE; 15 MAKING MULTIPLE OFFERS: PICK AN OFFER, ANY OFFER; 16 GENERATING A QUICK SALE: I GOT 'EM, NOW HOW DO I GET RID OF THEM?; 17 DOING REAL ESTATE ONLINE: OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE SHOULD WEAVE; 18 ALTERNATIVE REAL ESTATE; 19 BECOMING A LIEN, LIEN, LIENING MACHINE!; 20 IF DEATH AND TAXES ARE CERTAIN, LET'S BE DEAD CERTAIN ABOUT TAXES; 21 HOLY COW,



YOU'RE A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE!; 22 THERE IS NO I IN THE (DREAM) TEAM

23 ON THE ROAD TO PLENTY: WEEK 1 OF YOUR 30-DAY DRILL DOWN24 WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD: WEEK 2 OFYOUR 30-DAY DRILL DOWN; 25 THIS IS WHERE THE "TUFF" GET GOING: WEEKS 3 AND 4 OF YOUR 30-DAY DRILL DOWN; 26 THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN LAID: NOW LET'S START BUILDING A BUSINESS; APPENDIX A: RESOURCES; APPENDIX B: SUGGESTED READING; APPENDIX C: THE BUSINESS CARD; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

It doesn't take a genius to make big money in real estate!