1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910460036603321

Autore

Aveni Anthony F.

Titolo

Class not dismissed : reflections on undergraduate education and teaching the liberal arts / / Anthony Aveni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4920-0173-2

1-60732-303-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Disciplina

370.11/2

Soggetti

Education, Humanistic

College teaching

Lecture method in teaching

Undergraduates

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Why I Teach""; ""3. What I Teach""; ""4. How I Teach""; ""5. Questioning Teaching""; ""6. Epilogue: Class (Not) Dismissed""; ""Notes""

Sommario/riassunto

"In Class Not Dismissed, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through anecdotes of his own triumphs and tribulations--some amusing, others heartrending--Aveni reveals his teaching story and thoughts on the future of higher education. Although in recent years the lecture has come under fire as a pedagogical method, Aveni ardently defends lecturing to students. He shares his secrets on crafting an engaging lecture and creating productive dialogue in class discussions. He lays out his rules on classroom discipline and tells how he promotes the lost art of listening. He is a passionate proponent of the liberal arts and core course requirements as well as a believer in sound teaching promoted by active scholarship. Aveni is known to his students as a consummate storyteller. In Class Not Dismissed he shares real stories about



everyday college life that shed light on serious educational issues. The result is a humorous, reflective, inviting, and powerful inquiry into higher education that will be of interest to anyone invested in the current and future state of college and university education. "--

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786228603321

Autore

Barell John

Titolo

How do we know they're getting better? : assessment for 21st century minds, K-8 / / John Barell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2012

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2012]

�2012

ISBN

1-4522-8357-5

1-4522-7924-1

1-4522-7537-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 247 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.260973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Education, Elementary - United States - Evaluation

Middle school education - United States - Evaluation

Curriculum change - United States

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

An overview -- Teacher modeling: "out of our comfort zones!" -- Designing the invitation-to-risk environment -- Curriculum for the 21st century -- Conducting pre-assessments: sitting by the judge -- Formative assessments: gathering a "wealth of information" -- From statements to good questions in kindergarten -- "My inquiry skills shot through the roof!": grade 6 -- How "STEM" changed my life!" -- From cookie cutter a to self-directed student -- Inquiry begins at home -- After action reviews: how to build upon what we know.



Sommario/riassunto

How do we measure students' inquiry, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities so that we know they are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century? John Barell explains how inquiry leads to problem-solving and provides specific steps for pre, formative and summative assessment that informs instruction of 21st century skills. Included are examples that show how to use today's technology in the classroom and how to use inquiry to develop and assess students' abilities.