Conversations with great teachers / / Bill Smoot
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| Autore: |
Smoot Bill
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| Titolo: |
Conversations with great teachers / / Bill Smoot
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 371.100973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Teachers - United States |
| Teachers - Job satisfaction - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di contenuto: | Teaching in the school room -- Teaching in the college classroom -- Teaching the healers -- Teaching the creators and performers -- Teaching the fixers and makers -- Teaching the athletes -- Growing the body and spirit -- Teaching at the bottom and on the edge -- Teaching the protectors -- Teaching in the corridors of power. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | ""Bill Smoot has accomplished something quite extraordinary: he has interviewed master teachers from all walks of life and prodded them to reveal one secret after another. In so doing, he has opened a new door for all educators to improve their work with students....A must-read book for any teacher, regardless of the context in which you work. Highly recommended!"---Grant P. Wiggins, President, Authentic Education and co-author of Understanding by Design" ""Interesting, thought-provoking, and funny interviews with great teachers of every style and subject area....A fascinating book to read and reread."---Todd Whitaker, author of What Great Teachers Do Differently" ""Rich with passion, knowledge, and story, this engaging collection of interviews not only illustrates ways teachers become great; it conveys the energy and care they bring to their calling."---Sydney Lewis, oral historian and author (with Studs Terkel) of Touch and Go" ""A lifetime achievement....An inspiring work of art."---Susan Hoffman, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of California, Berkeley" ""A wonderful lesson from the heart about teaching, faith, humanity, and passion."---Bodie Brizendine, Head, The Spence School, New York City" ""A labor of loving care and deep attention. A great gift for teachers and students everywhere and for the learning and hope which sustains us."---Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, writer, and educator" ""Within these pages is a vast treasure of teaching wisdom....A deeply thoughtful and inspiring book."---Robert Kunzman, author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling"--BOOK JACKET. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conversations with great teachers |
| ISBN: | 1-282-66330-5 |
| 9786612663307 | |
| 0-253-00432-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827523403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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