TY - BOOK AU - Cruickshank,Donald R. AU - Jenkins,Deborah Bainer AU - Metcalf,Kim K. TI - The act of teaching SN - 0072982071 (softcover : alk. paper) U1 - 371.102 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Teaching KW - Lesson planning N1 - Contents Part one The Backdrop of Teaching Factors that influence how to teach The challenges of teaching a changing society Teaching Diverse students Three schools of thought about learning and teaching Getting to know your students and motivating them to learn Part Two The act of teaching Planning instruction Four instructional alternatives Evaluating student's learning Part Three The effect Teacher Personal attributes and characteristics of effective teachers Professional skills and abilities of effective teachers Problem solving skills of effective teachers ; Includes bibliographical references and indexes ER -