Fire in the Classroom

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and the Craft of Teaching

Ray Smilor (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-6766-4 (ISBN)

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Fire in the Classroom: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and the Craft of Teaching explores important avenues for teachers to become better at the craft of teaching by improving their skills and understanding in areas such as utilizing experiential learning, becoming more adept at improvisation, addressing all learning styles of students, recognizing and acting upon the teachable moment, developing and delivering engaging lectures, and effectively incorporating outside speakers in their courses. This book emphasizes the necessity for teachers to create classrooms that ignite a desire to learn and a willingness to be taught amongst all their students.

Fire in the Classroom ultimately shows teachers and their students how to think more creatively and act more entrepreneurially. It provides the know-how, techniques, and activities that enable teachers to enhance their teaching abilities and renew their joy in teaching. With insightful observations, compelling stories, and specific curriculum recommendations, this book serves as a guide to make the learning process for both teachers and their students more engaging, interactive, and exciting.

Dr. Ray Smilor is a master teacher who has taught at every educational level. As an author, public speaker, and expert in entrepreneurship, he has presented on and received awards for teaching excellence and innovation in the United States and internationally.

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Section I. Learning and Teaching

Chapter 1. Becoming A Teacher

Chapter 2. Learning Styles

Chapter 3. The Teachable Moment

Section I. Learning and Teaching: Takeaways

Section II. Creativity and Teaching

Chapter 4. The Creative Classroom

Chapter 5. Anything Different is Good

Chapter 6. Say “Yes, And”

Section II. Creativity and Teaching: Takeaways

Section III. Teaching for Excitement

Chapter 7. Oh, No! A Lecture!

Chapter 8. Experience on Stage

Chapter 9. Always Know Where Your Head Is At

Section III. Teaching for Excitement: Takeaways

Section IV. Beyond the Classroom

Chapter 10. What Makes Yoda So Good?

Chapter 11. Epilogue: Purveyors of Hope

Section IV. Beyond the Classroom: Takeaways

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Exhibits 1-10

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	22.07.2022
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 207 mm
Gewicht	209 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-4758-6766-2 / 1475867662
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-6766-4 / 9781475867664
Zustand	Neuware