Full Description
For new chemistry professors/instructors in chemistry departments. Meant as a quick read to get an overview of the issues that should be addressed as you prepare to teach or as a reference to answer specific questions that have arisen as you teach, this book is comparable to sitting down with a colleague in the department and talking through some ideas, or gaining some pointers on how to avoid common pitfalls. It is the one single place, a new chemistry professor or any new professor, can go to find practical information on how to teach and how to prepare for teaching their first course.
Contents
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. Foreward. Diane Bunce and Cinzia Muzzi. I. Bryan May. 2. Teaching College Chemistry: The View from a Newcomer to the Field. John Todd. 3. Is Your Teaching Style Compatible with a Diverse Group of Students? Cinzia Muzzi. II. GETTING STARTED. 4. Writing a Syllabus: A Tool and a Contract. Christina Bailey. 5. A Beginner's Guide to the Selection of Textbooks and Course Materials: It's All That and More. Christina Bailey. 6. Integrating Library Research into a Chemistry Course. Mary Flekke and Carmen Gauthier. III. PEDAGOGY AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. 7. Interpreting and Addressing Student Apprehension. Diane Bunce. 8. Teaching Your Students HOW to Learn Chemistry. Saundra McGuire. 9. What Works and What Doesn't in General Chemistry. John Kotz. 10. Innovations in Lecture: Some Cases of Student and Faculty Response. Norbert Pienta. 11. Small Groups are Worth the Effort. Julianne Smist. 12. Your Partner for Successful Teaching: Small Groups. Susan Nurrenbern. IV. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT. 13. Using Conceptual Questions in the Chemistry Classroom. William R. Robinson. 14. The Testing Trap. I. Dwaine Eubanks. 15. Assessing Your Students' Understanding of Chemistry. Thomas Greenbowe and K.A. Burke. V. CAREER AND PROFESSION JCE. 16. A New Teacher's Best Friend. John Moore, Elizabeth Moore, Jon Holmes, and Mary Saecker. 17. Getting a Job in Academia: Tips from a Recent Candidate. Dawn Del Carlo. 18. Teaching at a Community College: The Best of Both Worlds. Richard Jones. 19. Professional Development and Expectations. Christina Bailey and Philip S. Bailey. One Last Word... Diane Bunce and Cinzia Muzzi.
