Teaching Well: Understanding Key Dynamics of Learning-Centered Classrooms

Teaching well means a willingness to do anything that helps students learn, and Teaching Well investigates the fundamental principle of what teaching effectively entails by exploring the key dynamics of a learning-centered classroom. It covers a wide range of topics and examines the crucial steps of bringing educators' identities and backgrounds into practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Teaching well is a commitment to doing everything possible to help students learn. It involves creating a learning-centered classroom environment that fosters critical thinking, reflection, and engagement. In his book, Teaching Well, renowned scholar Stephen D. Brookfield delves into various aspects of effective teaching, including classroom democratization, critical thinking, race and power, and more. Through interviews with Brookfield and framed by key questions, the book aims to enhance teachers' skills and facilitate meaningful conversations. It also explores the importance of bringing educators' identities and backgrounds into practice by soliciting and responding to student feedback, negotiating power dynamics, and addressing the challenges posed by institutional constraints, students, and self-concepts. Teaching Well is a timely and valuable resource for college and university educators, as well as experienced practitioners, who are committed to refining their teaching practices and promoting student learning.

Teaching well is a commitment to doing everything possible to help students learn. It involves creating a learning-centered classroom environment that fosters critical thinking, reflection, and engagement. In his book, Teaching Well, renowned scholar Stephen D. Brookfield delves into various aspects of effective teaching, including classroom democratization, critical thinking, race and power, and more. Through interviews with Brookfield and framed by key questions, the book aims to enhance teachers' skills and facilitate meaningful conversations. It also explores the importance of bringing educators' identities and backgrounds into practice by soliciting and responding to student feedback, negotiating power dynamics, and addressing the challenges posed by institutional constraints, students, and self-concepts. Teaching Well is a timely and valuable resource for college and university educators, as well as experienced practitioners, who are committed to refining their teaching practices and promoting student learning.

Weight: 328g
Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781642674736