Drop That Chalk!

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Although teaching is a core task for college professors, they typically do not receive much training in effective college teaching. Drop the Chalk! by Marie Iding and Murray Thomas seeks to fill this void by offering a concise, organized, and friendly guide to becoming a successful college teacher, including how to set objectives, choose appropriate instructional techniques and technologies, accommodate a diverse student population, maintain a productive climate, and evaluate student learning. If you are interested in improving your college teaching skills, this book is for you. -- Richard E. Mayer, professor, department of psychological and brain sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara and author of "Applying the Science of Learning to Education" Drop that Chalk! concisely, clearly and cogently fills a gap in the preparation of scholars to teach in higher education. It provides a highly useful and practical guide to instructors ranging from planning to enacting to evaluating teaching. Chalk! not only speaks to graduate teaching assistants and assistant professors but also to those who have taught a long time having learned "to teach by osmosis." It is, in a word, a companion that will help teachers prepare all students to achieve to their fullest potential. -- Richard J. Shavelson, Margaret Jacks Professor of Education (Emeritus), I. James Quillen Dean (Emeritus), Stanford University