Survival Handbook for the New Chemistry Instructor

This Book Provides An Overview Of The Issues Facing New Chemistry Faculty In Preparation For Teaching. Serving As A Reference To Answer Specific Questions New Chemistry Faculty Encounter, 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 New Chemistry Faculty Can Go To Find Practical Information On How To Teach And How To Prepare For Teaching Their First Course. Chapters Are Written Both By Established Experts In The Field And By New Professors Within Their First Couple Of Years Of Teaching.--book Jacket. Foreword / Diane M. Bunce And Cinzia M. Muzzi -- Ch. 1. Reflections On First Teaching Experience / Bryan May -- Ch. 2. Teaching College Chemistry : The View From A Newcomer To The Field / John Todd -- Ch. 3. Is Your Teaching Style Compatible With A Diverse Group Of Students? / Cinzia M. Muzzi -- Ch. 4. Writing A Syllabus : A Tool And A Contract / Christina A. Bailey -- Ch. 5. A Beginner's Guide To The Selection Of Textbooks And Course Materials : It's All That And More / Christina A. Bailey -- Ch. 6. Integrating Library Research Into A Chemistry Course / Mary M. Flekke And Carmen V. Gauthier -- Ch. 7. Interpreting And Addressing Student Apprehension / Diane M. Bunce -- Ch. 8. Teaching Your Students How To Learn Chemistry / Saundra Yancy Mcguire -- Ch. 9. What Works And What Doesn't In General Chemistry / John C. Kotz -- Ch. 10. Innovations In Lecture : Some Cases Of Student And Faculty Response / Norbert A. Pienta -- Ch. 11. Small Groups Are Worth The Effort / Julianne Smist -- Ch. 12. Your Partner For Successful Teaching : Small Groups / Susan C. Nurrenbern -- Ch. 13. Using Conceptual Questions In The Chemistry Classroom / William R. Robinson And Eunyoung Hurh -- Ch. 14. The Testing Trap / I. Dwaine Eubanks -- Ch. 15. Assessing Your Students' Understanding Of Chemistry / Thomas J. Greenbowe And K. A. Burke -- Ch. 16. Jce : A New Teacher's Best Friend / John W. Moore, Elizabeth A. Moore, Jon L. Holmes And Mary E. Saecker -- Ch. 17. Getting A Job In Academia : Tips From A Recent Candidate / Dawn Del Carlo -- Ch. 18. Teaching At A Community College : The Best Of Both Worlds / Richard Jones -- Ch. 19. Professional Development And Expectations / Philip S. Bailey And Christina A. Bailey -- One Last Word / Diane M. Bunce And Cinzia M. Muzzi. Edited By Diane M. Bunce, Cinzia M. Muzzi. Includes Bibliographical References.