How to Teach Adults: Plan Your Class, Teach Your Students, Change the World, Expanded Edition

A real–world teaching guide to help you inspire and empower adult students In this expanded edition of How to Teach Adults , Dan Spalding offers practical teaching and classroom management suggestions that are designed for anyone who works with adult learners, particularly new faculty, adjuncts, those in community colleges, ESL teachers, and graduate students. This reader–friendly resource covers all phases of the teaching process from planning what to teach, to managing a classroom, to growing as a professional in the field. How to Teach Adults reveals what it takes to teach all students the skills they need to learn, no matter what the subject matter. It is filled with vivid examples from real–world classrooms; down–to–earth tips and checklists on such topics as connecting with adult students, facilitating discussions, and writing tests; how to choose the right textbook; plus everything you need to remember to put into your syllabus. This edition covers: Getting Started Teaching Designing Your Course Creating a Lesson Plan Grading and Assessments Running a Class Presenting Information Developing Your Teacher Persona No matter whether youre new to teaching or a seasoned professional, How to Teach Adults offers the framework, ideas, and tools needed to conduct your class or workshop with confidence.

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1 Foundations of Teaching 2 How to Get Started Teaching 3 How to Design Your Course 4 How to Lesson Plan 5 Grading and Assessments 6 How to Run Your Class 7 How to Present Information 8 How to Develop Your Teacher Persona 9 Growing as a Teacher 10 The Future of Education Appendix: Teacher Glossary References Further Reading Index

DAN SPALDING has more than ten years experience teaching adults in both academic and nonacademic settings. He has developed curriculum for nonprofits, consulted with online learning startups, and is currently building a web platform to help people discuss and learn about the Antarctic.