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I’m the Teacher, You’re the Student: A Semester in the University Classroomreviewed by Maria Cardelle-Elawar - 2005 Title: I’m the Teacher, You’re the Student: A Semester in the University Classroom Author(s): Patrick Allitt Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia ISBN: 0812218876, Pages: 244, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com Im the Teacher, Youre the Student presents Patrick Allitts diary entries through a year of university teaching. His descriptions are so vivid and the book so filled with anecdotes that it makes you feel as if you were in his classroom with him. No matter what subject you might teach, Allitts narrative will enable you to reflect upon your own teaching and engage in the story of the learners in his classroom.
Allitt leads us slowly through the developmental process of understanding the complexity of teaching as we grow professionally. He is a reflective thinker, and by presenting day-to-day class activities, he shows the challenge of the developmental process of his students. Allitts approach exemplifies the employment of metacognitive knowledge to inform teaching through his use of self-regulatory strategies that transform his lessons into a coaching and relevant contemporary teaching experience.
Allitts keen insights enable the reader to witness the many... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Maria Cardelle-Elawar
Arizona State University E-mail Author MARIA CARDELLE-ELAWAR is a professor of educational psychology in Arizona State University’s College of Teacher Education and Leadership. Her research focus is on teacher effectiveness, metacognitive instruction, and self-regulatory teaching and learning.
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