This book features techniques for making teaching easier, more satisfying, and more effective. The author describes the idea of having a teaching repertoire, and suggests tools concerning teacher-student relationships, visual and personalized learning, learner-centered dialogue, being authentic, teaching thinking, language and communication, encouraging quality work, collaboration, play and games, listing and brainstorming, task series technique, teaching self-efficacy, ways to expand teaching ideas, and using art, drama, music, and the senses. The book is aimed at new and experienced educators, and curriculum and staff development leaders. Wilson is an education and training consultant and on the faculty of The Heritage Institute in Washington. Annotation 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
