Inspiring Exemplary Teaching and Learning: Perspectives on Teaching Academically Talented College Students

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Introduction Part One: Crossing Boundaries, Integration, and Dialogic Learning Chapter One: Pre-College Experiences and Characteristics of Gifted Students Anne Rinn Chapter Two: Toward a Model of Integrative Learning: The Place of Science in an Honors Curriculum Judith Ramaley Chapter Three: Engagement in Learning, Liberal Education, and Honors Bernice Braid Chapter Four: Dialogue, Politics, and Pedagogy: Lessons from Democracy Lab Jim Knauer Part Two: Understanding Talented Students and Teachers Chapter Five: Motivational Issues in the Education of Academically Talented College Students Larry Clark Chapter Six: Six Habits of Highly Inspiring Honours Teachers Marca V. C. Wolfensberger Chapter Seven: The Teaching and Learning Fishbowl John Zubizarreta Part Three: Pedagogy: Practices and Issues Chapter Eight: The Learning Portfolio for Improvement and Assessment of Significant Student Learning John Zubizarreta Chapter Nine: Promoting Critical Thinking through Sequenced Activities Barbara Millis Chapter Ten: The Importance of Class Size in Teaching and Learning for Higher-Level Achievement John Zubizarreta Part Four: Exemplary Curricula for Significant Learning Chapter Eleven: Using Sun-Science to Explore Connections between Science and the Humanities Martin Brock Chapter Twelve: The Science behind the Moon Hoax Ron Wilhelm Chapter Thirteen: Teaching Disease: Utilizing Interdisciplinary Skills and Experiential Learning in an Honors Class Tami Carmichael Chapter Fourteen: Honors Curriculum Development in a Real World Charlie Slavin and Chris Mares Part Five: Resources on Teaching and Learning About the Authors NCHC Publications Order Form