Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and indexes.

Experiencing teaching -- The core assumptions of skillful teaching -- Understanding our classrooms -- What students value in teachers -- Understanding and responding to classroom emotions -- Lecturing creatively -- Using discussion methods -- Teaching in diverse classrooms -- Teaching about racism -- Using imagination, play, and creativity -- Teaching in teams -- Teaching students to think critically -- Teaching online -- Giving helpful evaluations -- Helping students take responsibility for learning -- Understanding students' resistance to learning -- Responding to students' resistance to learning -- Exercising teacher power responsibly -- Negotiating the politics of teaching -- Staying sane : 16 maxims of skillful teaching.