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Reading What The Best College Teachers Do By Ken Bain

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Reading What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain and how the book develops into comprehending that “Human learning is a complex process” and how professors touched students’ thoughts and impact their lives. In addition, the book structures the distinctive elements that help to define best teaching which are not about of how much students had to remember but how much they came to comprehend. I wanted to enhance my understanding on classroom development and on the summer of 2010 I took EDG 3443 Classroom and Behavior Management at Miami Dade College where I learnt the different strategies for observing, assessing, and modifying behavior, communicating with students, and structuring discipline along with an effective and positive communication. …show more content…

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