Twenty-one essays describe the successful teaching strategies used by faculty who have been named "Teacher of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Essays are grouped into those which focus on: teaching characteristics, teaching practices, teaching philosophies, and teaching teachers. The essays are: (1) "What Makes a Good Teacher?" (Peter G. Beidler); (2) "Stretching Minds: Personal and Academic Aspects of Teaching: (James W. Vargo); (3) "Classroom Atmosphere: A Personal Inventory" (Harvey D. Blankespoor); (4) "Connecting with Literature: The Art of Involvement" (Barbara Paul-Emile); (5) "Relations of Mutual Trust and Objects of Common Interest" (John David Dawson); (6) "Motivating and Mentoring: Teaching the Development Student" (Vashti U. Muse); (7) "The Student Who Felt Ugly and How She Played Richard III" (Martha Andresen); (8) "Opportunities and Responsibilities": Competence, Creativity, Collaboration, and Caring" (Sally Phillips); (9) "Teaching Through the Curriculum: The Development of a Comprehensive Honors Program" (Anthony J. Lisska); (10) "Managing Discussions in Large Classes" (J. Dennis Huston); (11) "Suit the Action to the Word: Teaching Minds and Bodies in the College Classroom" (Michael Flachmann); (12) "Improving Teaching Through Teaching Portfolio Revisions: A Context and Case for Reflective Practice" (John Zubizarreta); (13) "Creating Global Classrooms" (Mark C. Taylor); (14) "The Community in the Classroom/The Classroom in the Community" (Patrick Parks); (15) "Teaching as Subversion" (Teofilo F. Ruiz); (16) "A Story Waiting to Be Told: Narratives of Teachings, Scholarship, and Theory" (Diana Cooper-Clark); (17) "Feminist Pedagogy: A Voice of One's Own" (Rosemarie Tong); (18) "The Liberal Arts and Civic Education: Grounds for Inspired Teaching" (Ralph Ketcham); (19) "What Teaching Teaches Me: How the Holocaust Informs My Philosophy of Education" (John K. Roth); (20) "The Carnegie Professors of the Year: Models for Teaching Success" (John R. Lough); and (21) "What This Book Teaches Me" (John K. Roth). (Some essays contain references.) (JLS)