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C LAS SROOM interactive, innovative and—literally— full of magic. create a class culture that's empowering, The best teachers by Sharon Shinn ered and how it's being taught, four of them have had particularly notable suc- cess. Two are professors who have won awards for their classroom teaching styles, and who use a variety of techniques to draw students into active learning. Two are innovators who are offering unconventional courses in redesigned settings, one for grad students, one for executives. All of them are passionately committed to creating an environment where students thrive and education is assured. 28 BizEd NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002 Great teachers can transform the way students view the world. Today's business schools have become much more focused on the power of teach- ing and are taking active steps to promote the scholarship of teaching and assur- ance of learning. More teachers are embracing active learning styles, which force students to take some of the responsibility for leading and teaching the class. Others are actually examining the architecture of the classroom to decide if it is suitable for real learning. While many teachers are actively pushing the boundaries of what's being cov- M G A I C