Leave Your Attitude at the Door (eBook)

Dispositions and Field Experiences in Education

Chris Hogan, Amy Thompson, Crystal Voegele (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
92 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
9781475827101 (ISBN)

Infos

Finding and troubleshooting placements in the field for teacher candidates can be challenging, frustrating, and sometimes amazing. This book is a compilation of the experiences of three clinical instructors at the University of Central Arkansas. They share stories of their challenges and their victories as well as ideas and suggestions for creating a successful experience for candidates in their field experiences. The material in the book reflects experiences in both undergraduate and nontraditional graduate programs. If you have struggled with creating successful field experiences, you may enjoy reading this book. Misery loves company.

Autor

Amy Thompson serves as a clinical instructor, MAT Field Placement Coordinator, and MAT Program Coordinator for the University of Central Arkansas. Before moving into higher education, Amy spent fourteen years in the Little Rock School District as a third and fourth grade teacher. Amy is also currently working on her PhD in Interdisciplinary Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas.Crystal Voegele serves as the coordinator for middle level and secondary field placement and clinical instructor for the University of Central Arkansas. She is pursuing her doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Memphis. Crystal has served in education for eighteen years, fourteen of which have been spent serving as a literacy and ESL teacher. Chris Hogan serves as a clinical instructor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas. Chris was a teacher in Conway Public Schools in elementary and middle levels for fourteen years and an elementary and middle level principal and program coordinator for Mayflower Public schools for eighteen years, prior to joining the staff at the university.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Pet Peeves about Field ExperiencesChapter 2: Disposition Issues and Aha MomentsChapter 3: Different Perspectives and Different PlayersChapter 4: Can You Be Proactive?Chapter 5: Building Effective Partnerships and RelationshipsChapter 6: Where Do You Go Next?Chapter 7: Professional Development and ResourcesClosing ThoughtsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Schlagworte: Education • Field experience • field placement • professional development • Teacher • Training
• ISBN-13: 9781475827101 / 9781475827101