K-12 Classroom Teaching

A Primer for New Professionals

Andrea M. Guillaume (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2007 | 3rd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
9780131580244 (ISBN)

Infos

K-12 Classroom Teaching: A Primer for New Professionals is a teaching guide written in clear, reader-friendly language.  In the Primer, readers explore key aspects of classroom teaching including the context of teaching today, strategies for learning about students, planning and assessment, instruction and instructional strategies, classroom management, finding a personal educational stance and growing professionally.  Each chapter is designed to cover the material thoroughly and concisely so that readers can make the best use of their time.

 

This book encourages readers to reflect on their past experiences, to question their assumptions, to consider multiple sources of information, and to commit to enacting well-defined notions of good practice that address learners' diverse needs while honoring the dignity of the human experience.

Inhalt

1. The Nature of Teaching.     Teaching Looks Easy...From the Outside

    Every Teacher is Part of a System

    Teaching is Directed Toward The Goal of Fostering Change

    Teaching Is More Than Telling

    There Is Agreement on What Teachers Need to Know to Be Able To Do

    Teachers Can Be Effective and Yet Not Just Alike

    Parting Words


 2. Developing a Personal Stance toward Teaching.

    Considering the Questions of Education: Developing Your Own Stance

    Conceptions of Education Found in Practice

    Using Your Stance

    Parting Words


 3. Starting with Students.

    Students as theBasis for Your Decisions

    Learning About Students

    Mutual Acoomodation

    Providing Appropriate Instruction

    Locating and Using Resources

    Parting Words

 4. Planning.

    Goals Drove Planning

    Long-Range Planning

    Lesson Planning

    Parting Words

 5. Advice on Instruction: COME IN.

    Connect to the Life of the Learner

    Organize Your Instruction

    Model

    Enrich

    Interact

    Consider Human Nature and Developmental Needs

    Parting Words


 6. Instructional Strategies.

    Questions in the Classroom

    Selecting Instructional Strategies

    Deductive and Inductive Strategies

    A Sampling of Instructional Strategies

    Inductive Teaching

    Parting Words


 7. Assessment.

    General Guidelines for Student Assessment

    Assessment Strategies

    Parting Words


 8. Managing the Learning Environment.

    Creating Community: Managing Classroom Ambience

    Mangaging the Physical Space

    Managing Resources: Computers and the Stuff of Teaching

    Managing Time

    Your Own Management Plan

    Parting Words


 9. Encouraging Appropriate Behavior.

    Rules and the Tools for Classroom Discipline

    Developing Your Own Discipline Program

    Parting Words


10. Growing in Your Profession.

    Engaging in the Professional Community

    Working With Families

    Using Professional Ethics as Your Guide

    Some Advice From the Heart

    
Glossary.


Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.7.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 276 mm
• Gewicht: 746 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• ISBN-13: 9780131580244 / 9780131580244
• Zustand: Neuware