This book sets out to explore with beginning primary teachers, and the people who support them in schools and institutions, some of the wider issues which need to be considered when working with primary age children and how these are woven into the broad framework of teaching and teachers' own learning. Cameos and examples of classroom practice help to illustrate the many different aspects of teaching: what it is to be an effective and competent teacher; classroom processes such as planning, observation and assessment; the variety of ways in which children learn and develop thinking and skills; social interactions and support networks; equal opportunities; and 'in loco parentis' responsibilities.
COOPER. AND. MARY. KELLETT. Listening. to. children. Summary Listening to children is fundamental to early childhood education and encourages practitioners to reflect on the different ways in which children communicate their experiences ...
"This collection provides an excellent introduction to the practical skills which all student teachers have to develop but it also celebrates the unpredictability and excitement of working with interested, inquisitive children. [It] should ...
This book will take the fear and angst out of every new teacher by instilling them with confidence, knowledge and understanding.
... beginning teachers the opportunity to have their voices heard. Some of their experiences are common to many; some ... teaching. The stories focus on the resilience of teachers, in the manner suggested by Johnson et al. (2010). A second ...
An essential "how-to" primer, this book examines the process of learning to write and shares evidence-based instructional strategies for the primary grades.
This discussion by Hicks provides a useful starting point for our own analysis. The first issue is to actually stand back from the sometimes uncritical application make of the word 'global'. Perhaps as educators we need to be much more ...
The pedagogic discourse of schools includes parents in its sphere of influence , and its expectations of parents , as of ... When Tuhura starts school , Jamila becomes a ' Reception parent ' for the third time : Tuhura's brother Abdul ...
"The Early Literacy Continuum helps prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers use observation of students' drawings, constructions, and oral language to plan for and monitor development and meet district and state early literacy objectives ...
These include standards for composing for a variety of purposes including narrative, opinion, and informational/explanatory texts (see Figure 6.1). One important note is that the CCSS represent outcomes that students should be able to ...
This title provides an introduction to arts education in Australia and New Zealand. It illustrates the links between theory and practice and covers each of the five arts strands - dance, drama, media arts, music and visual arts.