Uses a practical, user-friendly approach enabling students to learn the basics of teaching. New sections on bullying, middle schooling and ethical relationships ensure they receive current and topical information concerning the challenges faced in the 21st century classroom. Author from Curtin University.
Learn from Hall’s inspiring approach and confront the critical issues of race, identity, and equity in education. Here is how the job is performed at the highest level.
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So You Want to Be a Teacher? should be read by anyone considering teaching. Its vignettes are insightful and the questions asked will help readers answer the questions "Do I want to be a teacher?" and, if so, "How do I become one?"
These are vitally important questions for the beginner teacher; questions which are answered in this book through conversational dialogues between a principal, a pre-service teacher and experienced teachers.
How should I develop my own unique teaching signature? These are three of the questions that shape and structure this accessible and helpful guide for people who are moving toward teaching.
Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text nurtures teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical ...
This book fits the actual demands." (Dr. Joost Lowyck, Professor Emeritus, former director of the Teacher Education Institute, Leuven University). "This is an original book in a very important area.
Understanding and using an effective learning process is what enables students to find the motivation to learn for life. This is how teachers who care touch their students' lives, and this is how they contribute to a better world.
Instructional Repertoire Theme – Throughout the book teaching is viewed as an extremely complex activity that requires a repertoire of instructional strategies that, once mastered, can be drawn upon to fit specific classrooms and teaching ...
Addressing the importance of teacher research for better instruction, reform, and political action, this text emphasizes strategies teachers can use to support and strengthen their voices as they dialogue with others in the educational ...