Building Teachers A Constructivist Approach to Introducing Education

by Martin, David Jerner; Loomis, Kimberly S.

• ISBN13: 9780534608491
• ISBN10: 0534608493
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Designed from the ground up with a constructivist framework, BUILDING TEACHERS helps future teachers create their own understanding of education. As Martin and Loomis address the key topics generally covered in an introductory text, they encourage students to develop their own understandings through connecting their prior knowledge, experiences, and biases with new experiences to which they will be exposed during the course. By interacting with the materials presented, rather than merely memorizing the text's content, readers learn what teaching is all about in an exploratory, inquiring, constructivist-based manner and, in turn, they can help the children in their classrooms learn meaningfully.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxiii
Reviewers	xxvii
Building a Foundation for This Book	1	(12)
What Is in a Textbook?	1	(1)
Traditional Textbooks	2	(1)
This Textbook	3	(1)
An Example---Building a Table	4	(1)
Method 1	4	(1)
Method 2	5	(1)
Comparing Methods of Learning	5	(1)
This Book Is a Little Like Building a Table	6	(2)
Using Building Blocks	8	(1)
Building Block 0.1 Building a Table	8	(1)
This Is Constructivism	9	(1)
Other Features	9	(2)
Conclusion	11
From The Teacher: From a Student	10
Biography: Kimberly S. Loomis	9	(1)
Biography: David Jerner Martin	10	(3)
PART I SELF	13	(140)
Teaching Excellence and You	14	(24)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: Your Beliefs	15	(1)
Building Block 1.1 Your Favorite Teachers	15	(3)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: Views from Other Perspectives	18	(1)
Building Block 1.2 Other Perspectives	18	(1)
Components of Effective Teaching	19	(1)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: Views from Teachers	19	(2)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: The Media	21	(1)
Teachers in Films	21	(1)
Building Block 1.3 Movies about Teachers	22	(2)
Teachers on TV and in the News	22	(2)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: The Experts	24	(1)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: The Research	25	(3)
Research Involving Perceptions	26	(2)
Research Involving Student Achievement	28	(1)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: Psychologists	28	(1)
Glasser and the Quality School	29	(1)
Building Block 1.4 The Quality School	29	(1)
Combs and Perceptual Psychology	29	(1)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: The Federal Government	30	(1)
Characteristics of Excellent Teachers and Effective Teaching: Professional Standards	31	(1)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)	31	(1)
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)	32	(1)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)	33	(1)
Building Block 1.5 Competency Standards	33	(1)
State Certification Requirements	34	(1)
Building Block 1.6 Assessment of Your Field Experiences	34	(1)
Putting It All Together	34	(1)
Building Block 1.7 Putting It All Together: Attributes of Effective Teachers	34	(2)
Conclusion	36
From The Teacher: Linda Winburn	20	(15)
Technology & Education: Does Technology Make a Teacher Effective?	35	(3)
Your Philosophy of Education	38	(56)
The Nature of Educational Philosophy	39	(1)
What Is Philosophy?	40	(1)
Branches of Philosophy	40	(2)
Metaphysics	40	(1)
Epistemology	41	(1)
Axiology	42	(1)
Logic	42	(1)
Educational Philosophy	42	(1)
Your Personal Beliefs about Education	43	(1)
Building Block 2.1 Characteristics of Educational Philosophies	43	(2)
Schools of Philosophic Thought	45	(1)
Building Block 2.2 Exploring Educational Philosophies	45	(3)
Essentialism	46	(2)
Building Block 2.3 Your Thoughts about Perennialism	48	(1)
Essentialism	48	(1)
Building Block 2.4 Your Thoughts about Essentialism	49	(3)
Progressivism	50	(2)
Building Block 2.5 Your Thoughts about Progressivism	52	(1)
Existentialism	52	(1)
Building Block 2.6 Your Thoughts about Existentialism	53	(1)
Social Reconstructionism	53	(1)
Building Block 2.7 Your Thoughts about Social Reconstructionism	54	(2)
The Eclectic Approach	56	(1)
Building Block 2.8 Reexamining Your Philosophical Beliefs about Education	56	(1)
A Continuum of Schools of Philosophic Thought	56	(1)
School Philosophy and Mission Statements	57	(1)
Building Block 2.9	58	(1)
Philosophic Perspectives of Non-Eurocentric Cultures	58	(1)
Theories of Educational Psychology	59	(1)
Building Block 2.10 Educational Psychologies	59	(4)
Humanism	59	(1)
Behaviorism	60	(1)
Information Processing	61	(2)
Constructivism	63	(1)
Building Block 2.11 Educational Psychologies in the Classroom	63	(1)
Your Philosophy of Education	64	(1)
Building Block 2.12 My Philosophy of Education	64	(1)
Metaphors	64	(1)
Building Block 2.13 Metaphors	64	(1)
Conclusion	65
From The Teacher: Kathy Heavers	55	(6)
Technology & Education	61
Biography: Mortimer Jerome Adler	47	(2)
Biography: E. D. Hirsch, Jr.	49	(1)
Biography: John Dewey	50	(2)
Biography: Jean Paul Sartre	52	(2)
Biography: Paulo Freire	54	(17)
PART II STUDENT
The Student: Common Needs
What Do Students Need?	71	(1)
Building Block 3.1 Your Motivation	71	(1)
Basic Needs	72	(1)
Building Block 3.2 Basic Needs	72	(3)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	72	(3)
Building Block 3.3 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	75	(2)
Other Basic Needs Theories	76	(1)
Basic Needs: Putting It All Together	77	(1)
Building Block 3.4 Basic Needs Revisited	77	(1)
Cognitive Needs	77	(1)
Building Block 3.5 Cognitive Readiness	78	(2)
Building Block 3.6 Cognitive Developmental Stages and Needs	80	(1)
The Influence of Cognitive Needs on Academic Motivation	81	(1)
Psychosocial Needs	81	(1)
Building Block 3.7 Some Psychosocial Predicaments	81	(2)
Stages of Psychosocial Development	81	(2)
The Influence of Psychosocial Needs on Academic Motivation	83	(1)
Building Block 3.8 The Psychosocial-Sensitive Classroom	83	(1)
General Academic Needs	84	(1)
Building Block 3.9 The Scary First Day of School	85	(1)
Building Block 3.10 Academic Needs	86	(2)
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy	88	(1)
Instruction that Addresses Student Needs	89	(1)
Building Block 3.11 Putting Together What You Know---Basic Needs	89	(1)
Building Block 3.12 Putting Together What You Know---General Academic Needs	90	(1)
Conclusion	91
From The Teacher: Brenda Zabel	88	(3)
Technology & Education: Getting Technical on the First Day of School	91
Biography: Abraham Maslow	75	(5)
Biography: Jean Piaget	80	(3)
Biography: Erik Erikson	83	(11)
The Student and the Teacher: Acknowledging Unique Perspectives	94	(29)
The Nature of Diversity	95	(1)
Building Block 4.1 The Shoe-Teacher and Shoe-Students	95	(2)
Building Block 4.2 Your Diversity	97	(1)
Building Block 4.3 Classroom Diversity	97	(1)
Students' Unique Perspectives and Characteristics	98	(1)
Cultural Diversity	98	(3)
Diversity and Educational Perspectives	100	(1)
Teaching That Acknowledges Cultural Diversity	100	(1)
Building Block 4.4 Identifying Assumptions and Expectations	101	(1)
Building Block 4.5 Talking Culture	102	(1)
English Language Learners	103	(1)
Building Block 4.6 A Second Language	104	(3)
Teaching That Acknowledges English Language Learners	105	(2)
Building Block 4.7 More than Words	107	(1)
Religion	107	(3)
Building Block 4.8 Religions	110	(1)
Building Block 4.9 Happy Holidays?	110	(1)
Socioeconomic Status	111	(1)
Building Block 4.10 Socioeconomic Status	111	(2)
Teaching That Acknowledges Socioeconomic Status	112	(1)
Building Block 4.11 Teaching Students of Poverty	113	(1)
Gender	113	(1)
Building Block 4.12 Activities for Boys and Girls	113	(3)
Teaching That Acknowledges Gender	115	(1)
Building Block 4.13 Your Gender Biases	116	(1)
Building Block 4.14 Teaching for Gender Equity	117	(1)
Sexual Orientation	117	(1)
Teaching That Acknowledges Sexual Orientation	118	(1)
Building Block 4.15 Your Sexual Orientation Biases	118	(1)
Putting It All Together	118	(1)
Building Block 4.16 Metaphors Revisited	119	(1)
Conclusion	120
From The Teacher: Tamara Steen	108	(11)
Technology & Education: Different Strokes for Different Folks	119	(4)
The Student and the Teacher: Acknowledging Unique Abilities	123	(30)
Exceptional Children and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act	124	(4)
Learning Disabilities	128	(1)
Building Block 5.1 Teaching Students with Disabilities	129	(1)
Cognitive Abilities	130	(1)
Building Block 5.2 Intelligence Tests	130	(4)
Measuring Cognitive Ability	130	(2)
Persons Who Are Gifted and Talented	132	(2)
Building Block 5.3 Teaching Students Who Are Gifted and Talented	134	(1)
Multiple Intelligences	135	(1)
Building Block 5.4 Your Primary Intelligences	135	(2)
Teaching That Encompasses Multiple Intelligences	137	(1)
Building Block 5.5 Multiple Intelligences	137	(3)
Learning Styles	140	(1)
Building Block 5.6 Your Comfort Zones	140	(1)
Building Block 5.7 Exploring Learning Modalities	140	(2)
Teaching That Includes the Primary Learning Styles	142	(1)
Building Block 5.8 Learning Styles in the Classroom	142	(1)
Locus of Control	142	(1)
Building Block 5.9 Your Locus of Control	143	(1)
Teaching That Fosters Change in Locus of Control	144	(1)
Building Block 5.10 Fostering the Internal Locus of Control in the Classroom	144	(1)
Field Dependence/Field Independence	145	(1)
Building Block 5.11 Hidden Figures	145	(1)
Building Block 5.12 A Mathematical Problem	146	(1)
Building Block 5.13 Field Dependence and Field Independence in the Classroom	146	(1)
A Final Word about Unique Perspectives and Abilities	147	(1)
Building Block 5.14 Teaching All Students in the Classroom	147	(1)
Constructivism	148	(1)
Building Block 5.15 Constructing Information	148	(1)
Building Block 5.16 My Philosophy of Education Revisited	149	(1)
Conclusion	149
Technology & Education: Diverse Technology for Diverse Learners	131	(6)
Biography: Howard Gardner's Biography in His Own Words	137	(16)
PART III SCHOOL	153	(94)
Purposes of Schools	154	(41)
Building Block 6.1 Questions about the Purposes of Schools	155	(1)
Common Purposes of Schools	155	(1)
Purposes of Schools as Seen by Government Agencies and Noteworthy Individuals	155	(1)
Purposes of Schools as Seen by the Federal Government	155	(1)
Building Block 6.2 No Child Left Behind	156	(2)
Purposes of Schools as Seen by Prominent Individuals	157	(1)
Building Block 6.3 The Purposes of Schools	158	(1)
Purpose of Schools as Seen in Mission Statements	158	(1)
Building Block 6.4 School Mission Statements	159	(1)
Factors Influencing Schools' Purposes	160	(1)
Building Block 6.5 Unique Perspectives and Purposes of Schools	160	(1)
Influence of Grade Level on School Purposes	160	(1)
Building Block 6.6 Purposes and Goals of Elementary Schools	161	(2)
Elementary Schools	162	(1)
Building Block 6.7 Purposes and Goals of Middle Schools	163	(1)
Middle Schools	163	(1)
Building Block 6.8 Adolescent Needs	164	(1)
Building Block 6.9 Purposes and Goals of Secondary Schools	165	(1)
Secondary Schools	165	(1)
Influence of School Location on Its Purpose	165	(1)
Building Block 6.10 Location of Your High School	166	(2)
Nontraditional Schools	168	(5)
Charter Schools	168	(1)
Magnet Schools	168	(2)
For-Profit Schools	170	(1)
Home Schools	171	(1)
Alternative Schools	172	(1)
Vocational Schools	172	(1)
Private Schools	173	(1)
Building Block 6.11 Types of Private Schools	173	(1)
Your Hypothetical School	174	(1)
Building Block 6.12 Mission of a Hypothetical School	174	(2)
Conclusion	176
From The Teacher: Bev Abrams	160	(15)
Technology & Education	175	(4)
Structure of Schools
What Is a School?	179	(1)
Needs of Schools	179	(1)
Building Block 7.1 Parts of a School	179	(1)
Physical Facilities	179	(1)
Building Block 7.2 Identifying a School's Structure from Its Purpose	180	(1)
The Middle School as an Example	180	(1)
Building Block 7.3 Middle Schools and Junior High Schools	181	(1)
Personnel	182	(1)
Teachers	183	(1)
Building Block 7.4 Optimal Class Size	183	(3)
Teachers with Specialties	185	(1)
Administrators	186	(1)
Building Block 7.5 The Principal's Jobs	186	(2)
Building Block 7.6 Teachers vs. Administrators	188	(1)
Professional Support Personnel	188	(1)
Nonprofessional Personnel	188	(1)
Scheduling	189	(1)
Annual Schedule	189	(1)
Building Block 7.7 Yearly School Schedule	190	(1)
Daily Schedule	190	(1)
Building Block 7.8 School Schedules	191	(1)
Putting It All Together	191	(1)
Building Block 7.9 Structure of Your Hypothetical School	191	(1)
Conclusion	192	(3)
The School and the Student	195	(27)
Student Life in the School	196	(1)
Building Block 8.1 My Life in School	196	(1)
Safety in School	197	(1)
Physical Safety	197	(1)
Building Block 8.2 Safe Schools	198	(3)
Intellectual Safety	200	(1)
Building Block 8.3 Intellectual Safety	201	(3)
Emotional Safety	202	(2)
Building Block 8.4 Bullies and Bullying	204	(2)
School Responses to Safety Issues	206	(2)
Zero Tolerance	206	(1)
Character Education	207	(1)
The Teacher's Role	208	(1)
Building Block 8.5 Helping Students Feel Safe	208	(1)
Classroom Management and Discipline	208	(1)
Building Block 8.6 Discipline in the Classroom	209	(1)
Building Block 8.7 Classroom Behavior Expectations	209	(5)
Building Block 8.8 Behavior Situations	214	(1)
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment	215	(1)
Curriculum	215	(1)
Building Block 8.9 Meaningful Curriculum	215	(1)
Instruction	216	(1)
Building Block 8.10 Most Memorable Lessons	216	(1)
Building Block 8.11 Hands-on Teaching	216	(1)
Building Block 8.12 Teaching for Student Involvement	217	(1)
Assessment	217	(1)
Building Block 8.13 Testing, Testing	217	(2)
Conclusion	219
From The Teacher: A Safe Learning Environment	203	(11)
From The Teacher: Christie Daniels	214	(4)
Technology & Education: The Student's Experience with Technology	218	(4)
The School and the Teacher	222	(25)
The School's Expectations of the Teacher	223	(1)
Building Block 9.1 A Teacher's Life in School	223	(1)
Building Block 9.2 Teachers' Tasks	224	(2)
Instructional Duties	224	(1)
Noninstructional Duties	225	(1)
Building Block 9.3 Union? Or Nonunion?	226	(1)
Building Block 9.4 Extracurricular Activities	227	(2)
Certification	228	(1)
Building Block 9.5 My Teacher Preparation Program	229	(3)
Professional Development	231	(1)
Building Block 9.6 Technology Requirements	232	(2)
Professionalism	233	(1)
Building Block 9.7 Professionalism	234	(3)
Legal Requirements	236	(1)
The Teacher's Expectations of the School	237	(1)
Building Block 9.8 The Teacher's Expectations	237	(1)
Teacher Salaries	237	(1)
Building Block 9.9 School Salary Scales	237	(2)
Building Block 9.10 My Hypothetical Salary Scales	239	(3)
Salary Increases	240	(1)
Tenure	241	(1)
Working Conditions	241	(1)
Building Block 9.11 Let's Get Specific: What Do You Need?	242	(2)
Materials and Resources	242	(1)
Support	242	(2)
Conclusion	244
Technology & Education	232	(15)
PART IV SOCIETY	247	(144)
Historical Perspectives	248	(37)
Basic Educational History Considerations	249	(1)
American Education in the Colonial Period	250	(1)
Building Block 10.1 Colonial American Schools	250	(6)
New England Colonies	252	(3)
Middle Atlantic Colonies	255	(1)
Southern Colonies	255	(1)
Building Block 10.2 Your Thoughts about Colonial American Education	256	(1)
American Education in the Young Nation Period	256	(1)
Building Block 10.3 American Schools in the Young Nation Period	256	(2)
Changing Purpose of Education in the Young Nation Period	257	(1)
Building Block 10.4 Educational Thought in the Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies	258	(4)
Expansion	258	(2)
Teacher Preparation in the Young Nation Period	260	(1)
Land Grant Colleges	261	(1)
Influential Educators in the Young Nation	261	(1)
Building Block 10.5 Your Thoughts about American Education in the Young Nation Period	262	(1)
American Education in the Progressive Nation Period	262	(1)
Building Block 10.6 American Schools in the Progressive Nation Period	262	(2)
Building Block 10.7 A One-Room Schoolhouse	264	(4)
Standardization of Education	265	(1)
Working Conditions of Teachers	266	(1)
Literacy	267	(1)
Teacher Preparation	267	(1)
Progressivism	267	(1)
Building Block 10.8 Your Thoughts about American Education in the Progressive Nation Period	268	(1)
American Education in the Postwar Period	268	(1)
Building Block 10.9 American Schools in the Postwar Period	269	(3)
Federal Involvement in Education	269	(1)
Curriculum	270	(1)
Education and Religion	271	(1)
Education of Catholics	272	(1)
Building Block 10.10 Your Thoughts about American Education in the Postwar Period	272	(1)
American Education in the Modern Period	272	(1)
Building Block 10.11 American Schools in the Modern Period	273	(2)
Educational Reform during the Modern Period	273	(1)
Improvement of Teaching	274	(1)
Technology	275	(1)
Building Block 10.12 Your Thoughts about American Education in the Modern Period	275	(1)
Education of Minorities	275	(1)
Education of African Americans	276	(1)
Building Block 10.13 Educating African Americans	276	(6)
Education of Native Americans	279	(1)
Education of Hispanic Americans	280	(1)
Education of Asian Pacific Americans	281	(1)
Conclusion	282
From The Teacher: Burt Saxon, Ed.D.	280
Biography: John Locke	255	(6)
Biography: Johann Pestalozzi	261	(1)
Biography: Horace Mann	261	(1)
Biography: Johann Friedrich Herbart	262	(23)
School Governance and Finance	285	(30)
The Stakeholders in American Education	286	(1)
Building Block 11.1 Who Is in Control?	286	(1)
Building Block 11.2 Control and the Stakeholders	287	(1)
Governance	287	(2)
Building-Level Governance	288	(1)
System-Level and Local Governance	289	(1)
Building Block 11.3 Your School District	289	(1)
Building Block 11.4 The Local School Board	290	(5)
State-Level Governance	291	(2)
The Role of the Federal Government in Education	293	(2)
Building Block 11.5 Control and the Stakeholders ... Again	295	(3)
Other Influences on Education and Schools	296	(2)
Building Block 11.6 Standardized Testing	298	(1)
Financing Education	299	(1)
Building Block 11.7 Adding It Up	299	(1)
Local Funding	300	(1)
Building Block 11.8 Property Taxes and Equity	300	(1)
State Funding	301	(1)
Building Block 11.9 Sources of Revenue in Your State	301	(1)
Building Block 11.10 Lotteries and Education	301	(5)
Federal Funding	302	(2)
Private Funding	304	(2)
Issues in School Governance and Finance	306	(1)
Equality, Equity, and Adequacy	306	(1)
Building Block 11.11 Equality, Equity, and Adequacy	306	(6)
Technology and the Digital Divide	307	(3)
School Choice and Voucher Systems	310	(2)
Conclusion	312
From The Teacher: Kathleen Thomas	311	(4)
Social Issues and the School's Response	315	(76)
Social Issues	315	(1)
Building Block 12.1 Social Issues	316	(1)
Social Issues That Affect Emotional Well-Being	316	(1)
Divorce	316	(1)
Building Block 12.2 The Effects of Divorce	317	(1)
Family Structure	317	(1)
Building Block 12.3 Social Issues That Affect Emotional Well-Being	318	(2)
School Dropouts	318	(2)
Building Block 12.4 Reducing the School Dropout Rate	320	(1)
Social Issues That Affect Physical Well-Being	320	(1)
Teenage Car Accidents	320	(1)
Building Block 12.5 Teenage Driving	321	(1)
Health Issues	321	(1)
Building Block 12.6 Health Concerns	321	(2)
Building Block 12.7 Childhood and Adolescent Obesity	323	(2)
Building Block 12.8 Drugs and Alcohol	325	(3)
Building Block 12.9 Sex Education	328	(1)
Social Issues That Affect the Community	329	(1)
Building Block 12.10 Society and the Schools	330	(1)
Conclusion	330
From The Teacher: Deb Perryman	329	(5)
Teachers, Students, and the law
Laws Affecting Teachers, Students, and Schools	334	(1)
Building Block 13.1 It's the Law!	334	(1)
Sources of Laws and Regulations Impacting Schools	335	(1)
Federal Sources of Laws	335	(1)
State Sources of Laws and Regulations	335	(1)
Local Sources of Laws and Regulations	336	(1)
Building Block 13.2 Which Are Laws?	336	(1)
The Courts	336	(1)
The Impact of Courts on the Daily Life of Teachers and Students	337	(1)
Teachers and the Law	337	(1)
Teacher Certification	337	(1)
Building Block 13.3 Revocation of Teaching Certificates	338	(1)
Employment	338	(1)
Building Block 13.4 Contracting for a Job	339	(1)
Noninstructional Duties	339	(1)
Building Block 13.5 What Are My Assignment Options?	340	(2)
Tenure	341	(1)
Dismissal	341	(1)
Building Block 13.6 Is This Incompetence?	342	(1)
Building Block 13.7 Is This Insubordination?	343	(1)
Building Block 13.8 Is This Unprofessional Conduct?	344	(2)
Building Block 13.9 Is This Immorality?	346	(3)
Teacher Rights	347	(2)
Building Block 13.10 Celebrating the Teacher's Religion	349	(3)
Legal Liability	350	(2)
Students and the Law	352	(6)
Due Process	352	(1)
Pregnancy and Marriage	353	(1)
Freedom of Speech and Expression	353	(1)
Dress and Appearance	354	(1)
Search and Seizure	355	(1)
Privacy of Records	356	(1)
Corporal Punishment	357	(1)
Building Block 13.11 What Are the Students' Rights?	358	(1)
Conclusion	358
Technology & Education: I Found It on the Internet!	351	(11)
Curriculum and School Reform
What Is Educational Reform?	362	(1)
Building Block 14.1 Educational Reform Topics	362	(2)
National Educational Reform Organizations	363	(1)
Main Areas of Educational Reform	364	(1)
Curricular and Instructional Reform	364	(1)
Social Studies Curriculum	365	(1)
Building Block 14.2 Learning Social Studies	365	(2)
Building Block 14.3 Modern Social Studies Curriculum	367	(1)
Science Curriculum	367	(1)
Building Block 14.4 Learning Science	368	(1)
Building Block 14.5 Modern Science Curriculum	369	(1)
Mathematics Curriculum	370	(1)
Building Block 14.6 Learning Mathematics	370	(2)
Building Block 14.7 Modern Mathematics Curriculum	372	(1)
Language Arts Curriculum	372	(1)
Building Block 14.8 Learning English and Language Arts	372	(3)
Building Block 14.9 Modern Language Arts Curriculum	375	(2)
Student Performance	375	(2)
Building Block 14.10 Does Curriculum Reform Work?	377	(2)
Interdisciplinary Approaches	378	(1)
Building Block 14.11 What Would You Do with Curriculum?	379	(1)
Assessment Reform	380	(1)
Building Block 14.12 Assessing Your Achievement	380	(1)
Building Block 14.13 Using Assessment Data	381	(1)
Teacher Education Reform	382	(1)
Subject-Matter Knowledge	382	(1)
Pedagogical Knowledge and Skills	382	(1)
Teacher Preparation Methods	383	(1)
Building Block 14.14 Standards for Teacher Preparation	383	(1)
Incentives and Accountability	383	(1)
Teacher Induction	383	(1)
School Structure	384	(1)
Building Block 14.15 Classroom Layouts	384	(2)
Building Layout and Facilities	385	(1)
Scheduling	386	(1)
Types of Schools	386	(1)
Governance and Finance Reform	386	(1)
Building Block 14.16 Site-Based Management	387	(1)
Conclusion	387
From The Teacher: Billie Travis	373	(18)
PART V BUILDING A TEACHER	391	(20)
Your Motives for Teaching	392	(19)
Identifying Your Reasons for Teaching	393	(1)
Self	393	(1)
Building Block 15.1 Your Self as a Teacher	393	(1)
Building Block 15.2 Is Teaching an Art or a Science?	393	(3)
The Student	395	(1)
Building Block 15.3 What Is It about Those Kids?	396	(1)
The School	396	(1)
Building Block 15.4 The Place Called School	397	(1)
Society	397	(1)
Building Block 15.5 The Big Picture	397	(4)
What Do Teachers Say?	398	(3)
Building Block 15.6 I'm Outta Here!	401	(1)
Building Block 15.7 So You Want to Be a Teacher?	402	(1)
Teaching as a Profession	402	(1)
Building Block 15.8 Is Teaching a Profession?	402	(1)
An Essential Social Service Dependent on Intellectual Techniques	403	(1)
Building Block 15.9 Public Perceptions	403	(4)
Specialized Training and Personal Responsibility	405	(1)
The Service Is More Valuable than the Economic Gain	405	(1)
Professional Organizations and Self-Governance	405	(2)
Code of Ethics	407	(1)
Your Chosen Profession	407	(1)
Building Block 15.10 Professionalism	407	(2)
Building Block 15.11 Your Philosophy of Education ... Again	409	(1)
Conclusion	409
From The Teacher: Elizabeth Day	399	(8)
Technology & Education	407	(4)
Appendix	411	(10)
Glossary	421	(8)
References	429	(22)
Index	451