Learning to Teach in An Age of Accountability

by Arthur T. Costigan; Margaret Smith Crocco; Karen Kepler Zumwalt

• ISBN13: 9780805847079
• ISBN10: 0805847073
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: LAWRENCE ERLBAUM

Summary

This book documents the brave new world of teacher, administrator, school, and student accountability that has swept across the United States in recent years. Its particular vantage point is the perspective of dozens of new teachers trying to make thei

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Part I: Choosing to Become a Teacher
Introduction	1	(46)
1 Teaching Is Messy Work	7	(18)
An Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Learning to Teach	10	(3)
A Vision of Best Practice in Teacher Education	12	(1)
An Inquiry Oriented Approach	12	(1)
A Collaborative Approach	12	(1)
Narratives in the First Person	13	(5)
Growth and Development in the Brave New World of Teaching	18	(3)
Good Teaching and Good Teacher Education	21	(1)
References	22	(3)
2 High-Stakes Teaching	25	(22)
The Pressures of Accountability	27	(1)
The Intensification of Teaching	28	(3)
Teacher Turnover and Teacher Shortage	31	(3)
Teacher Quality	34	(3)
Danger Signs on the Educational Highway	37	(2)
References	39	(4)
Going Further and Checking It Out	43	(4)
Part II: Teaching as an Autobiographical Act
Introduction	47	(58)
3 Vocation? Profession? Or Just a Job?	49	(14)
Friends and Family	52	(2)
Teaching Motivations	54	(2)
New York City Metropolitan Schools	56	(2)
Making the Move Into Teaching	58	(2)
References	60	(3)
4 "Having a Life" as a New Teacher	63	(16)
The First Career Crisis	65	(1)
"Repairing the World"	66	(2)
The Emotional Life of Teaching	68	(2)
Tales of Commitment and Caring	70	(2)
"Don't Women Have Career Options Other Than Teaching These Days?"	72	(2)
Novices and Veterans: Perfect Together	74	(2)
References	76	(3)
5 From Noble Ideals to Everyday Realities	79	(26)
Theory to Practice	81	(4)
Teaching Is Tough Work	85	(1)
Epiphanies About the Demands and Rewards of Teaching	86	(2)
The Three Most Important Things in Teaching	88	(2)
The "Dailiness" of Teaching	90	(2)
Don't Smile Until Christmas?	92	(2)
Heterogeneity and Accountability	94	(4)
Crisis and Reform 95 References	98	(3)
Going Further and Checking It Out	101	(4)
Part III: Encountering Classrooms and Schools
Introduction	105	(90)
6 Lessons, Kids, and Classrooms	109	(18)
Where Do Good Lessons Come From?	110	(3)
Classroom Management	113	(3)
Management and Control Are About More Than Management and Control	116	(4)
Educational Coursework and School Curriculum	120	(5)
References	125	(2)
7 Accountability, Autonomy, and Responsibility in the Classroom	127	(20)
Accountability in Schools	128	(5)
Who's to Blame?	133	(4)
Lost Languages: The Unintended Consequences of the Accountability Movement	137	(4)
The Ripple Effect of High-Stakes Testing	141	(2)
Academic Content Inadequacies	143	(3)
References	146	(1)
8 Teaching Is Not Just What Happens When You Close the Classroom Door	147	(22)
School Relationships-For Better or Worse	149	(7)
Scripted Lessons	156	(4)
Finding Room for Decision Making	160	(4)
The Parent Trap	164	(4)
References	168	(1)
9 The Global Village of the Classroom	169
Crossing Cultural Divides	171	(3)
Diversity Finds the Teacher	174	(3)
Class in the Classroom	177	(2)
Sorting Students in Modern High Schools	179	(4)
Girl (and Boy) Talk	183	(3)
Moving Toward a Curriculum of Peace	186	(4)
References	190	(1)
Going Further and Checking It Out	191	(4)
Part IV: New Teachers as Decision Makers
Introduction	195	(2)
10 The Past Is Never Past	197	(22)
Judicial and Legislative Influences on Schooling	198	(4)
The Tyranny of the Local	202	(1)
Where Should I Teach?	203	(2)
Appreciating the Possibilities of Urban Teaching	205	(1)
Desperately Seeking Support	205	(3)
Rich and Poor Schools	208	(1)
Hitting Bottom	209	(2)
The Consequences of School Segregation	211	(4)
References	215	(4)
11 Teaching as a Political Act	219	(26)
Teachers as Agents of Change	221	(5)
Recognizing Opportunities and Acting on Them	226	(4)
Making Decisions About the Teaching Life	230	(3)
Moving Beyond Misconceptions	233	(4)
References	237	(2)
Going Further and Checking It Out	239	(6)
Part V: Confronting the Age of Accountability
Introduction	245	(2)
12 Choosing to Make a Difference	247	(12)
Karen K. Zumwalt
Author Index	259	(4)
Subject Index	263