K-12 Classroom Teaching : A Primer for the New Professionals

by Guillaume, Andrea M.

• ISBN13: 9780131580244
• ISBN10: 0131580248
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

K-12 Classroom Teaching: A Primer for New Professionalsis a teaching guide written in clear, reader-friendly language. In thePrimer, 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. This brief, inexpensive volume istheanswer for those who need a quick introduction to teaching in order to prepare for certification or alternative certification.

Table of Contents

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

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

Starting with Students

Students as theBasis for Your Decisions

Learning About Students

Mutual Acoomodation

Providing Appropriate Instruction

Locating and Using Resources

Parting Words

Planning

Goals Drove Planning

Long-Range Planning

Lesson Planning

Parting Words

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

Instructional Strategies

Questions in the Classroom

Selecting Instructional Strategies

Deductive and Inductive Strategies

A Sampling of Instructional Strategies

Inductive Teaching

Parting Words

Assessment

General Guidelines for Student Assessment

Assessment Strategies

Parting Words

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

Encouraging Appropriate Behavior

Rules and the Tools

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