Readings for Reflective Teaching in Schools

by Pollard, Andrew; Pollard, Amy

• ISBN13: 9781472506566
• ISBN10: 1472506561
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781472509116
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-04-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

Readings for Reflective Teaching in Schools provides a portable library of over a hundred readings to support teacher education and professional development. Extensively updated since earlier editions, new readings concisely introduce much of the best of classic and contemporary international research on teaching and learning. The selection reflects current issues and concerns in education and has been designed to support school-led teacher education and a wide range of school-university partnership arrangements.

This collection of readings is edited by Andrew Pollard, former Director of the UK's Teaching and Learning Research Programme, with the advice of primary and secondary specialists from the University of Cambridge.

Readings for Reflective Teaching in Schools is part of a set of professional resources. It links directly to the textbook, Reflective Teaching in Schools, and to the website, reflectiveteaching.co.uk. A fully integrated and complementary range of resources is thus offered for both primary and secondary schools.

Reflective Teaching in Schools focuses on how to achieve high-quality teaching and learning. It presents key issues and research insights, suggests reflective activities for classroom enquiry, and offers guidance on further study. By design, it offers both practical support for effective classroom practice and routes towards deeper forms of expertise. It has supported teachers' professional development in the UK and beyond for over 25 years.

The website, reflectiveteaching.co.uk, offers supplementary resources including reflective activities, research briefings, advice on further reading and additional chapters. It also features a glossary of educational terms, links to useful websites, and a conceptual framework for deepening expertise.

This book is one of the Reflective Teaching Series – inspiring education through innovation in early years, schools, further, higher and adult education.

Author Biography

Andrew Pollard is Professor of Education and supports educational research at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK, the University of Bristol, UK, and the University of Cambridge, UK. He taught for ten years before becoming a teacher educator and researcher. He was Director of the UK-wide Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) and advised the government on the National Curriculum Review.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: Becoming a Reflective Professional
1. Identity. Who are we, and what do we stand for?
2. Learning. How can we understand learner development?
3. Reflection. How can we develop the quality of our teaching?
4. Principles. What are the foundations of effective teaching and learning?
Part II: Creating Conditions for Learning
5. Contexts. What is, and what might be?
6. Relationships. How are we getting on together?
7. Engagement. How are we managing behaviour?
8. Spaces. How are we creating environments for learning
Part III: Teaching for Learning
9. Curriculum. What is to be taught and learned?
10. Planning. How are we implementing the curriculum?
11. Pedagogy. How can we develop effective strategies?
12. Communication. How does use of language support learning?
13. Assessment. How can assessment enhance learning?
Part IV: Reflecting on Consequences
14. Outcomes. How do we monitor student learning achievements?
15. Inclusion. How are we enabling learning opportunities?
Part V: Deepening Understanding
16. Expertise. Conceptual tools for career-long fascination?
17. Professionalism. How does reflective teaching contribute to society?
List of case-studies, checklists, figures and research briefings
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index