The Student Teacher's Handbook

by Schwebel; Sara L.

• ISBN13: 9780805839296
• ISBN10: 0805839291
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Student Teacher's Handbook, Fourth Editionis a practical, user-friendly text that employs scientific research, sound advice, and student journal entries to encourage, sustain, and challenge the readers to function at their best during the crucial days of student teaching. Their needs--both professional and personal--during this stressful period guide the book's content. Student teachers' relationships--with students, cooperating teachers, and supervisors--are seen as being at the core of their teaching assignment. The authors draw on research in education and psychology that haspractical application in the classroomand that helps student teachers cope with some of the tough problems connected with classroom management, including maintaining order and motivating students to learn. The book features: *practical, step-by-step assistance in helping student teachers make the most of their experience; *inclusion of the voices of manyrealstudent teachers who describe their difficulties and frustration--and how they overcome them; *in-depth discussion of the ways in which student teachers can make best use of cooperating teachers and university supervisors; *advice on making a smooth and successful transition from student teacher to teacher; and *attention to cutting-edge issues, such as multicultural education, effective use of technology, psychologically-appropriate methods of discipline, parent involvement in children's education, relevant education law, and other issues that challenge teachers at all levels. New in the fourth edition: *This popular text has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to eliminate repetition and make for a tighter narrative. *Increased attention has been given to the uses of technology in the classroom and to the pressures of school- or state-wide testing. *This edition includes additional journal entries from student teachers working at the middle and high school level, an expanded critical issues section, a refined description of problem-solving methods, and an updated discussion of multicultural education issues. This is an ideal text for the student teaching seminar at all levels of primary and secondary education, as well as a valuable resource for professors supervising student teachers and cooperating classroom teachers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Beginnings
Introduction: On Being a Student Teacher	p. 2
Some Keys to Success	p. 2
The Student Teacher as Apprentice	p. 3
Concentrating on Your Needs	p. 4
Concerns	p. 4
Optimism	p. 5
How This Book Can Help You	p. 6
Journals: Former Student Teachers Share Their Experiences	p. 7
The Contents of This Book	p. 8
Preparing for Student Teaching	p. 10
Recognizing Your Expectations	p. 11
Self-Expectations	p. 13
Preparing for Your Assignment	p. 14
Exploration and Investigation of a Community	p. 15
Becoming Part of the School Community	p. 16
Acknowledging Your Concerns	p. 16
Mastering a Problem-Solving Method	p. 19
Assumptions	p. 19
Using Courage	p. 21
Collect a Bank of Information	p. 22
Organize Thoughts About the Problem	p. 23
Understand the Problem by Taking Others' Perspectives	p. 24
Reflect on Possible Solutions to the Problem	p. 25
Act on a Solution	p. 27
Gather New Information	p. 27
Evaluate Effectiveness	p. 28
Four Stages to Student Teaching Success	p. 28
The Early Days	p. 28
Becoming a Member of the Teaching Team	p. 29
Soloing as a Teacher	p. 29
Feeling Like a Teacher	p. 30
Relationships
Building a Good Relationship With Your Cooperating Teacher	p. 32
The First Meeting	p. 33
Prejudgments	p. 33
Psychological Readiness	p. 33
The Cooperating Teacher's Perspective	p. 34
Scheduling the First Meeting	p. 34
The First Day	p. 35
Stages in Your Relationship With Your Cooperating Teacher	p. 36
The Early Days	p. 36
Becoming a Member of the Teaching Team	p. 38
Soloing as a Teacher	p. 41
Feeling Like a Teacher	p. 53
How You and Your Cooperating Teacher May Differ in Assessing Your Performance	p. 54
Relating to Substitute Teachers	p. 55
Your Student-Teaching Assignment and the Realities of School Life	p. 58
Building a Good Relationship With Your College/University Supervisor	p. 62
How Your Supervisor Can Help You	p. 63
As a Classroom Observer and Constructive Critic	p. 63
As a Problem-Solving Resource	p. 69
As a Source of Emergency Help	p. 71
As a Seminar Leader	p. 72
As a Support Figure	p. 73
What Supervisors Look For	p. 74
Classroom Conditions That Set Limits	p. 74
How You Will Be Evaluated	p. 75
Building a Good Relationship With Your Students	p. 84
Learning About the Students in Your Class	p. 84
Recognizing Temperamental and Intellectual Differences in Your Classroom	p. 88
Dealing With Troubling and Troubled Students	p. 89
Preventing Problems	p. 92
Understanding How Students and Student Teachers Feel About Each Other	p. 93
Defining a Teacher-Student Relationship: How Friendly Should You Be?	p. 95
Analyzing Your Classroom Work	p. 97
Building a Good Relationship with your School's Parents, Principal, Faculty, and Staff	p. 99
Getting to Know the Parents	p. 100
The American Family	p. 101
Parents' Open House/Back-to-School Night	p. 102
Individual Parent-Teacher Conferences	p. 103
Individual Parent Conferences for Special-Needs Students	p. 107
Parent Visits During the School Day	p. 112
Parental Reaction to a Student Teacher's Work	p. 113
The Principal	p. 114
As Classroom Observer	p. 115
As School Leader	p. 115
The Other Teachers	p. 117
The Administrative Staff	p. 118
The Custodian	p. 119
A Note on Next Year	p. 119
What and How We Teach
Student Diversity and Expectations in the Classroom	p. 122
Important Teacher Characteristics	p. 123
Being Respectful	p. 123
Being a Warm, Caring Person	p. 124
The Impact of Teachers' Classroom Expectations	p. 125
Understanding Differences Between the Genders	p. 130
Recognizing the Diversity of Your Students	p. 132
Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Background	p. 132
Socioeconomic Status	p. 138
Students Living in Poverty	p. 138
Students Who May Require Special Attention	p. 140
Mainstreaming: Inclusion in Practice	p. 141
Classifying Special-Needs Students	p. 143
Evaluation of Mainstreaming	p. 147
Curriculum and Teaching: Becoming Competent and Confident in the Classroom	p. 150
Curriculum Guide/Course of Study	p. 151
Textbooks and the Curriculum	p. 153
Technology and the Curriculum	p. 154
Computer-Related Issues in the Cooperating Classroom	p. 155
The Arts and the Curriculum	p. 157
Observation of the Curriculum at Work	p. 158
When You Begin to Teach	p. 163
Be Aware of Different Objectives, Affective as Well as Cognitive	p. 164
Be Aware That Thinking Ability Changes With Age	p. 164
Be Aware of the Importance of Questions in Teaching and Learning	p. 166
Be Aware That What You Teach and How You Teach Are Linked to Students' Behavior	p. 168
Individualization	p. 169
Cooperative Learning	p. 170
Student Assessment, Student Teacher Assessment	p. 172
Assessing Your Students' Progress	p. 172
Assessing Your Own Progress	p. 175
Teaching the Whole Class the First Time	p. 177
Next Year	p. 179
Classroom Management and Discipline	p. 181
The Different Meanings of "Discipline"	p. 182
Order	p. 183
Seven Principles of Successful Management	p. 184
Functioning as the Adult Leader	p. 184
Managing Time--Managing Ourselves	p. 185
Planning	p. 187
Developing a Personal Theory of Management and Discipline	p. 190
Problem Solving	p. 193
Preventing Problems	p. 196
Maintaining Vitality	p. 199
Coping With Tough Problems	p. 201
Meeting Both Individual and Class Needs	p. 202
The Defiant Student	p. 203
The Intimidating Student	p. 207
Using Courage With the Intimidating Student	p. 210
The Student With Low Self-Esteem	p. 211
The Abused and Neglected Student	p. 213
Sexual Issues	p. 214
The Disruptive Student	p. 219
The Student Who Steals	p. 222
Expecting the Unexpected	p. 224
Growth in Coping	p. 226
Today and Tomorrow
The Student Teacher as a Person	p. 232
Coping With Controlled Exhaustion	p. 232
Reacting to Being Criticized	p. 234
Discovering That Teachers Are People	p. 236
Overcoming Self-Doubt	p. 237
Coping With Stress	p. 240
Coping With Legal and Ethical Issues	p. 242
Getting to Know Relevant Educational Law and Legal Issues	p. 242
Getting to Know Relevant Educational Ethics Codes	p. 243
Becoming Socialized as a Teacher	p. 246
Coaching	p. 248
Peer Involvement	p. 248
Legitimacy	p. 249
When Coaches Don't Coach: Appreciating the College/University Supervisor's Support	p. 249
Growing in the "School of Hard Knocks"	p. 251
From Student Teacher to Teacher	p. 255
Escape From Freedom	p. 257
Preparing for the Job Hunt	p. 258
Your Resume	p. 258
Your Portfolio	p. 259
Getting Certified	p. 263
Beginning the Job Search	p. 264
The Interview	p. 265
Preparation for the Interview	p. 265
The Interview Itself	p. 266
The Rejection Letter	p. 268
The Acceptance Letter	p. 270
Preparing for the Job	p. 270
The First Day as Teacher	p. 272
Categorizing Students by Needs	p. 272
Humor	p. 274
The Evenings of the First Weeks	p. 275
The Real World	p. 276
References	p. 279
Author Index	p. 285
Subject Index	p. 289
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