Student Teaching and Field Experience Handbook

by Roe, Betty D.; Ross, Elinor P.; Smith, Sandy H.

• ISBN13: 9780137152759
• ISBN10: 0137152752
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-08-14
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This is a comprehensive handbook that presents practical theory-based applications for a full range of teaching concerns that student teachers and practicum students havefrom preparing to teach to the integration of instructional technology in the classroom. Effectively uses vignettes, case studies, and activities to prepare students for teaching elementary and secondary level students. It covers all types of information needed by student teachers and practicum students, including necessary background information, such as dealing with school policies and schedules and interacting with students and school personnel; information needed during actual teaching, such as teaching strategies and curricular concerns; and information that is important for a person about to enter the teaching profession.:This book is intended to assist candidates in all major fields of study leading to a teaching license, as well as for beginning teachers who have limited classroom experience.

Author Biography

Betty D. Roe is Professor Emerita at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and was Director of Doctoral Studies for the College of Education.  She has taught courses in reading and language arts methods, library science, and computers, and has supervised reading practicum students and student teachers across all grade levels and all subject areas.  She received her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  She is a former classroom teacher and has worked with diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties for students in all grade levels in clinical situations.  Betty has authored or co-authored 47 books, most of which are college methods textbooks, and numerous professional journal articles.  She has given many professional presentations on reading and language arts instruction, as well as storytelling presentations for all age groups, locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.  She is active in several professional organizations at local, state, national, and international levels.

 

Sandra Hope Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Tennessee Technological University, received a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education in 1981, a Specialist in Education Degree in Curriculum/Reading in 1989, and a Doctor of Education Degree with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction in 2006.  Sandra currently serves as the Director of Teacher Education and coordinates all of the field and clinical experiences for preservice candidates in licensure programs.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy and assessment, and facilitates the introduction to teaching courses for the College of Education.  She presents regularly at state and national conferences and has co-authored books in the fields of storytelling, literacy development, and the teaching of reading in elementary and middle schools.

 

Elinor P. Ross, Professor Emerita from Tennessee Technological University, taught reading methods and children’s literature courses for 31 years.  She has authored or co-authored 21 books and has presented papers regionally, nationally, and internationally.  She coordinates the Reading Is Fundamental program, edits two newsletters, and tutors at a local elementary school.

Table of Contents

Orientation to Student Teaching and Field Experiences

Relating Learning Theory to Instruction

Collaborating with Other Educators and Interacting with Other School Personnel

Dealing with Diverse Student Populations

Creating a Learning Environment

Planning for Instruction

Using Instructional Strategies

Developing Thinking and Study Skills

Developing and Using Literacy and Other Language Arts Strategies Across the Curriculum

Supporting the Curriculum Through Computer Resources

Supporting the Curriculum Through Other Media and Instructional Resources

Using Assessment Strategies

Investigating Legal and Ethical Issues

Becoming a Professional Educator

Assessment Instruments

Sample Unit and Lesson Plans

Sample WebQuests

Selected References

Index

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