Teaching for Student Learning Becoming a Master Teacher

by Ryan, Kevin; Cooper, James M.; Tauer, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780618434008
• ISBN10: 0618434003
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-10
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

To accommodate the evolution of teacher education programs, this new text has been developed for two groups: 1) those serving as interns or student teachers as they complete traditional teacher education programs and 2) new in-service teachers who are part of an alternative certification program. This team of experienced educators and authors offers users a set of very practical tools, skills, and advice that they can put into immediate use in the field. The authors also aim to provoke a high level of engagement and interaction with the program. Retaining the hallmark reader-friendly style and format of the best-selling Ryan/Cooper texts, Teaching for Student Learning's 3-hole punched and perforated format, with 25 brief, to-the-point chapters ("modules"), makes it easy for busy teachers to quickly find, understand, and use key information related to their most pressing needs. Accompanying CL Video Cases available on the Online Teaching and Study Centers are directly tied to the text and allow students to see the concepts in the text brought to life in real classrooms.

Table of Contents

Reflective Teaching for Student Learning Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes You Need to be an Effective Teacher Reflective Teaching

The No Child Left Behind Act

Understanding Student Differences How We Got Here: A Brief History of U.S. Cultural Diversity Diversity in Today's Classrooms

Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners Intercultural Communication Cultural Pluralism Multicultural Education

Teaching Students with Disabilities Learners with Disabilities Educating Students with Disabilities

Responsibilities of Schools Educating Students with Disabilities

Responsibilities of the Classroom Teacher

Teaching Academically Diverse Learners What Is Intelligence?

Learning Styles Addressing Intelligences and Learning Styles Through Differentiated Instruction

Key Principles of Learning Behaviorist Theories Cognitive Theories Social Learning Theory

Combining Behaviorism with Cognition

School Culture Historical Purposes of U.S. Schools Purposes of Today's American Schools School Culture

Establishing the Classroom Environment Learning Activities Physical Arrangement of the Classroom Classroom Rules and Policies Organizational Tasks Clashing Cultures

When Classroom Culture and School Culture Collide

Maintaining the Classroom Environment Student Motivations and Needs

What Do Students Want?

Getting, and Keeping, Students Focused Preventing Misbehavior Dealing with Misbehavior

Planning What to Teach Planning to Plan

Influences on the Planning Process The Planning Process Interdisciplinary Planning

Planning Lessons Lesson Plan Overview Learning Goals and Objectives State Standards in Your Lesson Plan Materials Planning Procedure Assessment Extensions/Differentiations Transitioning Connections Among the Subjects

How to Teach The Purpose of the Lesson Learning Activities Timing and Pacing Adjusting Learning Activities to Learning Styles

Communication in the Classroom Teachers as Communication Senders Instructional Messages Means of Communication Your Students

Receivers of Instructional Communication Feedback

Confirming Delivery of Your Message Negotiating and Conflict Resolution Skills

Teaching and Technology

Technology Terminology, or What Might You Find in Your Classroom?

A New Way to Teach?

A New Way to Learn?

Technology Across the Curriculum

Assessment for Learning

What Is Assessment?

Assessment as Part of Teaching

Purposes for Assessment

Formal and Informal Assessment

Information-Gathering Techniques

Tools for Assessment Measurement

Choosing Assessment Tools Fairness, Reliability, and Validity of Assessment Tools Evaluation

Assigning Value to Information Gathered Grading

Working with Your Students' Families Benefits of Maintaining Good Communication Communication Methods

It's Not Just What I Say, It's How I Say It Getting Parents Involved and Managing Their Involvement

Working with Colleagues The Culture of Teaching Norms of Interaction Among Teachers A New Teaching Culture?

School Governance and Funding Governance of Schools School Funding

Professional Performance Assessment Defining Effective Teaching The Evaluation Process Before the Evaluation

How to Prepare After the Evaluation Self-Assessment

Being a Reflective Practitioner

The Ethics of Teaching The Characteristics of Ethical Teaching Ethical Dilemmas The Everyday Ethics of Teaching

Educational Law Legal Responsibilities of Teachers Legal Rights of Teachers

Hiring, Firing, and Educational Law Hiring Practices Contracts Termination of Service

The First Year Overcoming Initial Disorientation How to Prepare for Your First Year What Help Can You Expect?

Professionalism in Teaching Qualities, Attributes, and Activities of the Complete Professional Societal Views of Teaching and Teachers

The Drive to Upgrade the Teaching Profession Your Own Professional Development Professionalism and Your Philosophy of Teaching

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