Provides readers with the tools they need to get the most out of their classroom teaching and observation experiences. KEY TOPICS: This book addresses the various types of field experience and encourages the readers to consider what he or she brings to that experience and what factors the school and community play. MARKET: Pre-service teachers and administrators.
With an emphasis on reflection, Field Experience, Seventh Edition, guides students through a variety of field experiences from individual tutoring and observation to student teaching. Self-reflective exercises encourage students to acknowledge and overcome concerns, as well as develop goals and teaching principles that will guide their future classroom practice. By promoting active participation, engagement, and reflection throughout all field experiences, this text helps students better prepare to become tomorrow s teachers.
New to this Edition:
- Coverage of action research illustrates how teachers can identify potential problems in the teaching and learning process, and identify how to make improvements.
- Six new teaching scenarios present students with problems or dilemmas they are likely to face in the classroom, and offer questions to help students determine how they would react.
- Sample log provides students with a model for documenting their field experiences.
- Updated sections on multicultural education, diversity, and current issues offer coverage of inclusion and teaching students with special-needs; accountability, curriculum standards and dealing with standardized tests; and technology in teaching.