A guide to help readers develop and use best practices in teaching, this useful book emphasizes reflection, assessment, classroom management, diversity, and technology. Real-life scenarios and personal experiences underline the INTASC standards, making this not only an important reference but an interesting and fact-filled read. Topics comprehensively covered include: observing and analyzing the teaching-learning approach; examining the planning process; accommodating diversity in the classroom; integrating technology; lesson presentation strategies; instructional strategies; creating and maintaining a learning climate; assessing student learning and communicating learning results; collaborative skills with colleagues and community; and tips on searching for teaching positions.For educators, teacher aids, and others involved in education; because of its comprehensive appendices, this list also includes staff training specialists and those employed in the presentation of seminars and symposia.
For Student Teaching, Internship and Methods of Teaching courses; and, Field Experiences. Intended to strengthen the link between coursework and field experiences, this highly-interactive text encourages beginning teachers to develop and implement best practices with an emphasis on reflection, assessment, classroom management, diversity, and technology. The authors' unique process approach is presented through "double focus" chapters: personal experience and applications of best practice in teaching. Encourages reflective learning and leads to the next level of development in the progression to becoming an effective professional teacher. With its emphasis on creating a professional life as a reflective educator, and its solid grounding in INTASC standards, this text will serve as a reference for students long after they've left the course and into daily teaching experience.