Full Description
The fourth edition of Teachers, Schools, and SocietyIntroduction to Education encourages instructional creativity while providing practical teaching ideas for both new and experienced instructors. The authors' lively writing style captures the joys and challenges of teaching. The text stresses the importance of fairness and justice in school and society, focuses on today's crucial topics, and integrates today's challenges to the nation's schools. The fourth edition is now available online with Connect, McGraw-Hill's integrated assignment and assessment platform, which includes SmartBook, the first and only adaptive reading experience designed to change the way students read and learn.
Contents
PART 1Chapter 2 Different Ways of LearningChapter 3 Teaching Your Diverse StudentsChapter 4 Student Life in School and at HomePART 2: FOUNDATIONSChapter 5 The Multicultural History of American Education Chapter 6 Philosophy of EducationChapter 7 Financing and Governing America's SchoolsChapter 8 School Law and EthicsPART 3: SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMSChapter 9 Purposes of America's Schools and the Current Reform MovementChapter 10 Curriculum, Standards, and TestingChapter 11 Becoming an Effective TeacherOnline Appendices: Available as Instructor Resources through ConnectGlossaryNotesCreditsIndexNER(01): WOW