Full Description
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.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE OrientationCh. 1 Types of Field Experience (with Aram deKoven)Common FeaturesVarieties of Teaching SituationsThe Student Teaching ExperiencePlacement TipsNotesCh. 2 Concerns and Personal GoalsAnalyzing ConcernsExpressing GoalsNotesCh. 3 Reflecting on Field Experiences: Fieldwork LogsWhat Is Reflective Thinking and Why Is It Desirable?When Should I Write My Logs?What Is the Anatomy of a Log?Criteria for Evaluating Fieldwork LogsNotesPART TWO What Do You Bring to the Experience?Ch. 4 Personal Influences on a PerspectiveExperience as a LearnerFavorite Subject Matter and TopicsExperience as a Teacher Notes Ch. 5 Contributions of Foundational StudiesSix Basic Issues of TeachingInterrelations among the Six IssuesNotesCh. 6 Contributions of Methods CoursesLesson PlanningInstructional ActivitiesCurriculum EmphasisTheory and PracticeNotesCh. 7 Initial PerspectiveSorting Out IdeasAnalysis of BeliefsTracing OriginsConsidering ConsequencesGoalsNotesPART THREE What Is the Situation Where You Will Teach?Ch. 8 The Community and the SchoolThe CommunityThe SchoolNoteCh. 9 The Classroom, Technology, and the Curriculum (with Aram deKoven)The ClassroomTechnologyThe CurriculumNotesCh. 10 The Students (with Aram deKoven)Students in the School Students in the ClassroomStudents at Risk Diversity in the ClassroomNotesCh. 11 The Cooperating TeacherPART FOUR What Have You Learned?Ch. 12 The Fieldwork Portfolio (with Laurie Vasily)The Anatomy of a Fieldwork PortfolioEpilogueNotesAppendix A InstrumentsAppendix B Sample Logs and Fieldwork PortfoliosAdditional BibliographyIndex
