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The second edition of Introduction to TeachingStudent Learning is the ideal beginning text for aspiring teachers. Acclaimed authors Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick thoroughly prepare students to make a difference as teachers, presenting first-hand stories and evidence-based practices while offering a student-centered approach to learning. The authors focus on how to address one of the biggest challenges facing many of today's schools-making sure that all students are learning-and help teachers make student learning the primary focus in all that they do. From true-to-life challenges that teachers will face (high-stakes testing, reduced funding, low retention, Common Core Standards) to the inspiration and joy they will discover throughout their teaching careers, this text paints a realistic picture of the real life of a teacher.
Contents
Part IChapter 1: Becoming a TeacherWhy Teach?What Do Teachers Need to Know?What Do Teacher Education Candidates Need to Do?How Do You Keep Track of Your Growth as a Teacher?Field Guide for Learning More About Becoming a TeacherChapter 2: Today's StudentsHow Racially and Ethnically Diverse Are Our Schools?How Do Economics Affect Students and Schools?What If Students' Native Languages Are Not English?What Is the Relationship of Gender and Education?How Is Sexual Orientation Addressed in Schools?What Do the Religious Beliefs of Students Have to Do With Schools?Field Guide for Learning More About Today's StudentsChapter 3: Addressing Learners' Individual NeedsWhat Are Key Characteristics of Students With Disabilities?What Are Some Ways of Distinguishing Students in Terms of Academic Ability?Do All Students Develop in the Same Way?How Do Class and Culture Affect Teaching and Learning?Characteristics of Students as LearnersField Guide for Learning More About Addressing Learners' Individual NeedsChapter 4: The Social Context of SchoolsHow Does Social Context Challenge Educators?How Does Social Context Influence What Is Taught?How Are Students Affected by Social Context?Field Guide for Learning More About the Social Context of SchoolsChapter 5: Families and CommunitiesHow Do the Public and Educators View Education?In What Types of Families Do Students Live?How Does Culture Influence Families and Their Children?What Happens When Students' Cultures Come to School?How Should Teachers Work With Parents and Communities?Field Guide for Learning More About Families and CommunitiesPart II: The Foundations of EducationChapter 6: History of Schools in the United StatesHow Did Public Schools Come to Be?How Did Schools Become Designed Based on the Age of Students?What Has Influenced the School Curriculum?How Has the Educational System Contributed to Equality?How Has Teaching Evolved?Field Guide for Learning More About the History of Schools in the United StatesChapter 7: Developing a Philosophy of Teaching and LearningHow Do Teachers Develop Personal Philosophies Toward Teaching and Learning?How Do Students Learn?How Does Educational Psychology Help Teachers Understand Student Learning?How Do Philosophical Perspectives Help Teachers Understand Student Learning?Field Guide for Learning More About Developing a Philosophy of Teaching and LearningChapter 8: Organizing and Financing Schools for LearningHow Are Schools Staffed and Organized?What Is the Relationship of Schools to School Districts and the State?What Is the Role of the Federal Government in Education?How Is Governance Different From the Structures of Government?How Are Schools Paid for, and How Is the Money Spent?How Do Schools Spend the Money?Organization and Finance Issues and Challenges?Field Guide for Learning More About Organizing Schools for LearningChapter 9: The Law as It Relates to Teaching and LearningContemporary Legal Issues and Their DeliberationsContinuing Legal Dilemmas Related to EducationStudents' Rights and ProtectionsTeachers' Responsibilities, Rights, and LiabilitiesField Guide for Learning More About the Law as It Relates to Teaching and LearningPart III: Teaching for Student LearningChapter 10: Standards, Curriculum, and AccountabilityWhat Are Standards and Benchmarks?Standards for ContentKeeping Track of Benchmarks and Standards in Lesson PlanningWhat Is Curriculum?Field Guide for Learning More About Standards, Curriculum, and AccountabilityChapter 11: Managing the Classroom and Student BehaviorWhat Is Classroom Management?How Do You Build a Personal Philosophy of Classroom Management?What Constitutes a Well-Managed Classroom?What Is the Connection Between Discipline and Management?Four Stages of Classroom Life That Influence BehaviorHow Do Teachers Manage the Stress of Managing a Classroom?Field Guide for Learning More About Managing the Classroom and Student BehaviorChapter 12: Teaching StrategiesWhat Are Teaching Strategies?What Makes Teaching Strategies Work?How Are Different Strategies Used for Different Purposes?Field Guide for Learning More About Teaching StrategiesChapter 13: Assessing Student Learning and ResultsWhy Is Assessing So Important?What Are Some Ways to Test Student Learning?Teacher QuestioningHow Do Teachers Use Formative Assessments to Adjust Instruction and Improve Student Learning?Field Guide for Learning More About Assessing Student Learning and ResultsPart IV: Becoming Tomorrow's Highly Effective TeacherChapter 14: Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program, and BeyondWhat Are Keys to Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program?What Are the Keys to Being Hired as a Beginning Teacher?In What Ways Can Candidates and Teachers Be Leaders?Career Path Options for TeachersHow Does a Master Teacher Think About the Joy of Teaching?Field Guide for Learning More About Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program, and Beyond
