This text presents elementary school teaching as a call to the service of humanity, and emphasizes that effective elementary school teaching involves continual, thoughtful, and reflective decision-making. Features of the eighth edition Chapter openers connect Praxis III domains, INTASC principles, and National Board standards to chapter content Two performance-outcome projects, "developing a personal plan for classroom management" and "developing a unit plan of instruction", give students experience in applying teaching concepts Strong and updated research base that emphasizes the professional skills and strategies for teaching today "Verbal snapshots" of real incidents experienced by teachers provide provocative springboards for critical thinking and class discussion
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Written specifically for beginning teachers, this text provides a comprehensive -- yet manageable -- down-to-earth exploration of the real-world of elementary school teaching -- within a social, cultural, and political context. It provides a strong theoretical foundation built on research on effective teaching and learning; a thoughtful analysis of national status studies on education; an abundance of proven curriculum and teaching methodologies for teaching skills, subject matter, and values; and a survey of the latest developments, trends, and issues relating to the work of the beginning teacher.
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