Synopsis
"Belmonte has built rich, exciting classrooms for kids year after year, and for over a decade has led efforts to recruit talented young people into teaching and designed programs to ignite their hearts, fire their minds, and develop their capacity to be the best."
―From the Foreword by William Ayers, Distinguished Professor, University Scholar
University of Illinois at Chicago
From student teacher to veteran teacher, discover how to find and create the support you need to dive right into your teaching career!
The teaching profession opens the door to an infinite array of challenging choices and possibilities for those brave souls who enter its waters. Expert teacher, author, and pioneer of the Golden Apple program in Illinois, Dominic Belmonte blends theory with example, anecdote, and reflection in his new book, and illustrates how the caring teacher, with a clear understanding of his or her own philosophy, teaching tenets, and possibilities can bring purpose, meaning, and spirit to classroom teaching.
Topics and reflections covered that are relevant for student teachers, veteran teachers, and school administrators include:
- Guiding the teacher through developing a teaching persona, teaching philosophy, and teaching tenets
- Dealing with the stresses of coping with limited career advancement and sometimes cynical colleagues
- Managing ethical dilemmas guaranteed to make any teacher say "Yikes!"
- Creating and nurturing a caring and thoughtful student-teacher dynamic
Teaching From the Deep End is the ideal guide for any teacher ready to face the challenges of teaching with purpose, passion, and commitment to guiding students toward success in learning and in life.
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About the Author
Dominic Belmonte taught at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, for twenty years as an English teacher and chairman of the English Department. He is now President and CEO of the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. A member and past chairman of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, in 1989 he co-created the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, a pre-induction teacher preparation experience that is now the Golden Apple Foundation’s largest program, named by Harvard University as one of 15 programs out of 1,200 nationwide as a finalist for its Innovations in American Government award. In 1996 Belmonte also co-created the GATE (Golden Apple Teacher Education) program, an alternative pathway to teacher certification for mid-career adults wishing a career in teaching secondary math or science or teaching elementary school children.
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