Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School - Softcover

Jarolimek, John; Foster, Clifford Donald; Kellough, Richard D.

9780131146846: Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013114684X ISBN 13: 9780131146846

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

For General Elementary Methods courses. Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School is built on the most current research and "best" practice. It thoroughly examines all of the fundamental teaching skill categories - planning for instruction, assessing student learning, grouping for instruction, and creating a safe and effective learning environment - while constantly reinforcing the idea that effective elementary school teaching requires continual, thoughtful, and reflective decision-making. In this popular volume, three well-known authors paint a realistic portrait of elementary school teaching as a call to motivate, to encourage, to simulate, to build self-esteem, and to care for elementary school children.

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From the Publisher:

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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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 include:

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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