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School : an introduction to education
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2nd ed.
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Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011
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xxiv, 565 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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9780495809388
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Learn what it takes to be an effective professional teacher with SCHOOL: AN INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION, 2ND EDITION. Based on the ten standards developed by the INTASC (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium), teachers are expected to be reflective, knowledgeable, highly skilled, and creative professionals who are lifelong learners. With this book, authors Edward Ebert and Richard Culyer have developed a compelling and timely approach that gives you a thorough overview of what it means to be a successful teacher. Through first-person accounts and helpful strategies from prominent educators and in-service teachers, you'll gain insight into the realities of being a teacher in today's rapidly changing society. The result is a book that will empower you as a pre-professional and, ultimately, as an instructional leader.


Table of Contents

Unit I The Profession
1 The Teacher
2 The Strategic Nature of Teaching
3 Student Diversity
4 Becoming a Teacher
Unit II Curriculum, Management, and Assessment
5 Understanding Curriculum
6 Contemporary Curricula: Influences and Standards
7 Pragmatics: Assessment and Classroom Management
Unit III The Institution of Education
8 A History of American Education
9 Philosophy and Education
10 Ethics in Education and Matters of Law
11 Education: Purpose, Organization, Governance, and Funding
Unit IV Challenges Facing Schools Today and Tomorrow
12 Social Issues Affecting Students and Schools
13 Reform Efforts and the Professional Educator
14 Technology, Innovations and the Future
Appendices
A Case Studies
B Designing the School of the Future
C State Departments of Education
D Praxis Information
E Answer Key for Unit Workshop Quizzes
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