Introduction to Teaching: Making a Difference in Student Learning

✍ Scribed by Gene E. Hall, Linda F. Quinn, Donna M. Gollnick

• Publisher: Sage
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 277
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduction to Teaching: Making a Difference in Student Learning, Second Edition is the ideal text for aspiring teachers. Acclaimed authors Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick thoroughly prepare teacher education candidates to make a difference as teachers, presenting first-hand stories and evidence-based practices while offering a student-centered approach to learning. The authors target 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, student learning assessments, low teacher 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.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. About the Authors
4. Part I. Today’s Teachers, Students, and Schools
5. 1. Becoming a Teacher
6. 1. Today’s Students
7. 1. Addressing Learners’ Individual Needs
8. 1. The Social Context of Schools
9. 1. Families and Communities
10. Part II. The Foundations of Education
11. 1. History of Schools in the United States
12. 1. Developing a Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
13. 1. Organizing and Financing Schools for Learning
14. 1. The Law as it Relates to Teaching and Learning
15. Part III. Teaching for Student Learning
16. 1. Standards, Curriculum, and Accountability
17. 1. Managing the Classroom and Student Behavior
18. 1. Teaching Strategies
19. 1. Assessing Student Learning and Using the Results
20. Part IV. Becoming Tomorrow’s Highly Effective Teacher
21. 1. Succeeding in Your Teacher Education Program, and Beyond
22. Glossary
23. References
24. Index

✦ Subjects

Teaching