Summary
Contents
Subject index
Everything a teacher needs to survive—and thrive!
The Educator's Field Guide helps teachers get off to a running start. The only book that covers all four key cornerstones of effective teaching—organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment—this handy reference offers a bridge from college to classroom with a hearty dose of practical guidance for teachers who aspire to greatness. At a time when school leaders are pressed to hire and retain high-quality teachers, this guidebook is indispensable for defining and nurturing the qualities teachers strive for and students deserve. Helpful tools include:
Step-by-step guidance on instructional organization, behavior management, lesson planning, and formative and summative assessment; User-friendly taxonomic guides to help readers quickly locate topics; The latest information on student diversity, special needs, and lesson differentiation; Teacher testimonials and examples; Explanations of education standards and initiatives
Each key concept is addressed in a resource-style format with activities and reproducibles that can be customized. Teachers will also find lesson plan templates, graphs, charts, quizzes, and games—all in one easy-to-use source.
Instruction
Unit III Outline
First: The Curriculum
You Actually Have Four Curriculums
- The Explicit Curriculum
- The Implicit Curriculum
- The Null Curriculum
- Extracurricular Programs
Perspectives on Curriculum
- Cognitive Perspective
- Affective Perspective
Second: The Student
Cultural Influences, Ethnicity, and Personality
Reading Ability and Learning Styles
Students With Exceptionalities
Visual and Auditory Challenges
Social Influences
Now: Conceptualizing Your Role
Bringing the World to Your Students
- Classroom Lessons
- Multimedia Presentations
- Guest Speakers
- Field Trips
Instructional Techniques
- Direct Instruction
- Drill and Practice
- Lecture
- Question and Answer
- Discussion
- Mental Modeling
- Discovery Learning
- Inquiry
Monitoring and Flexibility
Tomorrow: Putting It All Together
Modeling
- Are Teachers Role Models?
- Are Teachers Role Models Away From School?
Questioning
- Lower-Level and Higher-Level Questions
- Convergent and Divergent Questions
- Questions That Can Derail Thinking
- Why? Questions
Listening
Listening Skills
Demonstrating, Directing, and Orchestrating
Finally: This is a People Profession
Preparation, Preparation, Preparation
- Understand Your Constituents
- Understand the Curriculum You ...
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