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Are you looking for a brief, practical guide to elementary teaching methods? If so, you will want to explore Teaching in the Elementary School: A Reflective Action Approach, Fifth Edition.
Using a unique reflective action model, this book provides you with a step-by-step model for active decision making and accomodating diversity with inclusion to develop a sense of community among your students. Through an easy and inviting writing style this Fifth Edition promotes reflective and creative teaching methods that will inspire you to be a highly effective teacher.
FEATURES FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS:
UPDATED! Reflective Action in Teaching Model. This unique step-by-step model for active decisionmaking and accommodating diversity is now revised to illustrate the need to plan with standards in mind (Chapter 1).
NEW! MyEducationLab. Working with a number of our authors, teachers, and teacher educators, we have created a website that provides you with the context of real classrooms and artifacts that research on teacher education tells us is so important. Through authentic in-class video footage, examples of authentic teacher and student work, and more, MyEducationLab offers you a uniquely valuable special education teacher preparation tool. In your textbook look for the www.myeducationlab.com logo in the margins of the text and follow the simple instructions to access MyEducationLab for this text.
NEW! Guided Exploration. Instructor-led hands-on activities help you explore chapter concepts and provide examples from teachers of hands-on activities you can use with your students in the elementary classroom.
NEW! Reflective Action Experiences for Your Portfolio of Professional Practice. Serving as a basis for your portfolio, this feature includes simulated experiences and reflective essays that invite reflection and focus you on ways to meet standards while still providing meaningful curriculum for your students.
NEW! Playing Catch Up. This feature provides practical strategies for working with students who are not working on grade level.
NEW! Communicating with Parents. This feature offers practical suggestions for including parents as members of the learning team.
NEW! Technology Icons. These icons indicate where you will find technology applications that highlight different ways technology can be infused into curriculum.
UPDATED! Conflict Resolution and Preventing Bullying. The information on these two vital classroom management issues has been updated.
NEW! Numerous New Reflective Action Case Studies. These real-life examples model how teachers create school curricula and programs, select teaching strategies, and plan appropriate assessments for their students that achieve the standards of their school districts (Ch. 2, 9, 10, 11).
Beginning with the first edition of this book, we have aspired to make it much more than an academic textbook. Our goal has always been to inspire and encourage teachers to become as reflective, creative, and independent as possible throughout their teaching careers. We have tried to achieve this goal by searching out the most creative and adventurous teachers we could find and weaving their real-life stories into the text.
At this time in history, we recognize that creativity and independence do not appear to be as highly valued as being able to follow guidelines and meet standards. We struggled with how to balance the reality of today's rather uniform educational expectations with our message that true satisfaction in teaching comes from being a caring and creative artist in the classroom.
At first, this edition seemed like it was going to be difficult to write. But, as we began to collect the stories of teachers who are not only coping in a standards-based environment but also excelling at it, we became much more positive. So, we are happy to be able to offer this edition with what we believe is a balanced description of the realities of a standards-based curriculum with the truly exhilarating stories of teachers who see these standards not as a goal but as a baseline.
Our new aspiration is to inspire teachers to view federal, state, and local standards as meaningful and important, but not the end goal of teaching. We provide the stories of real teachers who begin with standards and then exceed them by creating highly original and creative curricula that take into account and meet the diverse needs of their students. This edition provides you with the knowledge baseyou need to become highly professional and creative teachers who meet and exceed standards with confidence. New Features of This Edition
To accomplish our new aspiration, we have revised this edition to emphasize these new features:
A new, updated Reflective Action in Teaching Model is introduced in Chapter 1 that takes into account the need to plan with standards in mind. Teachers can learn how to become more reflective and proactive in the thousands of decisions they face every day.
New chapter endings called Reflective Action Experiences for Your Professional Portfolio provide simulated experiences and reflective essays that are drawn from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) requirements. After completing these simulated activities, we believe that many teachers will have the confidence and experience they need to attain this important credential.
For those who are searching for materials to meet the Praxis II "Principles of Learning and Teaching" exam, you will find that we have highlighted the materials that illustrate Praxis-related topics. Look for the Praxis Notes in all chapters.
Many new Reflective Action Stories model how teachers create school curricula and programs, select teaching strategies, and plan appropriate assessments for their students that achieve the standards of their school districts. These real-life examples of teachers' reflections can serve as models for beginning teachers to think and act with creativity and originality. They can be found in Chapters 2, 9, 10, and 11.
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Using a unique reflective action model, this book provides you with a step-by-step model for active decision making and accomodating diversity with inclusion to develop a sense of community among your students. Through an easy and inviting writing style this Fifth Edition promotes reflective and creative teaching methods that will inspire you to be a highly effective teacher.
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Beginning with the first edition of this book, we have aspired to make it much more than an academic textbook. Our goal has always been to inspire and encourage teachers to become as reflective, creative, and independent as possible throughout their teaching careers. We have tried to achieve this goal by searching out the most creative and adventurous teachers we could find and weaving their real-life stories into the text.
At this time in history, we recognize that creativity and independence do not appear to be as highly valued as being able to follow guidelines and meet standards. We struggled with how to balance the reality of today's rather uniform educational expectations with our message that true satisfaction in teaching comes from being a caring and creative artist in the classroom.
At first, this edition seemed like it was going to be difficult to write. But, as we began to collect the stories of teachers who are not only coping in a standards-based environment but also excelling at it, we became much more positive. So, we are happy to be able to offer this edition with what we believe is a balanced description of the realities of a standards-based curriculum with the truly exhilarating stories of teachers who see these standards not as a goal but as a baseline.
Our new aspiration is to inspire teachers to view federal, state, and local standards as meaningful and important, but not the end goal of teaching. We provide the stories of real teachers who begin with standards and then exceed them by creating highly original and creative curricula that take into account and meet the diverse needs of their students. This edition provides you with the knowledge baseyou need to become highly professional and creative teachers who meet and exceed standards with confidence. New Features of This Edition
To accomplish our new aspiration, we have revised this edition to emphasize these new features:
Table of Contents
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 1 Reflective Action in Teaching
Susan reflects on her teaching relative to her students
Using a Reflective Action Approach
A Reflective Action Model
Definitions of Reflective Thinking and Action
Reflective Action Builds on Withitness
Withitness
Reflective Action as it Relates to Withitness
Standards That Apply to Reflective Action in Teaching
Reflecting on Your Ethics and Principles
A Graphic Model of Reflective Action in Teaching
Communication with Parents
Guided Group Exploration
Reflective Action Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 2 Creating a Safe, Healthy, and Happy Classroom
The First Week of School
Diana's Reflective Process
Practical Classroom Management Strategies
2.1 Case Study: Establishing Two-Way Communication with Parents
Issues in Classroom Management
Case Study: Teaching Students How to Resolve Conflicts
Scheduling Time for Active Learning
Communicating with Parents
Guided Exploration
Reflective Action Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 3 Lesson Planning and Sequencing
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Clarifying Educational Goals and Outcomes
Writing Useful and Appropriate Outcome Statements
Writing Objectives to Fit Goals and Outcome Statements
Educational Objectives
Planning for Higher Level Thinking
Planning Lessons for Active Learning
Planning Assessments That Fit Your Lesson's Objectives
Predicting Possible Outcomes of Your Lesson Plans
Varying Objectives for Students with Special Needs
Writing a Well-Organized Lesson Plan
A Lesson Plan Model
Sequencing Objects in School Subjects
Sample Lesson Plans
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 4 Planning Curriculum Units
Diane Leonard's First Three Months at School
How School Curricula Are Planned
Evaluation and Use of Textbooks
Planning Thematic Units to Fit Your Curriculum
Sequencing Learning Experiences
Designing the Curriculum to Reflect Multicultural Values
Planning Curriculum for a Multicultural, Bilingual Classroom
Timelines That Fit Your Goals and Outcome Statement
Collaborative Long-Term Planning
Examples of Long-Term Curriculum Planning
Examples of Thematic Units
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 5 Assessing Students' Diverse Needs
Language Acquisition and the Classroom Teacher
Language Scaffolding
The Stages in Language Acquisition
Optimal Levels of Instruction
Five Factors in Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students
The Forgotten Minority
Interactive Goal Setting
Building Self Esteem and Intrinsic Motivation
The Enhancing Effects of Stress
Classrooms as Communities
Reforming Schools to Provide Multicultural Equity
Using Assessment Devices to Identify Student Needs
Interpreting Data From Students' Cumulative Files
Avoid Labeling Students
Authentic Assessments for a Diverse Student Body
Using Pre-tests to Diagnose Student Needs
Placement and Grouping Decisions
Performance Sampling
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 6 Establishing a Basis for Active, Authentic Learning
Retrieval Process
Presentation Skills That Increase Clarity and Motivation
Systematic Classroom Instruction
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 7 Teaching Strategies That Increase Authentic Learning
Examples of Teaching Strategies in Action
Reflective Action Case Study
Cooperative Learning Strategies
Learning Teams Enhance Achievement
Cooperative Learning in Science
Literature Circles
Peacemaking Groups
Creating Well-Balanced Cooperative Groups
The Effects of Cooperative Learning
Communicating with Parents
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 8 Engaging Students in Classroom Discussions
Asking Questions That Stimulate Higher Level Thinking
Strategies for Interactive Discussions
Role of the Teacher in Leading Discussions
Communicating with Parents
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 9 Balancing Standards and Creative Activities
Encouraging Creativity - Provide Materials
Setting a Creative Tone
Creative Atmosphere
How to Encourage Creativity in Children
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Stereotypes Stifle Creativity
Ways to Demonstrate Valuing Creativity
Core Attitudes in Creative Thought
Creativity in Language Arts
Email Stories
Creative Activities in Mathematics
Creative Activities in Social Sciences
Creative Activities in Science
Creative Activities in the Visual and Performing Arts
Humor and Creativity
Creative Training
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 10 Assessing and Reporting Student Accomplishments
How Teachers Select and Use Assessment Procedures
Designing Authentic Assessment Tasks
Reflective Action Case Study: Teacher's Reflection on Portfolio Assessment
Reporting Student Accomplishments
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 11 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
Preparing Students to Thrive in a High-Tech World
Using Technology to Track How Teachers Meet State Standards
Reasons to Incorporate Technology into Your Curriculum
Managing Your Classroom with (and for) Technology
Enhancing Your Instructional Strategies with Technology
Word Processing Programs
Educational Software
Extending Classroom Experiences Beyond the Classroom Walls
Computer-Assisted Research Projects
Computer Literacy Program at Beardsley School
Reflective Action Case Study: Planning a Technology-Based Endangered Species Unit
The Advantages of Teacher to Teacher Networking
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity
Chapter 12 Relfecting on Teaching and the School Community
No Child Left Behind
Two-Way Communication with Parents
Community Involvement in Classroom Activities
Teachers Mentoring and Coaching One Another
Communicating with Parents
Playing Catch Up
Guided Exploration
Portfolio of Professional Practices Activity