An Introduction to education : choosing your teaching path /
Sara Davis Powell.
- Upper Saddle River New Jersey : Pearson Education, 2009.
- 490 p. : col. ill.: 28 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index
(Note: Each chapter contains the following features: Concluding Thoughts, What Role Will Diversity Play in My Teaching Identity?, Chapter in Review, and Professional Practice) Part I Teachers, Schools, and Students Chapter 1 Teachers Who Teaches in the United States and Why? What Are the Roles of Teachers? How Do We Prepare to Teach? What Is Teacher Professionalism? What Are the Characteristics of Effective Teachers? What`s It Like to Teach at Various Grade Levels? Chapter 2 Schools What Is the Culture of a School? How Do the Venues of Schools Differ? What Is School Like at Different Levels? What Are the Three Principle Settings of Public Schools? What Is an Effective School? Chapter 3 Students How Are We Similar? How Are Gender Differences Manifested? How Does Cultural Diversity Impact Us? How Is Language Diversity Manifested in U.S. Schools? What Impact Does Diversity in Family Structure Have on Students? How Does Diversity of Socioeconomic Status Affect Students? How Are Differences in Intellectual Ability Manifested in Schools? Who Are Students with Exceptionalities, and How Do We Serve Them? Meet the Students Part II The Work of Teachers Chapter 4 Curriculum and Instruction What Is the Relationship Between the Learning Process and the Brain? What Curriculum Do We Teach in U.S. Schools? How Is Instruction Implemented in U.S. Schools? Are We All Teachers of Reading and Writing? How Do Teachers Match Instruction to School Levels? Chapter 5 Assessment and Accountability What Is Backward Design? What Is Involved in Classroom Assessment? How Do Teachers Evaluate Student Learning and Assign Grades? What Are Standardized Tests and How Are Their Results Used? Who Is Accountable for Student Learning? What Are Some of the Challenges of Accountability? Chapter 6 Technology in U.S. Schools What Guides the Use of Technology in U.S. Schools? What Technological Tools Are Available to Enhance Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment? Does Technology Make a Difference in Student Learning? How Do Teachers Use Technology in Their Classrooms? What Issues Surround and Affect the Use of Technology in Schools? What Does the Future Hold for Technology in Schools? Chapter 7 Creating and Maintaining a Positive and Productive Learning Environment How Do Teachers Create a Positive Learning Environment? What Routines Contribute to Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment? How Do Teachers Establish Expectations, Incentives, and Consequences? How Can I Develop a Classroom Management Plan? Part III Foundations of Education in the United States Chapter 8 History of Education in the United States What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 17th-Century American Education?What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 18th-Century American Education? What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 19th-Century American Education? What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 20th-Century American Education? How Can I Be Aware of Education History in the Making? Chapter 9 Philosophical Foundations of Education in the United States What Is a Philosophy of Education? What Are Four Branches of Philosophy? How Do Five Prominent Philosophies of Education Affect Teaching and Learning? How Do I Begin to Develop My Personal Philosophy of Education? Chapter 10 The Societal Context of Schooling in the United States How Do Family, Community, and Society Impact Students in the United States? How Do Socioeconomic Status and Race Affect Students in the United States? How Do Health Issues Affect Students in the United States? What Effects Do Bullying, Theft, and Violence Have on Students and Schools in the United States? How Do Truancy and Dropping Out Affect Youth in the United States? Chapter 11 Ethical and Legal Issues in U. S. Schools What Does It Mean to Be an Ethical Teacher? How Do Laws Affect Schools, Teachers, and Students? What Are the Legal Rights of Teachers? What Are the Legal Responsibilities of Teachers? What Are the Legal Rights of Students? How Does the Law Impact the Relationship Between School and Religion? Chapter 12 Governing and Financing Public Schools in the United States How Does the Federal Government Influence Public Education in the United States? What Is the State`s Role in Public Education? How Do School Districts Function? What Is the Management Structure of Individual Schools? What Other Entities Impact the Governance of Public Schools in the United States? How Are Public Schools Financed? How Are Funds for Education Spent? Part IV Growing Toward the Teaching Profession Chapter 13 Teacher Responsibilities and Opportunities What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Family Involvement? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding the Community? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Colleagues? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Systemic Involvement? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding the Teaching Profession? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Self-Growth? What Are a Teacher`s Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Students? Chapter 14 Charting My Teaching Course How Can I Make the Most of Teacher Preparation? How Can I Make the Most of Searching for a Teaching Position? How Can I Thrive, Not Merely Survive, During My First Year of Teaching? References Glossary Name Index Subject Index