Education

Teaching in America, Fourth Edition, is a unique active learning text that provides preservice teachers with comprehensive, current, and practical information about the profession of teaching and a realistic understanding of the foundations of education in America .

The Fourth Edition maintains its unique, engaging “working-text” style, providing preservice teachers with extensive opportunities to interact with the text while establishing both the foundations of American education and a clear picture of the realities of contemporary teaching.   Readers reflect and respond directly within the book to issues raised in the chapters, thereby actively constructing knowledge and ideas about teaching. This approach enables future teachers to make the transition from thinking about being a teacher to identifying with the profession as active, confident participants. Teaching in America provides the reader with a firm understanding of education as an institution and as a career, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of teaching competencies and issues in education.

• Organized around the key theme of active learning, Teaching in America provides preservice teachers with more opportunities than any other text for personal reflection, creative problem solving, and peer collaboration.

• Promotes professional development and assists preservice teacher's with preparation for the real world of American education today including accountability, standards and assessment; new federal legislation; parent and community involvement; diversity; and technology.

• Reflect & Write opportunities facilitate student interaction throughout the text and encourage active learning while promoting reflective practice to assist with retention and learning.

• Chapter opening scenarios, Profiles, and Education on the Move boxes describe the practices of leading teachers and administrators, often in their own words, as well as new approaches and innovations that are impacting today’s schools including corporate “branding” of school facilities, comprehensive community involvement, and teacher pay raises based on student achievement.  

• Chapters are “chunked” into easily comprehended sections, and student understanding is encouraged through frequent Section Summaries and self-check exercises.   Extensive end-of-chapter activities and resource lists including both print and Web sources help students extend their learning and prepare for certification examinations, job interviews, and the first year of teaching.  

• NCATE and INTASC Standards are linked to chapter material by marginal icons throughout the text, as well as correlation charts at the front of the book and the beginning of each Part.    

• NEW You Decide boxes explore controversial issues in American education today, provide Web links to further information, and encourage students to think about these issues and form their own opinions.
• NEW What This Means for You boxes connect complex concepts to the real world of schools and classrooms, helping students understand why and how this sometimes abstract information impacts the profession they are choosing.
• A unique NEW Guide to Preparing for Certification offers useful strategies for students who are preparing to take the certification examinations now required in most states for prospective teachers.
• Extensive revisions and updates to all chapters ensure that Teaching in America continues to provide the most current, comprehensive, and practical information available about the American educational system and American classrooms.   In particular, chapters on diversity, students with special needs, parent and community involvement, curriculum and instruction, and technology include substantial new material.

Each chapter concludes with "Applications for Active Learning," "Preparing to Teach," and "Learning and Knowing More."

I. TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.

1. What It Means to Be a Teacher.

        "Teaching is a way of life…"

        What Makes a Good Teacher?

                Knowledge Base

                Effective Teachers

                                Profile: The Qualities of a Good Teacher: Beverly San Agustin

                Teacher Efficacy

                        Collective Teacher Efficacy

                Teacher Accountability

                        Performance-Based Teaching

                                Education on the Move: Pay plan gets a gold star

                        Assessment and Accountability

                What Is a "Highly Qualified" Teacher?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Read, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Do Teachers Do?

                Teachers Are Decision-Makers

                Teachers Are Planners

                Teachers Build Positive Learning Environments

                        Physical Components

                        Organizational Structures

                        Sociological Factors

                        Political Factors

                        Economic Factors

                        Cultural Factors

                Other Metaphors for Teaching

                                Profile: Teacher as Researcher: Diane Painter

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        Why Do Teachers Teach?

                Intrinsic Rewards of Teaching

                        Love of Learning

                        Love of Teaching

                        Desire to Work With Young People

                        Desire to Help Others

                        Desire to Provide Public and/or Professional Service

                Extrinsic Rewards of Teaching

                        Lifestyle

                        Community Respect

                        Security

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Is Teaching Changing?

                Patterns of Educational Reform

                        Reforms of the 1950s and 1960s: Back to Basics and Educational Opportunity

                        Reforms of the 1980s and 1990s: Accountability and Deregulation

                        Contemporary Reform Movements

                What Reform Movements Mean to Teachers

                        Teaching in Restructured Schools

                        Teaching in Diverse Schools

                        Using a Variety of Teaching Methods and Instructional Materials

                        Using Instructional Technologies

                        Working with Colleagues, Families and Communities

                        Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

2. Teaching as a Profession.

        "Being a professional"

        Is Teaching a Profession?

                PRAXIS and Teacher Certification Testing

                The Professionalization of Teaching

                        National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future

                        National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

                        Teacher Education Accreditation Council

                        National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

                                Education on the Move: Coventry Leads the Way

                Professional Ethics

                Basing Practice on Evidence-Based Inquiry and Assessment

                        Laboratory Schools

                        Professional Development Schools

                        Teacher as Researcher

                Professional Development

                Professional Organizations for Teachers

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Are Reform Movements Changing Teacher Education?

                Changing Standards for Teacher Education

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Politics and Teacher Education Reform

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Changing Teacher Education Programs

                        Four-Year Programs

                        Five-Year Programs

                        Preparation for Teaching in Diverse Schools

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Allying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        Who Are Today's Teachers?

                Characteristics of the Teaching Force
    
                Teacher Diversity

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Job Opportunities Do You Have as a Teacher?

                Salaries and Benefits

                Teacher Supply and Demand

                Teaching in Private, Independent and Parochial Schools

                                Profile: Teaching in an IndependentSchool: Fraser A. Randolph

                                Profile: Teaching in a Parochial School: Sister Alice Hess

                Is Teaching For You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

3. How Schools Are Organized and Linked to Society.

        Public schools are the most important institutions in a democratic society…"

        What Is the Purpose of Schooling?

                Aims of Education

                Standards-Based Education

                                Profile: Meeting the Challenge of Being in the Middle: Juanita Lampi

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Are Public Schools Organized?

                The Structure of Schooling in the United States

                        Organization at the District Level

                        Grade-Level Organization

                                Profile: Team-Looping: Vicki Sheffler and Christa Pehrson

                        Time and School Organization

                                You Decide: The High School’s Shifting Mission

                        School Size and School Organization

                        Is Smaller Better?

                                Education on the Move: The Gates Foundation

                Pre-K Programs

                        Head Start

                Kindergartens

                Primary and Elementary Schools

                                Education on the Move: K-8 Schools–Popular Again!

                Middle and Junior High Schools

                                Education on the Move: Schools for Ninth Graders Only

                High Schools

                Alternative Learning Programs and Schools

                        Magnet Schools

                        Private For-Profit Schools

                        Charter Schools

                                You Decide: Have Charter Schools Lived Up to Their Promise?

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Is It Like to Teach in Urban, Rural, and Suburban Schools?

                Urban School Districts and Schools

                                Profile: Teaching in Urban Schools: Marty Walker

                Rural Schools

                                Profile: Teaching in Rural Schools: Juanita Wilkerson

                Suburban Schools

                                Profile: Teaching in Suburban Schools: Don Bott

                What Makes a Good School?

                How Schools Are Changing

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

II. STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES.

4. Teaching Diverse Students.

        I consider this ESL program my greatest accomplishment…"

        America–A Nation of Diversity

                How Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Teaching and Learning?

                                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Do Racial and Ethnic Diversity Affect Teaching and Learning?

                Cultural Impacts on Teaching and Learning

                Academic Achievement and Race

                Helping Immigrant Students Learn

                Diversity Issues in School Life

                                You Decide: Should Race Be Used to Assign Students to Schools?

                Diversity Issues in the Curriculum

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Is Multicultural Education?

                What Are Models of Multicultural Education?

                The Politics of Multiculturalism

                Transformative Knowledge

                The Multiculturally Aware Teacher

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Does Language Influence Teaching and Learning?

                Bilingual Education Legislation and Court Cases

                NCLB and English Language Learning

                Methods for Promoting English Language Learning

                Research on English Language Learning

                                Education on the Move: Who Is Learning Arabic?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Does Gender Affect Teaching and Learning?

                Academic Achievement and Gender

                Gender Issues in School Life

                                Education on the Move: The Gender Gap–Boys Are Lagging

                Providing a Gender-Fair Education

                                Education on the Move: Single Sex Schools Stage a Comeback

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

5. Teaching Exceptional Learners and Students at Risk.

        "…high expectation, safe environments and parent collaboration.."

        What Laws and Definitions Provide for the Education of Exceptional Learners?

                Students with Disabilities and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

                Individualized Education Programs and Individualized Family Service Plans

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Mainstreaming and Inclusion?

                The Full Inclusion Debate

                Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

                                Profile: Chris

                Teaching Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

        How Can Professional Collaboration Enhance Education in Inclusive Classrooms?

                Consultation and Collaboration

                Co-teaching

                                Profile: It Takes Two: Susan Heintz and Kim Richardson

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Can You Teach Exceptional Learners in Your Classroom?

                Using Assistive Technology

                                Profile: Jonathan

                Teaching Gifted Learners

                                Education on the Move: Increasing Minorities in Gifted Programs

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Factors Place Students at Risk and Affect Teaching and Learning?

                Poverty

                                Education on the Move: Finding Ways to Educate Children of Homeless Families

                Substance Abuse

                HIV/AIDS

                Truancy and Delinquency

                Teen Pregnancy

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                        Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

                Violence

                                You Decide: Do Clothes Make the Student?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Can Schools Do to Help Students at Risk?

                Compensatory Education

                Prevention Programs

                Transition Programs

                New Strategies

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

6. Partners in Learning: Parents, Families, and the Community.

        "A business-school partnership – what a great idea!"

        How Do Parents, Families and Communities Influence Teaching and Learning?

                Changing Families Affect Parent Involvement

                        Grandparents as Parents

                How Does the Federal Government Influence Parent Involvement?

                        The Social Compact

                Other Legislation and Laws

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Family-Centered Programs?

                Family-Centered Curriculum and Instruction

                                Education on the Move: Even Start

                                Education on the Move: A Partnership for Literacy

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Is Parent Involvement?

                Six Types of Parent/Family Involvement

                Parent-Family Conferences

                Home Visits

                Involving Single-Parent Families

                Involving Language-Minority Parents and Families

                Culturally Sensitive Family Involvement

                                Education on the Move: New York Gets Serious about Parent Involvement

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Educational Reforms are Promoting Greater Parent Empowerment?

                Site-Based Management

                School Choice and Vouchers

                                You Decide: School Vouchers

                School Choice and No Child Left Behind

                Charter Schools

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Can You Use the Community to Teach?

                Developing Community-School Partnerships

                Linking Schools, Communities and Businesses

                                Education on the Move: It Takes a ‘Hood: The Harlem Children’s Zone

                Developing Social Capital

                Working With Community Agencies

                        Using School-Linked Services

                        Working with Parent Organizations

                What Parents Can Do

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

PART III. FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION.

7. Political and Economic Influences on American Education.

        " I’m very interested in school-based decision-making…"

        What Forces Influence School Governance and Finance?

                Public Opinion and Social Issues

                Stakeholders in Education

                                You Decide: Schools for Sale

                        Political Interest Groups

                        Business and Industry

                        Professional Organizations and Teachers

                        Parents, Students, and Community Groups

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Is Education Controlled and Governed?

                Roles of the National Government in Education

                                Profile: Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education: Back to School Address 2003

                        The U.S. Constitution

                        Federal Legislation

                        Department of Education

                                Education on the Move: Public Schools Pile on Fees

                        Influence of the Executive Branch

                Roles of State Governments in Education

                        State Boards of Education

                        State Standards Boards

                        State Departments of Education

                        Influence of State Governors

                Roles of Intermediate Education Agencies

                Roles of Local Government in Education

                                Profile: New York’s Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Action

                        Local Education Agencies

                        Local Boards of Education

                                Profile: Big City Superintendent: Roger C. Cuevas, Miami-Dade, FL

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Are Schools Governed and Administered?

                Principals and Assistant Principals

                School-Based Management

                School Advisory Councils

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Is Education Funded?

                Federal Support and Mandates

                Funding at the State Level

                        State Funding Formulas

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Funding at the Local Level

                Private Funding

                                Education on the Move: Four-Day Week Catches On!

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Issues of Governance and Finance Affect Education Today?

                Federal versus State Control

                State versus Local Control

                Funding Equity

                Privatization of Public Schools

                How Are School Governance and Finance Important to Classroom Teachers?

                        Informed Professional Participation

                        Accountability

                        Teacher Empowerment

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

8. The Legal Basis for Education and School Law.

        "So are you going to sue?"

        What Is the Basis of School Law?

                The U.S. Constitution, Basic Rights, and Education

                        The First Amendment

                        The Fourth Amendment

                Federal Laws

                State Laws

                The Courts

                        Religion in the Schools

                        The Lemon Test

                                Education on the Move: Student-Teacher Says Islam Lessons Cost Him Internship

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are the Legal Responsibilities of States and School Districts?

                School Desegregation

                        Tests of Progress toward Desegregation

                        Benefits of Desegregation

                School Accountability

                                Profile: Brown v. Board of Education: Fifty Years and Beyond

                The Law and School Finance

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Your Legal Responsibilities as a Teacher?

                Preventing Liability

                        Negligence

                        Avoiding Negligence

                Reporting Child Abuse

                Avoiding Sexual Harassment

                Observing Copyright Law

                Practicing Ethical Behavior

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Your Legal Rights as a Teacher?

                Nondiscrimination

                Contracts and Tenure

                Evaluations and Grounds for Dismissal

                Collective Bargaining and the Right to Strike

                Academic Freedom

                                Education on the Move: Texas Adopts Biology Texts, Evolution Included

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Students’ Legal Rights?

                Freedom of Expression

                        Free Speech

                        Dress Codes

                Due Process

                        Discipline

                        Suspension and Expulsion

                Right to Privacy

                        Search and Seizure

                        Crime and Violence

                        Student Records

                Right to Nondiscrimination

                        Bilingual Education

                        Special Education

                        AIDs

                Legal Issues After September 11^th

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Parents’ Rights and Responsibilities?

                Parental Information and Consent

                Compulsory School Attendance

                Home Schooling

                                You Decide: Parents and Student Truancy

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

9. Historical and Philosophical Influences on Teaching and Learning in America.

        "An Important Part of Being a Professional."

        What Was Schooling Like in the American Colonies?

                The New England Colonies

                        Dame Schools and Hornbooks

                        The New England Primer

                        Latin Grammar Schools

                The Middle Colonies

                        Quaker Schools

                        Franklin’s Academy

                The Southern Colonies

                Education and Native Americans

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Did American Education Change after Nationhood?

                The Development of Common Schools

                The Spread of Education for Women

                                Profile: Emma Hart Willard’s Plan for the Education of Women

                The Expansion of High School Education

                The Monitorial System of Public Education

                                Profile: Life in 19th Century Schools

                Textbooks for Americans

                The Spread of Higher Education

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Did American Education Change after the Civil War?

                                Profile:Life in Nineteenth Century Schools

                Education for African Americans

                                Profile: Booker T Washington and W.E.B. DuBois

                The Development of Indian Schools

                                Education on the Move: Saving Tribal Languages

                The Influence of European Developments in Education

                        Froebel’s Kindergarten

                        The Montessori Method

                Education Reform in the Progressive Era

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Did American Education Change after World War II?

                The Cold War

                The Civil Rights Movement

                Education for Students with Disabilities

                Equal Rights for Women

                The War on Poverty

                Conservative Reaction to the 1960s and 1870s

                The 1990s to 2000

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Education in the 21st Century

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Is Philosophy Relevant for Classroom Teachers?

                Philosophy is Based on Core Values

                Philosophy Guides Decisions and Actions

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Do the Branches of Philosophy Relate to Education?

                Metaphysics–What Is Real?

                Epistemology–How Do We Know?

                        Knowing Through Experience

                        Knowing Through Reason

                        Knowing Through Intuition

                        Knowing Through Active Construction

                        Epistemological Questions and Teaching

                Axiology–What Is Right?

                        Ethics

                        Aesthetics

                                Profile: Nina Fue: Axiological Questions and Teaching

                The Impact of Culture on Philosophical Questions

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are the Major Philosophies of Education?

                Perennialism

                Essentialism

                Progressivism

                                Profile: TwoSchool Philosophies in Action: What Is Essential?

                Social Reconstructionism

                                Education on the Move: Indian Schools Struggle with Federal Mandates

                Humanism

                Existentialism

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What are the Implications of Philosophies of Education for You and Your Students?

IV. TEACHING AND LEARNING

10. Standards, Assessment, and Accountability in Education Today: Redifining Teaching and Learning.

        "Thanks to a standards-based curriculum and assessment program, all our students are challenged to meet their full potential." 

        How Are Standards Changing Teaching and Learning? 

                Standards and Standards-Based Education

                Searching for Accountability

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Are Standards Employed in the Educational System?

                Influences in the Development of Standards

                        National Standards

                        State Standards

                Standards for Teachers

                        Initial Teacher Certification

                        Recertification

                Standards and Issues

                        Standards and Curriculum Alignment

                        Ranking Schools

                        Standards and Textbook Alignment

                Standards and Changing Teacher Roles

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How is Assessment Changing Teaching and Learning?

                The National Test

                Testing of Teachers

                                Education on the Move: What I Did for Standards…

                Testing Issues

                        Equity

                                Profile: Richard Middleton: Tests–Maps for Change

                        Overtesting

                        High-Stakes Testing

                        Test Preparation

                                Profile: Sam Camacho: "Test Prep–What Better Strategy Is There?"

                        Tests and Discrimination

                                Education on the Move: Lower Income, Lower Scores Linked, State Review Shows

                Assessing and Reporting Student Achievement

                Computerized Testing

                                Profile: Kathi Robinson: Empowering Students and Teachers through Tests

                Tests and Accountability

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

Chapter 11. Curriculum and Instruction.

        "When you see it happen, it’s worth every minute…"

        What Do Students Learn in School?

                Kinds of Curricula

                        The Explicit Curriculum

                        The Hidden Curriculum

                        The Null Curriculum

                                You Decide: Talking the Edutalk

                        The Extracurriculum

                Influences on Curriculum Planning and Design

                The Curriculum and Scientifically Based Research

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Is the Contemporary Curriculum Like?

                Reading and Language Arts

                        A Balanced Approach

                Science

                                Profile: The Wyoming Ethnobotany Project

                Mathematics

                Social Studies

                Physical Education and Health

                        Health

                                Education on the Move: Grade Schools Pressed to Offer Foreign Languages

                Character Education

                The Arts

                Comprehensive School Reform and the Curriculum

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Do Teachers Plan and Deliver Instruction?

                Instructional Goals and Learning Objectives

                        Learning Domains

                Outcome-Based Education

                Prepared Curricula

                                Education on the Move: Making Sure Everyone Learns Math

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Some Models of Direct Instruction?

                Explicit Instruction

                Mastery Teaching

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are Some Models of Nondirect Instruction?

                Discovery Learning

                Teaching and Learning through Social Interaction

                        Cooperative Learning

                                Profile: The Classroom "Familia"

                        Scaffolding

                Individual Differences–Differentiated Instruction

                                Profile: Lev Vygotsky: Teaching in the Zone

                Data-Driven Instruction

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        Curriculum Influences for the 21st Century

        What Works in the Classroom?

                                Profile: Gail Slatko: Using Multiple Lesson Types

12. Technology, Teaching, and Learning.

        "Technology should enhance sound teaching"

        What Is Technology?

        What is Technological Literacy?

                                Education on the Move: Technology Can Make the Difference

                Changing Concepts of Literacy

                Technological Divides

                Technology and Standards of Learning

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Is Technology Contributing to Community-Based and Worldwide Education?

                                Profile: James Distler: Using Robots to Inspire Young Minds

                                Education on the Move: Tech Firms Go to School–In Search of Customers

                Increased Opportunities for Parent Participation

                                You Decide: Home Schooling Online

                Educational Software for Very Young Children

                                Profile: A Technology-Integrated Primary Classroom

                Supporting the Learning of Students with Special Needs

                                Education on the Move: Miking Teachers

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Issues Are Associated with the Use of Technology?

                Ensuring Equitable Access to Technology

                Bridging the Gender Gap

                                Profile: Tony Vincent: Learning in Hand

                Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum and Teaching

                                Profile: Susie Stevens: No Technology, No Vision.

                Balancing Drill-and-Practice with Discovery

                                Profile: Alan Horowitz: Project SMART

                How Can Schools Pay for Technology?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        What Are the Legal Issues in Technology?

                Copyright Law and the Use of Technology

                Censorship and Control over Students’ Web Pages

                                What Does This Mean for You?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

13. Your First Year as a Teacher.

        "Analyze data. Get comfortable. Make trouble."

        What Can You Do to Prepare for Teaching?

                Observe, Observe, Observe

                                Profile: Fred Hutchinson

                        Purposes of Observation

                        Talk to and Observe Teachers

                        Observe in Schools

                Make the Most of Your Field Experience

                Participating in a PDS Program

                Pathways to Teaching

                        Performance-Based Licensure

                        Quality Assurance Programs

                        Alternative Certification (AC)

                        Emergency Certification

                                Profile: Wendy Kopp: Teach For America

                Preparing for Teacher Examinations

                                Education on the Move: Troops and Spouses to Teachers

                                You Decide: Is Teacher Testing the Best Way?

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Can You Find Your First Teaching Position?

                Know Yourself

                Prepare a Portfolio

                Analyze Job Opportunities

                        Recruiters and Job Fairs

                        College Placement Services

                        State Departments of Education

                        Networking

                        School District Contacts

                        Teacher Salaries

                Apply for a Teaching Position

                                Education on the Move: Home-Schooled Teacher Starts New Year in Public School

                Have a Successful Interview

                                Education on the Move: Live Talent Search for New Teachers

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Can You Benefit from Beginning Teacher Programs?

                Participating in an Induction Program

                Learning Through Development Programs

                                Profile: California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program

                        Mentors

                        Staff Development Programs

                                Education on the Move: Teaching Teachers Online

                Becoming a Part of Your Learning Community

                                Profile: Constance Slaughter-Jordan: Advice to New Teachers

                Establishing Relationships with Students and Parents

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

        How Can You Survive and Grow in Your First Year?

                Preparing for Your First Year

                                Profile: Two Views on Beginning Teaching

                        Preparing for Your First Day

                Developing a Leadership and Management Plan

                Developing a Teaching Identity

                Looking Beyond the First Year

                                Profile: Barb Vogel: "I am a life sentence!"

                Section Summary: Thinking Critically, Applying What You’ve Learned, Putting Yourself in the Picture

Endnotes.

Index.

Photo Credits.

Introduction / Foundations of Education (Foundations / Intro to Teaching)
Introduction to Teaching (Foundations / Intro to Teaching)

Teaching in America, 5/e, is a hands-on, practical text that provides preservice teachers with comprehensive and current information about teaching in today’s diverse American classrooms.

 

The Fifth Edition promises to be the most dynamic and practical to date. With a complete redesign; a host of new research, features, and exercises; as well as a new feature box designed specifically to show pre-service teachers how to use observation effectively, this text is sure to draw attention beyond its steady and loyal base. Its “working-text” style continues to provide preservice teachers with extensive opportunities to interact with the text while establishing both the foundations of American education and a clear picture of the realities of contemporary teaching. Its increased emphasis on accountability woven throughout the text and the marginal references to INTASC standards