Growing as a teacher : goals and pathways of ongoing teacher learning / Clive Beck and Clare Kosnik.

Pt. 1. Goals of teacher growth. Honing a teacher vision -- Refining program development -- Enhancing student assessment -- Increasing the relevance of learning -- Continuing to learn subject content and pedagogy -- Improving classroom organization and community -- Creating a more inclusive classroom -- Refining professional identity -- pt. 2. Pathways of teacher growth. Informal learning opportunities -- Formal learning opportunities -- Teacher inquiry as professional learning -- School-based teacher learning.

"Teacher learning doesn't end with initial preparation; many insights and skills remain to be added. This book is concerned with ongoing teacher learning, its goals (Part I) and pathways (Part II). It is based on a longitudinal study of 42 teachers: 20 over their first 8 years of teaching and 22 over their first 5 years. The areas of continued teacher learning identified in our study were: vision of teaching, program planning, assessment, relevance, subject content and pedagogy, classroom organization and community, inclusion, and professional identity ..." -- Cover.