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Teaching : making a difference / Rick Churchill [and others].

By: Material type: TextTextAnalytics: Show analyticsPublisher: Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons, 2013Edition: Second editionDescription: xviii, 620 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 volumeContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1118296230
  • 9781118296233
  • 1118506073
  • 9781118506073
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.102 23
Contents:
Part 1. The teaching profession : -- 1. Introducing teaching as a profession -- 2. Historical insights into teaching -- Part 2. Understanding learning and learners : -- 3. Student learning -- 4. Understanding and motivating students -- 5. Learner diversity, pedagogy and educational equity -- Part 3. Preparation, practice and process : -- 6. The curriculum -- 7. Planning for practice: connecting pedagogy, assessment and curriculum -- 8. Pedagogy: the agency that connects teaching with learning -- 9. Organising the learning environment -- 10. Teaching with information and communication technologies -- 11. Interactive student engagement and management -- 12. Assessment, feedback and reporting -- Part 4. Effectiveness, professionalism and the future : -- 13. Reflective practice -- 14. Theorising about teaching practice -- 15. Professional, ethical and legal issues for teachers -- 16. The future of teaching: schooling, equity and social change.
Summary: "Building on the market-leading success of the first edition, Teaching: Making a Difference, 2nd Australian Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the new Australian Curriculum and its impact on providing pre-service teachers with a contemporary framework to help them excel as future educators. Making a real difference in tomorrow's early childhood, primary, middle and secondary classrooms is as much about understanding learning and learners, as it is about understanding what makes a quality teacher and quality teaching. Strengthening the formula of its four-part thematic structure with the integration of Australian Curriculum changes, Teaching: Making a Difference, 2nd Australian Edition is an essential introduction to the teaching profession. PART 1: The teaching profession PART 2: Learning and Learners PART 3: Preparation, Practice and Process PART 4: Effectiveness, professionalism and the future This multi-authored volume draws on the expertise of each contributor and reflects the latest contemporary research. The text is supported by an updated, equitable multi-media package designed to meet the needs of individual learners."--Publisher's website.
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Previous edition: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. The teaching profession : -- 1. Introducing teaching as a profession -- 2. Historical insights into teaching -- Part 2. Understanding learning and learners : -- 3. Student learning -- 4. Understanding and motivating students -- 5. Learner diversity, pedagogy and educational equity -- Part 3. Preparation, practice and process : -- 6. The curriculum -- 7. Planning for practice: connecting pedagogy, assessment and curriculum -- 8. Pedagogy: the agency that connects teaching with learning -- 9. Organising the learning environment -- 10. Teaching with information and communication technologies -- 11. Interactive student engagement and management -- 12. Assessment, feedback and reporting -- Part 4. Effectiveness, professionalism and the future : -- 13. Reflective practice -- 14. Theorising about teaching practice -- 15. Professional, ethical and legal issues for teachers -- 16. The future of teaching: schooling, equity and social change.

"Building on the market-leading success of the first edition, Teaching: Making a Difference, 2nd Australian Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the new Australian Curriculum and its impact on providing pre-service teachers with a contemporary framework to help them excel as future educators. Making a real difference in tomorrow's early childhood, primary, middle and secondary classrooms is as much about understanding learning and learners, as it is about understanding what makes a quality teacher and quality teaching. Strengthening the formula of its four-part thematic structure with the integration of Australian Curriculum changes, Teaching: Making a Difference, 2nd Australian Edition is an essential introduction to the teaching profession. PART 1: The teaching profession PART 2: Learning and Learners PART 3: Preparation, Practice and Process PART 4: Effectiveness, professionalism and the future This multi-authored volume draws on the expertise of each contributor and reflects the latest contemporary research. The text is supported by an updated, equitable multi-media package designed to meet the needs of individual learners."--Publisher's website.

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