
The Trainee Teacher's Handbook
A companion for initial teacher training
Learning Matters Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 25. March 2021
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-5297-2880-4 (ISBN)
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Description
If you are training to teach, The Trainee Teacher's Handbook is your essential training tool.
"This is exactly the book I needed when I was a trainee. It's full of practical advice, it offers great suggestions for reflection and it gives you lots of ideas for developing as a teacher."
Sue Cowley, Author and Educator
This book helps you to build skills and focus on developing your professional practice through understanding, reflection and experimentation. Its practical structure and learning features help you to recognise your own learning needs and set your own targets.
This new edition has been updated to include:
- A new chapter curriculum design, including decolonising the curriculum
- A new chapter on What they don't teach you in training
- More support on metal health and wellbeing
"This is exactly the book I needed when I was a trainee. It's full of practical advice, it offers great suggestions for reflection and it gives you lots of ideas for developing as a teacher."
Sue Cowley, Author and Educator
This book helps you to build skills and focus on developing your professional practice through understanding, reflection and experimentation. Its practical structure and learning features help you to recognise your own learning needs and set your own targets.
This new edition has been updated to include:
- A new chapter curriculum design, including decolonising the curriculum
- A new chapter on What they don't teach you in training
- More support on metal health and wellbeing
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
695 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5297-2880-4 (9781529728804)
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A companion for initial teacher training
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Carol Thompson | Peter Wolstencroft
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A companion for initial teacher training
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Persons
Carol Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at the University of Bedfordshire. An experienced teacher and researcher, she has a focus on developing teacher agency and creativity. Her current role is focussed on designing and supporting programmes for teachers in post-compulsory education and she is an active member of the Institute of Research in Education. Peter Wolstencroft is an Associate Professor at Liverpool John Moores University. A firm believer in the transformative power of education, his recent work has looked to encourage innovation education. An active researcher and blogger, he has written on topics as diverse as digital literacy and educational leadership, the common thread in all his work being that education can transform lives.
Content
Why do you want to teach?
Planning your journey through teacher training
Working with tutors and mentors
Reflecting on your practice
Using feedback for your own development
Potential barriers to teaching
Resilience and wellbeing
What do teachers do?
What does curriculum mean?
Planning great lessons
Creating teaching resources
The Inclusive Teacher
How do we learn? How should we teach?
Creating a positive classroom
Effective classroom management
Checking learners' progress
Pastoral Care
Sharing your knowledge with others
Getting your first job
The start of your professional Journey
A teacher's life
What they don't teach you in training
Planning your journey through teacher training
Working with tutors and mentors
Reflecting on your practice
Using feedback for your own development
Potential barriers to teaching
Resilience and wellbeing
What do teachers do?
What does curriculum mean?
Planning great lessons
Creating teaching resources
The Inclusive Teacher
How do we learn? How should we teach?
Creating a positive classroom
Effective classroom management
Checking learners' progress
Pastoral Care
Sharing your knowledge with others
Getting your first job
The start of your professional Journey
A teacher's life
What they don't teach you in training