Thinking Like a Teacher
Preparing New Teachers for Today's Classrooms
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2017
204 pages
978-1-4758-3374-4 (ISBN)
Description
Today's classrooms present a variety of challenges for teachers, many of which result from unanticipated, unpredictable events, from minor to serious. This collection of teacher narratives highlights several of these challenges with subsequent reflections and commentaries that invite conversations about aspects of teaching that often remain unacknowledged in educator preparation programs but that can have deleterious effects on the implementation of the pedagogical content knowledge that is promoted in these programs. Thinking Like a Teacher: Preparing New Teachersfor Today's Classrooms aims to address this gap in educator preparation programs through sharing and affirming teachers' voices as sources of pedagogical knowledge. Engagement with the narratives included in this collection will help teacher candidates perceive and think about teaching in new ways as they make the transition from instructional consumers to instructional leaders while simultaneously forging a new professional identity.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18 b/w photos
ISBN-13
978-1-4758-3374-4 (9781475833744)
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Persons
Dr. Jo-Anne Kerr taught high school English for 25 years and is now Professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she teaches English and English education methods courses and supervises student teachers. Jo-Anne is director of IUP's English Education Program.
Dr. Linda Norris taught English at the secondary level for over 15 years and is currently Professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she has taught English, secondary English preparation courses, and has supervised student teachers for the past 24 years. Linda received the 2007 Richard A. Meade Award from the National Council of Teachers of English and the 2009 Pennsylvania Teacher Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators.
Dr. Linda Norris taught English at the secondary level for over 15 years and is currently Professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she has taught English, secondary English preparation courses, and has supervised student teachers for the past 24 years. Linda received the 2007 Richard A. Meade Award from the National Council of Teachers of English and the 2009 Pennsylvania Teacher Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators.
Content
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Foreword-Janet Alsup
Introduction-Linda Norris and Jo-Anne Kerr
Preface-Sara Kirkpatrick Rhodes
Section I
Chapter 1: Of Early Dismissals and Observations-Ian Cunningham
Chapter 2: One Size Never Fits All: Teaching the Same Lesson with Differing Outcomes-Samantha DiMauro
Chapter 3: The Best-Laid Plans?-Emily DuPlessis
Chapter 4: The Fault of Technology: When the Projector Dies-Alexander Hagood
Section II
Chapter 5: Creating an Atmosphere of Respect and Rapport-Scott Gibbons
Chapter 6: Many Things to Many People: Life as a New Teacher-Heather Lowry
Section III
Chapter 7: A Horse to Water-Shane Conrad
Chapter 8: A Tumultuous First Year-Richard Courtot
Chapter 9: Teaching to an Empty Desk-Edward Litzinger
Chapter 10: An Unexpected Teachable Moment-Michael Tosti
Section IV
Chapter 11: Teacher-Parent-Tara Brodish
Chapter 12: Lessons that "Stick"-Nicole Frankenfield
Chapter 13: Teaching a Student with Depression-Patrick Gahagan
Chapter 14: The Pang of Terror-Janel Prinkey
Chapter 15: Defending and Protecting My Students-Caroline Lehman
Afterword-Sara Kirkpatrick Rhodes, Linda Norris, Jo-Anne Kerr
Appendices A and B
References
About the Contributors
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Foreword-Janet Alsup
Introduction-Linda Norris and Jo-Anne Kerr
Preface-Sara Kirkpatrick Rhodes
Section I
Chapter 1: Of Early Dismissals and Observations-Ian Cunningham
Chapter 2: One Size Never Fits All: Teaching the Same Lesson with Differing Outcomes-Samantha DiMauro
Chapter 3: The Best-Laid Plans?-Emily DuPlessis
Chapter 4: The Fault of Technology: When the Projector Dies-Alexander Hagood
Section II
Chapter 5: Creating an Atmosphere of Respect and Rapport-Scott Gibbons
Chapter 6: Many Things to Many People: Life as a New Teacher-Heather Lowry
Section III
Chapter 7: A Horse to Water-Shane Conrad
Chapter 8: A Tumultuous First Year-Richard Courtot
Chapter 9: Teaching to an Empty Desk-Edward Litzinger
Chapter 10: An Unexpected Teachable Moment-Michael Tosti
Section IV
Chapter 11: Teacher-Parent-Tara Brodish
Chapter 12: Lessons that "Stick"-Nicole Frankenfield
Chapter 13: Teaching a Student with Depression-Patrick Gahagan
Chapter 14: The Pang of Terror-Janel Prinkey
Chapter 15: Defending and Protecting My Students-Caroline Lehman
Afterword-Sara Kirkpatrick Rhodes, Linda Norris, Jo-Anne Kerr
Appendices A and B
References
About the Contributors
Index
