Author: Sharleen L. Kato, Ed.D.

Teaching is a great text for students considering a career in the field of education. Teaching helps teachers of tomorrow explore the world of education and discover what makes a teacher effective. Your students will learn about the history of education in the United States and how schools impact society. They will learn about all types of learners – how they change physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially – and how that impacts the way they are taught. They will also learn how to design an instructional plan, choose teaching strategies, and create an effective learning environment for their future students.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Teaching, 1st Edition

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 You: The Teacher of Tomorrow
• • 1 - Teaching as a Profession
  • 2 - Becoming a Teacher
• Unit 2 The Learner
• • 3 - Understanding Human Development
  • 4 - Middle Childhood: Growth and Development
  • 5 - The Teen Years: Growth and Development
• Unit 3 The School
• • 6 - The Early History of Education in America
  • 7 - The Modern History of Education in America
  • 8 - Schools and Society
• Unit 4 The Teacher
• • 9 - Teaching Diverse Learners
  • 10 - What Makes an Effective Teacher?
  • 11 - Planning for Instruction
  • 12 - Instrumental Methods
  • 13 - Technology for Teaching and Learning
  • 14 - The Role of Assessment
  • 15 - Classroom Management
  • 16 - The Next Steps Toward Becoming a Teacher
• Glossary
• Index