Teaching 4e, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Online Textbook
Teaching is the only comprehensive textbook specifically written for high school students planning to pursue a career in teaching. A friendly writing style and approach introduces students to the role and duties of a teacher, including planning, instructional methods, assessment, and classroom management. Topics include types of learners as well as how humans develop physically, intellectually, and socio-emotionally. In addition, instructional methods necessary to address these factors are covered. A comprehensive overview about growth and development during the preschool years, middle childhood, and teen years is presented. This information sheds light on the importance of understanding human development in relation to the learner. This edition includes updated references to how COVID-19 has changed the profession over the past several years. By studying this text, teachers of tomorrow explore the world of education and investigate teaching as a profession.
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Teaching 4e, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Online Textbook
- Teaching
- Copyright © 2024 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
- Preface
- About the Author
- Reviewers
- Guided Tour
- TOOLS FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Feature Contents
- Unit 1 You—The Teacher of Tomorrow
- Chapter 1 The Teaching Profession
- Chapter 1 Content Terms
- Chapter 1 Academic Terms
- Chapter 1 Learning Outcomes
- 1.1 Personal Qualities of Effective Teachers
- 1.2 A Teacher’s Typical Day
- 1.3 The Teacher’s Workplace
- 1.4 Other Opportunities in Education
- 1.5 Employment Needs and Trends
- 1.6 Teacher Salaries and Benefits
- Chapter 1 Review and Assess
- Chapter 1 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 2 What Makes an Effective Teacher?
- Chapter 2 Content Terms
- Chapter 2 Academic Terms
- Chapter 2 Learning Outcomes
- 2.1 Teaching Roles
- 2.2 Developing Professional Qualities
- 2.3 Working Effectively Within a School
- 2.4 Subject Knowledge and Teaching Skills
- 2.5 Communicating Effectively
- 2.6 Resolving Conflicts
- Chapter 2 Review and Assess
- Chapter 2 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 3 The Path to Becoming a Teacher
- Chapter 4 Skills for College and Career
- Unit 2 The School
- Chapter 5 The Early History of Education in America
- Chapter 5 Content Terms
- Chapter 5 Academic Terms
- Chapter 5 Learning Outcomes
- 5.1 The American Colonial Period (1600–1776)
- 5.2 The American Early National Period (1776–1840)
- 5.3 The American Common School Period (1840–1880)
- 5.4 The American Progressive Period (1880–1921)
- 5.5 The 1920s and the Great Depression Era (1921–1940)
- Chapter 5 Review and Assess
- Chapter 5 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 6 The Modern History of Education in America
- Chapter 6 Content Terms
- Chapter 6 Academic Terms
- Chapter 6 Learning Outcomes
- 6.1 American Education During the 1940s and 1950s
- 6.2 American Education During the 1960s
- 6.3 American Education During the 1970s
- 6.4 American Education During the 1980s
- 6.5 American Education During the 1990s
- 6.6 American Education During the 2000s
- 6.7 American Education During the 2010s
- 6.8 American Education During the 2020s
- Chapter 6 Review and Assess
- Chapter 6 College and Career Portfolio
- Unit 3 The Learner
- Chapter 8 Understanding Human Development
- Chapter 9 The Preschool Years: Growth and Development
- Chapter 9 Content Terms
- Chapter 9 Academic Terms
- Chapter 9 Learning Outcomes
- 9.1 Physical Characteristics and Growth
- 9.2 Cognitive Characteristics and Growth
- 9.3 Socio-Emotional Characteristics and Growth
- 9.5 Special Needs
- 9.6 School-Readiness Skills
- Chapter 9 Review and Assess
- Chapter 9 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 10 Middle Childhood: Growth and Development
- Chapter 11 The Teen Years: Growth and Development
- Unit 4 The Teacher
- Chapter 13 Planning for Instruction
- Chapter 13 Content Terms
- Chapter 13 Academic Terms
- Chapter 13 Learning Outcomes
- 13.1 Standards: What Should Students Know?
- 13.2 Curriculum: What Will Be Taught?
- 13.3 Course Planning: How Will Learning Be Organized?
- 13.4 Lesson Plans: How Will Learning Take Place?
- 13.5 Elements of a Lesson Plan
- 13.7 Finding Ideas and Inspiration
- 13.8 Making Lesson Plans Come Alive
- 13.9 Evaluating the Lesson
- Chapter 13 Review and Assess
- Chapter 13 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 14 Instructional Methods
- Chapter 14 Content Terms
- Chapter 14 Academic Terms
- Chapter 14 Learning Outcomes
- 14.1 Engaging Learners in Critical Thinking
- 14.2 Key Instructional Skills
- 14.3 Basic Instructional Methods
- 14.4 Choosing Appropriate Teaching Strategies
- Chapter 14 Review and Assess
- Chapter 14 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 16 The Role of Assessment
- Chapter 16 Content Terms
- Chapter 16 Academic Terms
- Chapter 16 Learning Outcomes
- 16.1 The Purposes of Assessment
- 16.2 What Can Be Measured?
- 16.3 Using Tests to Assess Learning
- 16.4 Using Alternative Assessment Strategies
- 16.5 Choosing Assessment Strategies
- 16.6 Determining Grades and Providing Feedback
- 16.7 Course Evaluation
- Chapter 16 Review and Assess
- Chapter 16 College and Career Portfolio
- Chapter 17 Classroom Management
- Glossary
- Index