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Servis, Joan – 1999
Noting that enthusiasm for teaching has everything to do with attitude and a willingness to change and collaborate, this book discusses how an experienced teacher approaches teaching fourth-grade students in a school in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Topics covered include setting up the classroom, organizing for teaching, individualizing instruction,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 4, Individualized Instruction
Cramer, Sharon F. – 1998
This book is intended to provide special educators or teachers-in-training with realistic tools for effective collaborative working relationships. The text integrates practical exercises with discussion of relevant research. When used as part of an undergraduate or graduate course, the text offers self-assessment and environmental assessment…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Cornesky, Robert; Lazarus, William – 1995
This text introduces the concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and shows how they can be used in the classroom. A quality classroom is defined as one in which everyone in the class knows the objectives of the class and adopts a quality philosophy to continuously improve the work done to meet those objectives. The general principles and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Diagrams, Educational Improvement
Schmidt, Patricia A. – 1997
This book is an autobiographical effort to understand life as a person and as a high school English teacher, and how those two lives have intertwined. The text examines how the author, trained in certain ways, thinks of herself as a professional person. In addition to the subject of the teaching of reading and writing, the author explores how her…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, English Instruction, English Teachers, Feminism
Barell, John – 1995
This text, designed for both preservice and inservice educators, promotes critical thinking and problem solving across the curriculum. Chapter 1 presents information from personal observations and national studies to support the conclusion that educators need to spend more time creating environments that foster thoughtfulness. Chapter 2 defines…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Driscoll, Marcy P. – 1994
This cognitively-oriented book focuses on learning and instruction. Specific applications and implications of learning theories are discussed and examples are drawn from educational situations and educational problems. Theoretical concepts are illustrated in concrete terms and a wide variety of examples are provided. The text embodies a theme of…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Biological Influences, Cognitive Restructuring, Constructivism (Learning)
Fanselow, John F. – 1992
This guide addresses problems in communication occurring between teachers in training and their observers/trainers, particularly after an observation session. It presents a series of activities intended for workshop use and designed to encourage communication that conveys intention and meaning more effectively. The activities include exercises in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Communication Problems
Peterson, Kenneth D.; Peterson, Catherine A. – Corwin Press, 2005
Effective teacher evaluation is at the core of improving the quality and value of education and principals bear the responsibility of implementing a teacher evaluation program that helps develop highly qualified teachers and promotes high academic standards. In this easy-to-use handbook, the authors offer a fresh, innovative look into teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Principals, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness
Campoy, Renee W. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2004
Stories of students in need, or of teachers who are struggling, draw readers into the process of solving classroom problems in a manner that traditional textbook formats are unable to match. Presented in an engaging and stimulating manner, this book provides beginning teachers a variety of typical classroom problems to analyze and solve. Solving…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Learning Disabilities, Parent Conferences, Student Motivation
Landsman, Julie, Ed.; Lewis, Chance W., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006
For African Americans, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders leave with a high school diploma. In this book, Black and White teachers provide an insightful approach to inclusive and equitable teaching and illustrate…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Whites
Barnett, Ronald – 1997
Current concepts of critical thinking need to be reconstrued into the much broader concept of "critical being" and applied to higher education. Under this construct, critical persons (students) become more than just critical thinkers; they engage critically with the world and with themselves; they not only reflect critically on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking
Norlander-Case, Kay A.; Reagan, Timothy G.; Case, Charles W. – 1999
This book redefines teaching as a profession with pronounced service and moral dimensions, then shows how this new paradigm can be instilled in both teacher education programs and teaching practice. The book argues that teaching practice requires much more than knowledge and technical competence. It calls for reflection and inquiry, a dedication…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Democratic Values, Diversity (Student), Educational Change
Pang, Valerie Ooka – 2001
This book for teachers presents stories and real-life examples that illustrate key concepts of culture, discrimination, and social justice and how they can affect diverse classrooms. It is written in a conversational style within a caring-centered framework, and it discusses culture's role in the learning process and in students' identity…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Hunt, Gilbert; Wiseman, Dennis; Bowden, Sandra – 1998
This textbook is designed to help beginning middle level teachers develop teaching philosophies, behaviors, and skills relevant to effective instruction. The eight chapters include the following: (1) Origins and Essential Elements of Middle Level Schools (junior high schools and middle schools); (2) Essential Characteristics of Middle Level…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages
Jacobson, Tamar – 2003
Despite having a genuine concern about racism and oppression, many early childhood teachers encounter significant feelings of discomfort as they try to implement antibias values in their classrooms. Based on the view that it is not possible to authentically teach children about acceptance without engaging in reflection upon one's own values and…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attitude Change, Bias, Consciousness Raising