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Stephens, Donna M. – 1990
This book describes the teaching experiences of Helen Hussman Morris, who taught in a one-room school in rural Oklahoma during the early 1930s. Her story calls attention to some of the educational issues that were present in the 1930s and that are still being addressed at the local, state, and national levels, including curriculum, facilities,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Local History
Evans, Ellis D. – 1976
This book is part of a series for teachers which consists of several short books, each devoted to an essential topic in the field of educational psychology. This volume aims to be a brief, contemporary discussion of the process of becoming a teacher. It is intended not only to be instructive but also to promote in the reader heightened…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Choice, Educational Psychology, Professional Recognition
Stuart, Jesse – 1987
In this book, the Kentucky novelist, poet, and teacher Jesse Stuart describes his experiences as student and teacher. Chapter 1 recounts the influence of his father, who instilled the principle of learning through play and the value of imagination and memory, and catalogs young Jesse's teachers at Plum Grove School. Chapter 2 describes his high…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Educational Experience, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Cousins, Emily, Ed.; Mednick, Amy, Ed. – 1999
Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) is a framework for comprehensive school improvement that uses the philosophy and pedagogy of Outward Bound to make learning more hands-on, project-based, and adventurous. One of the 10 ELOB design principles is service and compassion. This book by teachers in ELOB schools contains accounts of students'…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Flint, Amy Seely – 1996
This publication looks at approaches and strategies available to beginning and experienced teachers to increase their effectiveness in the classroom setting. The book highlights ways in which a classroom may be organized and curriculum decisions made to encourage students to achieve their academic potential. Chapters cover the following topics:…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Portner, Hal – 1998
This book presents a guide for setting up a new teacher mentoring program. Chapter 1, "Relating," stresses the important part a relationship plays in the mentoring process. A set of introspective exercises teaches ways to establish trust and pay attention to nonverbal communication. Chapter 2, "Assessing," provides ways to gather and diagnose data…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Polk, Stella Gipson – 1989
This book describes the teaching experiences of Stella Gipson Polk, who taught in one-room schools in rural Texas. She was 16 at the time she took her first teaching job in 1918. After high school graduation, she had intended to enter a 4-year college or university. However, World War I left numerous schools without teachers as many were called…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Brookfield, Stephen D. – 1990
Hands-on instruction and guidance is provided in this book designed to assist college teachers in handling the new array of difficulties found in today's classrooms. Illustrations are given of how to evaluate and resolve common problems. Chapter 1 emphasizes the chaotic unpredictability of teaching and the ways in which this activity is viscerally…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Ewens, Bill – 1976
The author discusses 18 good ideas for sociology graduate students to keep in mind as they prepare to become professional teachers in the field. The first six suggestions deal with documenting teaching experience. Graduate teaching assistants should keep a file containing descriptions of specific teaching methods, grading techniques, outlines of…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Faculty, Credentials, Employment Interviews
Lain, Sheryl – 1998
This book describes one writing a teacher's personal story of working in a Wyoming public high school for 30 years. The book provides answers to questions intrinsic to the life of teaching, addresses a teacher's role in school reform and a students' role in a crowded public high school, while presenting a teacher's autobiography in the form of…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Personal Narratives
McGarrell, Hedy M., Ed. – TESOL International Association, 2007
This volume in the Language Teacher Research Series (Thomas S. C. Farrell, series editor) presents research conducted by language teachers at all levels, from high school English teachers to English language teacher educators, reflecting on their practices. The countries represented in this book are Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Edmondson, Jacqueline – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
With increased attention to teacher quality and student achievement, it's important to have an understanding of literacy policy and to envision how teachers might teach literacy differently in the future. In this book, Jacqueline Edmondson addresses key questions of critical policy study to provide understanding about how and why literacy is…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Sustained Silent Reading, Policy Analysis
Williams, Cratis D.; Gifford, James M., Ed. – 1995
This book is a memoir of one-room school life in 1929. In his day, Cratis D. Williams (1911-85) was America's foremost scholar on the Appalachian experience. This book is the story of his first teaching assignment at age 18 in a one-room K-8 school on Caines Creek in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Williams details his classroom practices and…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Beginning Teachers, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Logan, Judy – 1993
This book provides stories to generate ideas on how to put students at the center of curriculum and how to create a classroom environment that is not based on a "win lest you lose" mentality. This focus is on an inclusive curriculum for all races, ethnic groups, both sexes and all "other" groups. These stories are true, but all student and parent…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Family History, Folk Culture, Inclusive Schools
Gulliford, Andrew – 1991
At the turn of the century, over 200,000 one-room schools existed in the United States. These simple, vernacular buildings represented the nation's commitment to education and were also the center of community life. The country school continues to be a powerful cultural symbol. This book consists of three parts. The first section describes country…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Architecture, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education