Reflective Practice for Teachers - Couverture souple

Sellars, Maura

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1446267407 ISBN 13 : 9781446267400

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

'The text provides powerful opportunities to challenge thinking and to encourage trainee teachers to articulate and justify their beliefs about the purposes of education, the nature of learning and the impact this has on their own developing practice in the classroom' - Marnie Seymour, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, University of Winchester

'Through a variety of stimulus questions and a focus on 'what does this mean for you?', this book encourages pre-service teachers to develop habits of reflection that will guide their achievement of an authentic teacher identity' - Linley Cornish, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of New England, Australia

An essential aspect of teaching is being able to reflect on your own practice and analyse your professional actions, and use this process to develop as a successful teacher.

Reflective Practice for Teachers explores a range of key issues that you will need to engage with during your teacher preparation and early career in the classroom in order to deepen your understanding of teaching practice.

Coverage includes:

• 'What does this mean for you?' boxes in every chapter that directly relate educational theory to the classroom
• The changing nature of teaching and the role of the teacher, and the importance of making personal evidence-based decisions
• How contemporary issues such as technology, global perspectives, and the importance of pedagogical practices can support effective teaching
• Guidance on how to reflect on the richness of diversity in classrooms, and the tensions and challenges that may result from differences.

This is essential reading for teacher education students on university-based and school-based courses preparing to teach in primary and secondary education, and early career teachers seeking to continue their professional learning.

Maura Sellars is a lecturer in Education at The University of Newcastle, Australia.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maura Sellars trained initially at the Froebel Institute in London (now part of the University of Roehampton) before completing B. Ed (Hons) at the London Institute of Education. She has worked in primary schools in the UK and Australia for 28 years, teaching all the primary grades at one time or another. She gained a Dip.Ed. in Religious Education from ACU′s Queensland campus before graduating from ACU (Strathfield) with M.Ed. (Research). On completion of her PhD she has focussed on investigating new and creative ways of accommodating student difference and inclusivity in the courses she presents to preservice teachers and others. She is also committed to the importance of reflective practice for teachers and students of all ages, the needs of 21^st century learners and establishing strong links between theory and practice (praxis) in order to promote strong, accurate self-knowledge that supports increased personal and academic success in relation to learning outcomes. She is currently investigating numeracy as social practice and how reflective practitioners might interpret the mandatory curriculum documents in numeracy and mathematics in order to make learning in these areas more accessible to diverse groups of learners.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1446267407
• ISBN 13: 9781446267400
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible