Learning to teach in the secondary school : a companion to school experience / edited by Susan Capel, Marilyn Leask and Tony Turner.

By:

Capel, Susan Anne, 1953-

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Learning to teach subjects in the secondary school seriesPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Edition: 5th edDescription: xx, 523 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9780415495325 (hardback)
0415495326 (hardback)
0415478723 (pbk.)
9780415478724 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

373.11 CAP

Summary: A sound and practical introduction to the skills needed to qualify as a teacher, \'Learning to Teach in the Secondary School\' is designed to help develop the qualities that lead to good practice and a successful future in education.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Thurles Library Main Collection	373.11 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100440255

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A sound and practical introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to qualify as a teacher, the fifth edition of Learning to Teach in the Secondary Schoolis designed to help you develop the qualities that lead to good practice and a successful future in education. It retains its focus on evidence-based practice and supporting theory which provide a framework for student teachers to critically reflect on their own learning and performance.

Written by experienced practitioners, this book addresses many of the situations and potential challenges faced by the student teacher today and inspires the confidence needed to respond effectively to dynamic classroom situations. A unit on personalised learning, and another on the relationship between the brain and learning, are new to this edition and all other units have been updated to reflect recent developments in professional knowledge and practice.

The textbook features include:

tasks throughout, including those supporting M Level study annotated further reading at the end of units a glossary including abbreviations a guide to writing successful assignments.

The Companion Website resources, available at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415478724, include:

Additional units that independently focus on education in Wales and Northern Ireland

Appendices explaining the implications of Every Child Matters and Safe Working Practice initiatives

Unit summaries, key topics and further reading, highlighted in PowerPoint slides for lecturers

Weblinks to useful resources for each unit

Editable tables and figures from some units

Sample units from this and Starting to Teach in the Secondary School2nd edition

This core text accompanies the subject-specific Learning to Teach in the Secondary School Series and is an essential purchase for every aspiring secondary school teacher.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A sound and practical introduction to the skills needed to qualify as a teacher, \'Learning to Teach in the Secondary School\' is designed to help develop the qualities that lead to good practice and a successful future in education.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
1 Becoming a Teacher
2 Beginning to Teach
3 Classroom Interactions and Managing Pupils
4 Meeting Individual Differences
5 Helping Pupils Learn
6 Assessment
7 The School, Curriculum and Society
8 Your Professional Development
9 And Finally
Appendix 1 Guidance for Writing
Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Susan Capelis Professor and Head of the School of Sport and Education at Brunel University, UK.

Marilyn Leaskis Professor of Education at Brunel University, UK.

Tony Turnerwas Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.