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This third edition presents a detailed description of how to successfully pursue a career in teaching. It emphasizes various aspects of the educational process, such as teaching diverse children, planning instruction, different methods of teaching, evaluating student learning, and managing a classroom. In addition to providing comprehensive, research-based current coverage of what beginning teachers should know and be able to do, the text provides numerous participatory activities including reflective questions,Issues and Problems for Discussion, andTheory Into Actionactivities.

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• Preface
• Part One The Backdrop of Teaching
• Chapter 1 Factors That Influence How We Teach
• Chapter 2 Teaching Diverse Children in a Diverse Society
• Chapter 3 Three Schools of Thought about Learning and Teaching
• Chapter 4 Getting to Know Your Students
• Part Two The Act of Teaching
• Chapter 5 Planning Instruction
• Chapter 6 Three Instructional Alternatives: Presentation, Discussion, and Independent Study
• Chapter 7 Four More Instructional Alternatives: Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Direct Instruction, and Individualized Instruction
• Chapter 8 Evaluating Students' Learning
• Chapter 9 Reflecting on Teaching
• Part Three The Effective Teacher
• Chapter 10 Effective Teachers: Personal Attributes and Characteristics
• Chapter 11 Effective Teachers: Professional Skills and Abilities
• Chapter 12 How the Effective Teacher Manages the Classroom
• Chapter 13 Problems Teachers Face
• Part Four Practice Teaching Manual
• Unit 1 Microteaching: Practicing Critical Teaching Skills
• Unit 2 Reflective Teaching: Practicing Being a Thoughtful Practitioner
• Unit 3 Room 221: A Simulation: Solving Classroom Problems
• Glossary
• Indexes