Philip D. Vairo, Sheldon Marcus, Max Weiner

Hot-Button Issues for Teachers

What Every Educator Needs to Know About Leadership, Testing, Textbooks, Vouchers, and More

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the tragedies of American education is that so many teachers do not understand or are unaware of educational issues and how they impact on their profession. There is a gap between teacher perceptions and reality and this book is a first step in closing that gap. Hot-Button Issues for Teachers is a timely, comprehensive book that addresses more than 100 educational issues that are facing our schools, children, and especially teachers

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781578866274
• ISBN-10: 1578866278
• Artikelnr.: 22767539

Autorenporträt

Philip D. Vairo, Sheldon Marcus, Max Weiner

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 PART I: The Teaching Profession Today
Chapter 2 The Status of the Teaching Profession: Where Are We Going?
Chapter 3 Decision-Makers Influencing Educational Policy: Who Are They?
Chapter 4 Competition in the Educational Scene Today: Is This A New Era?
Part 5 PART II: The Teacher and the Marketplace
Chapter 6 The Professional Preparation of Teachers: What Is the Remedy?
Chapter 7 Job Hunting and Mobility: What Should You Know?
Chapter 8 Merit Pay: Has Its Day Arrived?
Chapter 9 Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining: What Are Your Views?
Chapter 10 Teaching Performance and Accountability: Problems or
Opportunities?
Chapter 11 Mobility in the Profession: Politics or Merit?
Part 12 PART III: Effective Learning and Teaching
Chapter 13 Effective Classroom Management: Can It Be Achieved?
Chapter 14 Curriculum and Textbook Selection: What Needs to Be Changed?
Chapter 15 National Standards: What Are the Dangers?
Chapter 16 Tests and Other Evaluation Tools: Are They Fair?
Chapter 17 The Grading System: How Do You Handle It?
Chapter 18 Teaching Controversial Issues: Should They Be Included in the
Curriculum?
Chapter 19 Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Groupings: Which Do You Prefer?
Chapter 20 Homework: Too Little or Too Much?
Chapter 21 Parent-Teacher-Principal Relationships: Can They Be Effective?
Part 22 PART IV: Evolving Issues
Chapter 23 The Extended School Year: Are We Ready for It?
Chapter 24 Separate Schools for the Sexes and School Uniforms: Are Old
Ideas Returning?
Chapter 25 Teacher Burnout: Myth or Reality?
Chapter 26 School Safety and Violence: Is There a Solution?
Chapter 27 The Middle School: Is it Effective?
Chapter 28 Political and Social Activism in the School: What Are the Pros
and Cons?
Chapter 29 Liberal Arts and Teacher Preparation: Friends or Mortal Enemies?
Chapter 30 Science and Mathematics: Where Are They?
Chapter 31 Tips for Teachers: How Can You Be an Effective Classroom
Teacher?