Gererd Dixie

The Trainee Secondary Teacher's Handbook

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive handbook has been written for all those interested in becoming a secondary school teacher. The author offers initial guidance on the 'pros and cons' of choosing teaching as a career before going on to provide advice on how to make a successful application for a place on a training course. The handbook moves on to cover everything you will need to know in order to enjoy a successful training year and ultimately to start that all-important first job. Detailed practical advice is given on - finding out whether teaching really is for you - choosing the right course - preparing and applying for your training course - getting to grips with educational jargon - making the most of your training programme - succeeding in your teaching practice schools - looking ahead to your induction year. This book is a must for anyone interested in becoming a secondary school teacher.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9781847063090
• ISBN-10: 1847063098
• Artikelnr.: 25692227

Autorenporträt

Gererd Dixie

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Initial preparation
- the dream versus the reality
- work experience
- reading around the subject
2. Choosing the right course
- exploration of the different routes into teaching
- choosing the right course for you
- pre-course requirements (what are they and how can you meet them)
3. Making a successful application
- the application form
- the interview
4. Pre-course preparations
- understanding the role of a teacher
- using your pre-school visits to full effect
- the curriculum
- exploring teaching styles
5. The requirements of your training
- your rights and responsibilities as a trainee
- getting to know the standards
- reflective practice
- assignments
- learning theories - the basics
- improving your subject knowledge
- portfolio and training folder requirements
- time management, organization and stress management
- setting up your own support networks
- passing your skills test
6. Your school practices
- gaining an understanding of the demographic, socio-economic and academic
profile of the school
- exploring the school's policies
- health and safety issues
- staffroom politics and etiquette
7. Teaching practice
- working with your mentor
- observing lessons
- lesson planning
- behaviour management
- understanding assessment
- being observed and assessed
- extra curricula
- communication with parents
- OFSTED inspections
- Special Educational Needs (inclusion)
- learning styles and multiple intelligences
- using teaching and learning resources
- the pastoral role
- coping with emergencies
- preparing pupils for exams
8. Looking ahead
- career entry profile
- unions and associations
- applying for jobs - writing letters of application and attending
interviews
9. Teaching and training dilemmas
- This section will contain a range of potential dilemmas for the reader to
consider. The author will then provide a series reflective questions to
help them consider what they would do in such circumstances.
10 Understanding Educational jargon
- this section will provide a range of educational terms followed by a
brief summary of what they mean.