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This important First Edition tackles the immediate issues affecting education. Dr Lynch provides context for those issues with coverage of foundational concepts, and goes on to help prospective teachers understand the demands and opportunities involved in this profession: multicultural classrooms, technology and teaching, the achievement gap, school reform. Finally, he outlines the steps they can take to move forward on their career path. Interactive features offer survival tips, consider professional conundrums, highlight important teacher dispositions, and listen in as teachers talk about the issues they face in the classroom. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video, video analysis exercises, and assessments.
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0133783022 / 9780133783025 Call to Teach, The: An Introduction to Teaching, Loose-Leaf Version with Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card
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Review
Lois Paretti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The text is comprehensive, covering most of the material that I include in the course. It is written at a level that is easy for students to read and understand. The case studies, readings, chapter on diversity and connections to the INTASC Principles are strengths. The content is comprehensive. The depth and breadth are appropriate and the text is organized sensibly. The manuscript is written in a way that makes it accessible and engaging to students taking this course. The text is objective and fair describing various perspectives. Information is presented thoroughly and encompasses various viewpoints. research base is broad and varied. This is a well -written, comprehensive introductory text. The topics included are relevant and the perspective is varied, discussing issues objectively. The writing style is clear, interesting and engaging. It is written at a level that is appropriate for my students. Concrete examples of connections between theory and practice are discussed in detail.
Patrick Spearman, Youngstown State University
The text places the teaching profession in the proper historical, political, and social context. This is needed in the field in order for students to be able to understand the relationship between schooling and the larger society. This text is an innovative and provocative read and keeps the readers’ attention throughout. The authors explore many difficult and challenging issues including poverty, sexism, culture, and racism and its impact on education and academic achievement.
Carrie Dale, Eastern Illinois University
The author has done a very good job of taking discrete chapter topics and weaving them together into a coherent text that is reader-friendly, practical and encourages the development of positive teacher dispositions. Each chapter explains the content in an organized way, and a creative teacher educator will be able to take this knowledge base and help pre-service teachers begin to envision what live would be like if THEY were the ones responsible for children’s learning.
Judith Jackson May, Bowling Green State University
The organization of the text is extremely user friendly for instructors and students. Each chapter is furnished with an introduction, which will served as an excellent teaching tool in addition to assisting the student in appreciating what purpose the chapter will serve before reading. The focus questions provide a blue print for the instructor in ensuring that students truly understand the information presented in the chapter. Each chapter has specific topic headings for easy navigation. Finally, each chapter finishes with a glossary that is unique to the chapter only, versus the entire text.
Synopsis
NOTE: Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of Pearson If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for the Enhanced Pearson eText may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase.
This package includes the Enhanced Pearson eText and the loose-leaf version
This important First Edition tackles the immediate issues affecting education. Dr Lynch provides context for those issues with coverage of foundational concepts, and goes on to help prospective teachers understand the demands and opportunities involved in this profession: multicultural classrooms, technology and teaching, the achievement gap, school reform. Finally, he outlines the steps they can take to move forward on their career path. Interactive features offer survival tips, consider professional conundrums, highlight important teacher dispositions, and listen in as teachers talk about the issues they face in the classroom. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video, video analysis exercises, and assessments.
Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is:
- Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience.
- Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad(R) and Android(R) tablet.*
- Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book.
*The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7" or 10" tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.
0133783022 / 9780133783025 Call to Teach, The: An Introduction to Teaching, Loose-Leaf Version with Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card
Package consists of
- 0132908247 / 9780132908245 Call to Teach, The: An Introduction to Teaching Loose Leaf Version
- 0133824608 / 9780133824605 Call to Teach, The: An Introduction to Teaching, Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card
Synopsis
This First Edition offers the most contemporary look at teaching and asks prospective professionals whether they have been called.
KEY TOPICS: The text explores education reform, the achievement gap, teaching skills and dispositions, and what it means to teach in the 21st Century.
MARKET: Prospective teachers and students taking courses in Foundations/Intro to Education.
Synopsis
Considering teaching a calling, this text provides prospective teachers with a look at the issues and opportunities in teaching to help them determine whether or not they have been called to this profession. Explore The Call to Teach through this Interactive Walk-Through!
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- For a glimpse at the real world of teaching, A Look Inside video features share footage of teachers and administrators discussing and applying chapter concepts. This offers readers an image of real world, K-12 education as it is experienced by those who are already in the field.
- Chapter Self-Check. Teacher candidates can check their understanding of chapter concepts by taking this Chapter-Self Check.
- Promoting reflection, the Professional Crossroads feature in every chapter poses a challenging classroom scenario and asks readers to consider all sides of the issue. Reflection questions at the end of each feature ask them to interact with the vignette in a purposeful and reflective way. These can be answered online via our Pearson eText, or spark classroom discussion.
About the Author
As a professor of education, I am, first and foremost, committed to developing outstanding K-12 teachers. That’s because I believe that highly qualified and passionate educators are the best instruments to improve education in K-12 settings. I am a Chair and Associate Professor of Education at Langston University, and I spent seven years as a K-12 teacher — an experience that gave me an intimate view of the challenges facing genuine education reform. With that experience behind me, I’ve focused the second stage of my career on researching topics related to education reform, the achievement gap, and teacher education. What I’ve found is that improving teacher education is an essential component in closing the achievement gap. My articles and op eds appear regularly in the Huffington Post, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Education Week, and Education World. I’ve also written numerous peer- reviewed articles, which have appeared in academic journals such as AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, International Journal of Progressive Education, Academic Leadership Journal, and others. In addition, I’ve authored and edited a number of books on school reform and school leadership. Please visit my website at www.drmattlynch.com for more information.
Table of Contents
The Call to Teach: An Introduction to Teaching
Matthew Lynch
Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Teacher?
Chapter 2: Teaching in a Multicultural Society
Chapter 3: Understanding Student Differences
Chapter 4: School Governance, Organization, and Finance
Chapter 5: The Philosophy of Education: Teaching’s Foundations
Chapter 6: History of the United States Educational System
Chapter 7: Reforming the United States Educational System
Chapter 8: Ethical and Legal Issues in Education
Chapter 9: Assessing Student Learning
Chapter 10: The Art of Teaching
Chapter 11: Technology and Education
Chapter 12: Preparing for the Real World of Teaching
Chapter 13: Next Steps in Your Call to Teach