Becoming a Teacher

Forrest W. Parkay

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2019

ISBN-13: 9780134990552

ISBN-10: 0134990552

Pages: 522

Subjects: Education / General, Education / Counseling / Career Development, Education / Research, Education / Professional Development

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About Becoming a Teacher

Appropriate for undergraduate Introduction to Education and/or Foundations of Education courses. Explore the world teaching today through first-person stories and in-depth coverage of current issues With a bright and engaging writing style that enlists the voices of experts as well as novices, Becoming a Teacher explores what it means to be a professional teacher in today's climate of accountability, high-stakes testing, and changing legislation. Becoming a Teacher embraces and articulates the challenges of the field of education, outlining ways to be an agent of change in the profession; pinpointing meaningful uses of technology in the classroom; clarifying the realities of diversity in the classroom; and clearly outlining past, present, and future thoughts on curriculum, instruction, assessment, management, philosophy, and issues in education. The down-to-earth and straightforward approach provides students with the tools and information necessary to answer the question, "Is...

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