Revel for Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional -- Access Card

Kauchak, Don, Eggen, Paul

ISBN 10: 013430330X / ISBN 13: 9780134303307

Published by Pearson (edition 6), 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revel for Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional -- Access Card
• Publisher: Pearson (edition 6)
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013430330X
• ISBN 13: 9780134303307
• Binding: Printed Access Code
• Edition: 6.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

KEY BENEFIT Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional helps beginning education students make informed decisions about becoming a teacher and ensures that they have an up-to-date picture of the ever-changing face of education. Issues in reform, in diversity, and professionalism in day to day teaching situations are emphasized throughout the text. Cases, classroom examples, videos, and interactive applications bring topics to life, allowing readers to better relate to, understand, and apply the material.

KEY TOPICS Standards and accountability, Teacher evaluation, Cultural diversity, Urban education, Changes in teacher tenure, Data mining and student privacy, Educational rights of immigrant children, Value-added teacher evaluation, Common Core controversies, Universal preschool and kindergarten, Zero tolerance revisited, International comparisons: TIMSS & PISA, Flipped instruction

MARKET Introduction to Teaching is designed for prospective teachers and students taking courses in Foundations/Intro to Education.

About the Author

Don Kauchak has taught and worked in schools in nine different states and in higher education for 40 years. He has published in a number of scholarly journals, including the Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Teacher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and Educational Leadership. In addition to this text, he has co-authored or co-edited six other books on education. He has also been a principal investigator on federal and state grants examining teacher development and evaluation practices, and presents regularly at the American Educational Research Association. Don strongly believes in the contribution that public schools make to our democracy, and his two children benefited greatly from their experiences in state-supported K--12 schools and public institutions of higher education.

Paul Eggen has worked in higher education for 35 years. In addition to his duties there, he spends a great deal of time working as a consultant to public schools in his university's service area, and he has provided support to teachers in 12 different states. Paul has also worked with teachers in international schools in 23 countries around the world, including schools in Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, Central America, South America, Europe, and Japan. He has several articles published in national journals, is the co-author or co-editor of six books in addition to this one, and is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. Paul is strongly committed to public education. His wife is a middle school teacher in a public school, and his two children are graduates of public schools and state-supported universities.