| Description |
xx, 291 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Welcome to the world of secondary teaching and pedagogy / Tania L. Aspland -- 2. Teacher professional resilience: thriving not just surviving / Susan Beltman -- 3. The developing child and adolescent: implications for learning / Karen Swabey -- 4. Transition from primary to secondary school: middle schooling concepts / Peter Hudson and Sue Hudson -- 5. Effective and reflective teaching practice / Jennifer M. Gore -- 6. The Australian Curriculum: secondary considerations / Val Thomas -- 7. Planning to pedagogy: a tool kit for the beginning teacher / Noelene Weatherby-Fell -- 8. Managing student behaviour: individual and group contexts / Wendy Moran -- 9. Inclusive classrooms and differentiation / Jane Jarvis -- 10. Developing a professional sensibility to 'the digital' in secondary classrooms / Chris Bigum and Leonie Rowan -- 11. Aboriginal education: more than adding different perspectives / Nerida Blair -- 12. Approaching disadvantage with 'care' / Nicoli Humphry -- 13. Professional experience in schools / Rosie Le Cornu -- 14. The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, and professionalism / Graeme Hall and Noelene Weatherby-Fell -- 15. Managing the complex interconnection of practice: professional portfolios as a technology for teacher reflection / Jo-Anne Reid |
| Summary |
"Learning to Teach in the Secondary School presents secondary teaching theory and practice within a contemporary, holistic framework that empowers pre-service teachers to become effective and reflective practitioners. This practical and engaging book includes many valuable teaching resources such as: practical examples and case studies based on personal teaching experiences in school systems, to encourage effective education intervention for the empowerment of secondary students ; questions and research topics to emphasise the importance of collaboration and to highlight opportunities for discussion within each chapter ; explicit instructional and behavioural strategies and guidance for pre-service teachers to implement in their classrooms. Drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of its contributors, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School provides teachers with the specialist skills necessary to make a difference to the lives and outcomes of young people at a time of significant physical, social, emotional and cognitive development."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
High school teachers -- Training of -- Australia
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High school teaching -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2015375059 |
| ISBN |
9781107461802 (paperback) |
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1107461804 (paperback) |
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