Allan Ornstein,
St. John's Univeristy---Jamaica Thomas Lasley,
University of Dayton
ISBN: 0072564288 Copyright year: 2005
Revision Changes
TECHNOLOGY REFLECTIONS: Each of the teaching skills chapters contains technology reflections that enable preservice teachers to better understand how to use the skills discussed with different forms of media. CASE STUDIES: The book contains additional case studies that enable preservice teachers to reflect on how to merge current research with practice opportunities in the classroom. UPDATED RESEARCH AND STATE CONTENT STANDARDS: The book has been updated in terms of research on value-added education as well as utilizing the academic content standards proposed by states and professional organizations. QUESTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL REFLECTION: Each of the chapters contains questions for professional reflection that will enable pre-service teachers to consider content in light of appropriate professional practice. EXPANDED TREATMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVISM: The book contains updated information on how to bridge the gap between direct instruction and constructivist teaching. Good teachers know how to use different strategies and they know how to use those strategies to foster student achievement. STANDARDS, ASSESSMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The book examines more closely the nexis between standards, assessment, and accountability. Teachers need to understand how good assessment ties in with what they teach and how they might be evaluated.
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