After reading this chapter, you will be able to discuss:
What is the difference between teacher processes and teacher products?
What is the relationship between how teachers teach and what students learn, and how does it influence accountability?
How does what you teach influence how you should teach?
What are the characteristics of a good teacher as defined in the research literature?
What is the difference between teacher characteristics and teacher competencies?
How can we determine teacher effectiveness?
How would you define an expert teacher and a novice teacher? How do experts and novices differ in the roles they assume in classroom instruction and classroom management?
What are some current alternative ways to understand how teachers teach and what they are thinking about when they are teaching?
How do effective teachers differentiate instruction to deal with student diversity?
