| What Every Teacher Should Know about the Profession and Politics of Teaching Contributor(s): Tileston, Donna E. Walker (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761931260 ISBN-13: 9780761931263 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: The classroom teacher??'s concise guide to accountability issues in the era of No Child Left Behind! Quality teaching and quality professional development in today??'s professional learning community require an insider??'s up-to-date understanding of accountability to stakeholders. The topics covered in this savvy little guide include: Testing and the move to standards School choice Finding resources Ways to communicate Working with colleagues Being supervised The parent-teacher conference The changing face of education Changing ideas about the teaching process Keeping up as a teaching professional Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.117 |
| LCCN: 2003013219 |
| Series: What Every Teacher Should Know about |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6.72" W x 8.46" (0.34 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Professional - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No Child Left Behind and accountability to stakeholders require the up-to-date coverage found here on topics such as the politics of teaching and the changing the face of education. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tileston, Donna E. Walker: - Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna's publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin's bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com |