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This is an essential training tool for beginning teachers. Builds skills and focuses on developing professional practice through understanding, reflection and experimentation.
List of contents
Part 1 Learning to teach
1 Why do you want to teach?
2 Planning your journey through teacher training
3 Working with tutors and mentors
4 Reflecting on your practice
5 Using feedback for your own development
6 Potential barriers to teaching
7 Resilience and well-being
Part 2 Your teaching practice
8 What do teachers DO?
9 Understanding the Curriculum
10 Planning great lessons
11 Creating teaching resources
12 The inclusive teacher
13 How do we learn? How should we teach?
14 Creating a positive classroom
15 Effective classroom management
16 Checking learners' progress
17 Pastoral care
Part 3 Continuing your learning
18 Sharing your knowledge with others
19 Getting your first job
20 The start of your professional journey
21 A teacher's life
22 The things they didn't tell you in training
23 What is the Core Content Framework
About the author
Carol Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at the University of Bedfordshire. An experienced teacher and researcher, she has a focus on developing teacher agency and creativity. Her current role is focussed on designing and supporting programmes for teachers in post-compulsory education and she is an active member of the Institute of Research in Education.Peter Wolstencroft is an Associate Professor at Liverpool John Moores University. A firm believer in the transformative power of education, his recent work has looked to encourage innovation education. An active researcher and blogger, he has written on topics as diverse as digital literacy and educational leadership, the common thread in all his work being that education can transform lives.
