New Teacher Handbook (Second Edition)

Author: (Australia) Marsh
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This is a comprehensive reference book suitable for all teacher education students to read, as well as an invaluable professional read for both new and experienced teachers. The purpose of this book is to help students establish the concepts and skills necessary for becoming excellent teachers. This revised edition incorporates new research findings and extensive revisions while maintaining its focus on reflective practice. The topics examined in the book remain essential content that beginning teachers in primary and secondary schools must master: students' learning; how teachers organize teaching activities; effective teaching; and teaching professionalism. The new content added in this revision includes the use of computers in the classroom, academic assessment and report cards, diversity in the classroom, and the impacts of devolved authority and parental involvement in schools. The Australian university project research institute is located at Curtin University of Technology, and Professor Colin Marsh is the Director of the Academic Projects Research Center. He has worked in primary and secondary schools as a public CEO and university professor, possessing extensive experience in education and management.