Beginning Teaching, Beginning Learning Book

How can new primary teachers not only survive but enjoy their chosen career? What can newly qualified and student teachers do to recognize and address the many complexities of primary teaching? What are the issues that continually challenge both new and experienced teachers? The second edition of this successful text sets out to explore some of the wider issues which need to be taken into account when working with children in the 3-11 years age range and considers how these are woven into the broad framework of teaching and teachers' own learning. Cameos and examples of classroom practice help to illustrate the many different aspects of teaching, including what it is to be an effective and competent teacher, and classroom processes such as planning, observation and assessment. The authors also discuss the variety of ways in which children learn and develop thinking skills through various curriculum areas, including ICT; equal opportunities and special needs issues; 'in loco parentis' responsibilities; and reflective approaches to teaching. Written in an accessible style, the aim throughout is to offer guidance and encouragement in the challenging and complex task of early years and primary teaching. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, this second edition, produced by colleagues from Anglia Polytechnic University and the University of Leicester, discusses teaching and learning in the context of recent initiatives such as the Foundation Stage, the Literacy Hour, the induction year for newly qualified teachers, and the growth and development of ICT. It will be an essential text for all students and newly qualified primary teachers.Read More