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As the best-selling introductory education text, Those Who Can, Teach, 11/e, maintains its current, dynamic, and reader-friendly approach to help students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. Using multiple sources, including biographies, narratives, profiles, and interviews with top educators and scholars, the text promotes student interaction and exposes students to the realities of teaching. This acclaimed author team's direct, conversational tone invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching in the United States, casting a career in teaching as a positive challenge.
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As the best-selling introductory education text, Those Who Can, Teach, 11/e, maintains its current, dynamic, and reader-friendly approach to help students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. Using multiple sources, including biographies, narratives, profiles, and interviews with top educators and scholars, the text promotes student interaction and exposes students to the realities of teaching. This acclaimed author team's direct, conversational tone invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching in the United States, casting a career in teaching as a positive challenge.Houghton Mifflin Video Cases, four- to six-minute video modules presenting real classroom scenarios, enable students to observe the day-to-day challenges and rewards of teaching from the convenience of their computers. Available on the Online Teaching and Study Centers, HM Video Cases are enhanced by classroom artifacts, Viewing Questions, Interview Transcripts, Key Terms, and bonus video footage.New! Chapter 16 reprises the question, Why Teach: A Final Word, from Chapter 1, bringing the book full circle and inspiring to students to continue their education studies.New! For Debate feature at the end of each chapter encourages students to use the materials available on the Web and to interact with other users of the book.New and Updated material includes Pause and Reflect Questions; coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act; new discussion of 2004 IDEA reauthorization; and a new chart in Chapter 3 that clarifies the recognized categories of disorders in the student population.INTASC Standards correlation chart at the front of the text correlates the ten core principles of INTASC to the chapters and pages of the Eleventh Edition.Leaders in Education boxes profile outstanding teachers in the field, and Voices from the Classroom sections in each chapter offer relevant interviews with real teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.Eduspace is a dynamic online tool that enhances course management and delivery and allows students to share information, reflect, and review. Eduspace offers students access to such interacive components as HM Video Cases, a discussion board and online journal, and a unique tutorial on developing a teaching portfolio.
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