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Provides an introduction to today's educational challenges and teachers' professional responsibilities, and discusses classroom environment, curriculum, planning instruction, questioning, and grouping students for learning.
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A "practical, concise, criterion-referenced, performance-based, mastery learning model, resource guide for college and university students who are preparing to become competent teachers" (from the Preface). Focusing on the role of teachers in contemporary schools, planning, teaching strategies, resources, student assessment, and professional development, chapters cover topics like diversity, youth, teaching responsibilities, the classroom learning environment, curriculum, the instructional plan, assignments, demonstrations, inquiry, games, media and instructional aids, student achievement, and teaching effectiveness. Exercises and worksheets are featured. Kellough teaches at California State University at Sacramento. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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