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| (Note: Each chapter contains the following features: Concluding Thoughts, What Role Will Diversity Play in My Teaching Identity?, Chapter in Review, and Professional Practice) | |
| Teachers, Schools, and Students | |
| Teachers | |
| Who Teaches in the United States and Why? | |
| What Are the Roles of Teachers? | |
| How Do We Prepare to Teach? | |
| What Is Teacher Professionalism? | |
| W... MORE | |
| What's It Like to Teach at Various Grade Levels? | |
| Schools | |
| What Is the Culture of a School? | |
| How Do the Venues of Schools Differ? | |
| What Is School Like at Different Levels? | |
| What Are the Three Principle Settings of Public Schools? | |
| What Is an Effective School? | |
| Students | |
| How Are We Similar? | |
| How Are Gender Differences Manifested? | |
| How Does Cultural Diversity Impact Us? | |
| How Is Language Diversity Manifested in U.S. Schools? | |
| What Impact Does Diversity in Family Structure Have on Students? | |
| How Does Diversity of Socioeconomic Status Affect Students? | |
| How Are Differences in Intellectual Ability Manifested in Schools? | |
| Who Are Students with Exceptionalities, and How Do We Serve Them? | |
| Meet the Students | |
| The Work of Teachers | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | |
| What Is the Relationship Between the Learning Process and the Brain? | |
| What Curriculum Do We Teach in U.S. Schools? | |
| How Is Instruction Implemented in U.S. Schools? | |
| Are We All Teachers of Reading and Writing? | |
| How Do Teachers Match Instruction to School Levels? | |
| Assessment and Accountability | |
| What Is Backward Design? | |
| What Is Involved in Classroom Assessment? | |
| How Do Teachers Evaluate Student Learning and Assign Grades? | |
| What Are Standardized Tests and How Are Their Results Used? | |
| Who Is Accountable for Student Learning? | |
| What Are Some of the Challenges of Accountability? | |
| Technology in U.S. Schools | |
| What Guides the Use of Technology in U.S. Schools? | |
| What Technological Tools Are Available to Enhance Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment? | |
| Does Technology Make a Difference in Student Learning? | |
| How Do Teachers Use Technology in Their Classrooms? | |
| What Issues Surround and Affect the Use of Technology in Schools? | |
| What Does the Future Hold for Technology in Schools? | |
| Creating and Maintaining a Positive and Productive Learning Environment | |
| How Do Teachers Create a Positive Learning Environment? | |
| What Routines Contribute to Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment? | |
| How Do Teachers Establish Expectations, Incentives, and Consequences? | |
| How Can I Develop a Classroom Management Plan? | |
| Foundations of Education in the United States | |
| History of Education in the United States | |
| What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 17th-Century American Education? | |
| What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 18th-Century American Education? | |
| What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 19th-Century American Education? | |
| What Were the Major Influences, Issues, Ideologies, and Individuals in 20th-Century American Education? | |
| How Can I Be Aware of Education History in the Making? | |
| Philosophical Foundations of Education in the United States | |
| What Is a Philosophy of Education? | |
| What Are Four Branches of Philosophy? | |
| How Do Five Prominent Philosophies of Education Affect Teaching and Learning? | |
| How Do I Begin to Develop My Personal Philosophy of Education? | |
| The Societal Context of Schooling in the United States | |
| How Do Family, Community, and Society Impact Students in the United States? | |
| How Do Socioeconomic Status and Race Affect Students in the United States? | |
| How Do Health Issues Affect Students in the United States? | |
| What Effects Do Bullying, Theft, and Violence Have on Students and Schools in the United States? | |
| How Do Truancy and Dropping Out Affect Youth in the United States? | |
| Ethical and Legal Issues in U. S. Schools | |
| What Does It Mean to Be an Ethical Teacher? | |
| How Do Laws Affect Schools, Teachers, and Students? | |
| What Are the Legal Rights of Teachers? | |
| What Are the Legal Responsibilities of Teachers? | |
| What Are the Legal Rights of Students? | |
| How Does the Law Impact the Relationship Between School and Religion? | |
| Governing and Financing Public Schools in the United States | |
| How Does the Federal Government Influence Public Education in the United States? | |
| What Is the State's Role in Public Education? | |
| How Do School Districts Function? | |
| What Is the Management Structure of Individual Schools? | |
| What Other Entities Impact the Governance of Public Schools in the United States? | |
| How Are Public Schools Financed? | |
| How Are Funds for Education Spent? | |
| Growing Toward the Teaching Profession | |
| Teacher Responsibilities and Opportunities | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Family Involvement? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding the Community? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Colleagues? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Systemic Involvement? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding the Teaching Profession? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Self-Growth? | |
| What Are a Teacher's Responsibilities and Opportunities Regarding Students? | |
| Charting My Teaching Course | |
| How Can I Make the Most of Teacher Preparation? | |
| How Can I Make the Most of Searching for a Teaching Position? | |
| How Can I Thrive, Not Merely Survive, During My First Year of Teaching? | |
| References | |
| Glossary | |
| Name Index | |
| Subject Index | |
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