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Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability

by: Costigan, Arthur T.; Crocco With, Margaret Smith; Crocco, Margaret; Zumwalt, Karen K

Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability

by: Costigan, Arthur T.; Crocco With, Margaret Smith; Crocco, Margaret; Zumwalt, Karen K

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9780805847086
ISBN 10:
0805847081
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 07/08/2004
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

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Summary

This book documents the brave new world of teacher, administrator, school, and student accountability that has swept across the United States in recent years. Its particular vantage point is the perspective of dozens of new teachers trying to make thei

Preface

Part I: Choosing to Become a Teacher

Introduction

(6)

Teaching Is Messy Work

(18)

An Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Learning to Teach

(3)

A Vision of Best Practice in Teacher Education

(1)

An Inquiry Oriented Approach

(1)

A Collaborative Approach

(1)

Narratives in the First Person

(5)

Growth and Development in the Brave New World of Teaching

(3)

Good Teaching and Good Teacher Education

(1)

References

(3)

High-Stakes Teaching

(24)

The Pressures of Accountability

(1)

The Intensification of Teaching

(3)

Teacher Turnover and Teacher Shortage

(3)

Teacher Quality

(3)

Danger Signs on the Educational Highway

(2)

References

(4)

Going Further and Checking It Out

(4)

Part II: Teaching as an Autobiographical Act

Introduction

(2)

Vocation? Profession? Or Just a Job?

(14)

Friends and Family

(2)

Teaching Motivations

(2)

New York City Metropolitan Schools

(2)

Making the Move Into Teaching

(2)

References

(3)

``Having a Life'' as a New Teacher

(16)

The First Career Crisis

(1)

``Repairing the World''

(2)

The Emotional Life of Teaching

(2)

Tales of Commitment and Caring

(2)

``Don't Women Have Career Options Other Than Teaching These Days?''

(2)

Novices and Veterans: Perfect Together

(2)

References

(3)

From Noble Ideals to Everyday Realities

(30)

Theory to Practice

(4)

Teaching Is Tough Work

(1)

Epiphanies About the Demands and Rewards of Teaching

(2)

The Three Most Important Things in Teaching

(2)

The ``Dailiness'' of Teaching

(2)

Don't Smile Until Christmas?

(2)

Heterogeneity and Accountability

(1)

Crisis and Reform

(3)

References

(3)

Going Further and Checking It Out

101

(4)

Part III: Encountering Classrooms and Schools

Introduction

105

(4)

Lessons, Kids, and Classrooms

109

(18)

Where Do Good Lessons Come From?

110

(3)

Classroom Management

113

(3)

Management and Control Are About More Than Management and Control

116

(4)

Educational Coursework and School Curriculum

120

(5)

References

125

(2)

Accountability, Autonomy, and Responsibility in the Classroom

127

(20)

Accountability in Schools

128

(5)

Who's to Blame?

133

(4)

Lost Languages: The Unintended Consequences of the Accountability Movement

137

(4)

The Ripple Effect of High-Stakes Testing

141

(2)

Academic Content Inadequacies

143

(3)

References

146

(1)

Teaching Is Not Just What Happens When You Close the Classroom Door

147

(22)

School Relationships---For Better or Worse

149

(7)

Scripted Lessons

156

(4)

Finding Room for Decision Making

160

(4)

The Parent Trap

164

(4)

References

168

(1)

The Global Village of the Classroom

169

(28)

Crossing Cultural Divides

171

(3)

Diversity Finds the Teacher

174

(3)

Class in the Classroom

177

(2)

Sorting Students in Modern High Schools

179

(4)

Girl (and Boy) Talk

183

(3)

Moving Toward a Curriculum of Peace

186

(4)

References

190

(1)

Going Further and Checking It Out

191

(4)

Part IV: New Teachers as Decision Makers

Introduction

195

(2)

The Past Is Never Past

197

(22)

Judicial and Legislative Influences on Schooling

198

(4)

The Tyranny of the Local

202

(1)

Where Should I Teach?

203

(2)

Appreciating the Possibilities of Urban Teaching

205

(1)

Desperately Seeking Support

205

(3)

Rich and Poor Schools

208

(1)

Hitting Bottom

209

(2)

The Consequences of School Segregation

211

(4)

References

215

(4)

Teaching as a Political Act

219

(28)

Teachers as Agents of Change

221

(5)

Recognizing Opportunities and Acting on Them

226

(4)

Making Decisions About the Teaching Life

230

(3)

Moving Beyond Misconceptions

233

(4)

References

237

(2)

Going Further and Checking It Out

239

(6)

Part V: Confronting the Age of Accountability

Introduction

245

(2)

Choosing to Make a Difference

247

(12)

Karen K. Zumwalt

Author Index

259

(4)

Subject Index

263

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Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability

Learning to Teach in an Age of Accountability

9780805847086

0805847081

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