Download or read book Novice Language Teachers written by Thomas Sylvester Charles Farrell and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the challenges and influences novice language teachers face when teaching in their first years. The volume outlines several detailed case studies of the experiences second/foreign language teachers during their first year of teaching in such contexts as the USA, Canada, Singapore, Cambodia, the UK, Italy, Europe, Hong Kong & Japan.
Download or read book Professional Development through Mentoring written by Juliana Othman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their book, Othman and Senom provide a unique insight into the challenges faced by novice English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and establish how mentoring can provide effective support for new teachers’ professional development. The book demonstrates the theoretical background for viewing mentoring as a process crucial to novice teachers’ development, particularly to the teachers’ ability to succeed and grow in a specific workplace environment. Using case studies from a Malaysian context, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of how mentoring can serve as a strategy to facilitate the transition of novice ESL teachers from a teacher education programme to life in real classrooms. Through its case studies, the book will examine both theoretical and practical issues for mentors, teacher educators, policymakers, and administrators when mentoring new ESL teachers. This book will be valuable to researchers who are particularly interested in exploring novice teachers’ identity development, and experienced teachers to help guide new teachers through the socialization process in their schools.
Download or read book Novice Teachers Embracing Wobble in Standardized Schools written by Bob Fecho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical resource for pre-service and practicing teachers, this book addresses what happens when new teachers try to enact inquiry-based and dialogical pedagogy within standardized schools. Exploring the narratives from beginning ELA and humanities teachers when they encounter challenges and obstructions, this book explores moments of wobble—key events that called attention to practice in the context of inflexible schooling systems—that the teachers shared with their peers via an oral inquiry process (OIP) to help them unpack and understand their experiences. This book advocates for the continued use and enhancement of mentoring and induction initiatives, particularly those that recognize the expressed concerns of novice teachers, no matter what their pedagogical stance might be. By sharing novice teachers’ "wobble stories" and their outcomes, this book provides a pathway for teachers’ continued self-reflection and growth for the duration of their careers. The authors offer a reflective, adaptable, and easy-to-use process that places teachers in control of their own professional learning. The beliefs and structures examined in this text support the intentions of all teachers who work from a learning-centered perspective and wish to take some ownership of their professional development.
Download or read book Successful Teaching written by David Schwarzer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume provides novice teachers with a practical guide to help them transition from teacher education students to independent, reflective and autonomous classroom teachers. It also serves as a scaffolding tool for mentor teachers assigned to support novice teachers during their first years in the field. Novice teachers can use this comprehensive resource as a way to connect the overarching conceptual themes and big ideas from their Teacher Education courses to their classroom practices. This book is designed to encourage novice teachers to make more intentional and pedagogically sound decisions during their beginning teaching experiences, whether it is fieldwork observations, student teaching, or the first years in the classroom. The book covers a variety of issues, including: getting to know your students, families and communities; curriculum development; and pedagogical decisions. Each of these sections contain specific chapters devoted to a particular concept such as assessment, instruction for diversity, integrating technology across the curriculum, action research and more. This book serves as a bridge between pedagogical theory and the realities of the 21st century classroom.
Download or read book Quality Mentoring for Novice Teachers written by Sandra J. Odell and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2004-11-10 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of best practices is extremely useful to those charged with setting up state and local mentoring programs and provides a logical framework to convince policy makers to support teacher-induction programs. Case studies and discussion questions make this a valuable textbook for teacher education courses and tool for faculty in the school setting.
Download or read book Understanding Expertise in Teaching written by Amy Tsui and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Download or read book Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education written by Anne Burns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides an overview of current issues, debates, and approaches in Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) presented by internationally prominent researchers, educators, and emerging scholars. Chapters address such issues as distance education, non-native English-speaking educators, technology, assessment, standards, and the changing contexts of contemporary language teaching and teacher education.
Download or read book Reflecting on Critical Incidents in Language Education written by Thomas S. C. Farrell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novice Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) teachers are often surprised by the full range of issues their jobs involve, and learning how to successfully address these issues takes considerable skill and experience, built up throughout a teaching career. This book is about such critical incidents and how a problem-solving mindset can help. Complex issues covered in this book are often not adequately dealt with in teacher training. This book takes up "critical incidents" which fall into the gap between what the teacher has learned about in their course of study and the classroom realities they face. By directly reflecting on these particular incidents, teachers can be empowered to continue their own professional development. Each critical incident is based on actual experiences shared by novice TESOL practitioners and the book organizes these incidents in an easy-to-use, structured manner. Within connected themes, the text presents the incident from the teacher's point of view, provides the reader critical background questions, offers insight into how the teacher wrestled with the issue, and shares questions and engagement opportunities to further engage with the topics raised. TESOL educators frequently confront complex classroom issues due to the social, economic, political and cultural challenges that they and their students confront. This text offers an exciting and dynamic approach to assist with these on the way to becoming a stronger TESOL educator.
Download or read book Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling TPRS written by Karen Lichtman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This module introduces Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), an input-based language teaching method. TPRS provides a framework for teaching classes completely in the target language—even those at the beginner level. Through the steps of establishing meaning, creating a story that is acted out live in class, and reading, students understand and use the target language to communicate right away. Research shows that over time TPRS creates fluent speakers who excel both on traditional tests and—more importantly—in real-life situations. This is a valuable resource on TPRS for world language teachers, language teacher educators, and second language researchers.
Download or read book Practical Guidelines for Novice Teachers written by Rinelle Evans and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day-to-day complexities of teaching in real South African classrooms are challenging for novice or beginner teachers. Although new teachers are equipped with knowledge and competencies from their years of study, often there is a gap between what they know and applying their knowledge in a "real" classroom. Practical guidelines for novice teachers provides an important resource for novice or beginner teachers in that it bridges some of these theory-practice gaps and aims at providing teachers with skills to remain motivated, professional and successful during their first years in the classroom. Written by experienced teachers who talk new teachers through the various critical aspects of teaching, the advice is practical and based on real classroom experiences. This book tackles a wide range of aspects that are not always covered in other books for new teachers, such as African perspectives to teaching, how to look after your finances as a teacher, dealing with sensitive curriculum topics, and more. The book provides guidance and hands-on information for dealing with: - Teaching as a career in South Africa - what does it really entail? - You as a new professional - what does this mean, how does it change your identity and how do you look after yourself? - Our learners - how to deal with the diversity of learning styles, temperaments and behaviours in one classroom - Classroom matters - from surviving the first day to making your own inexpensive resources - Beyond the curriculum - from coaching to organizing a school function - Tips from top teachers in real classroom
Download or read book Teachers Roles in Second Language Learning written by Bogum Yoon and published by IAP. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to provide practical applications of sociocultural theory with regard to teachers’ roles in second language education. By providing specific examples of teachers’ roles in the classroom, the book aims to help researchers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers make clear connections between practice and theory in second language learning. All the studies in this edited book are conducted in the PreK-16 classroom setting. Each chapter presents rigorous research analysis within the framework of sociocultural theory and provides rich descriptions of teachers’ roles. The book is intended to be used in teacher education courses. The primary audience of the book is in-service teachers who work with second language learners (SLLs) in their classrooms including ESL/Bilingual classrooms or regular classrooms. Since many SLLs receive instructions both in the ESL/Bilingual classrooms and in the regular classrooms, it is important to discuss teachers’ roles in both settings. The secondary audience of the book is teacher educators and researchers who work with pre-service and in-service teachers in teacher education. This book will be an excellent resource for book study groups and practitioners working with professional learning communities.
Download or read book Language Education and Emotions written by Mathea Simons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Education and Emotions presents innovative, empirical research into the influence of emotions and affective factors in language education, both in L1 and in foreign language education. It offers a comprehensive overview of studies authored and co-authored by researchers from all over the world. The volume opens and ends with "backbone" contributions by two of the discipline’s most reputed scholars: Jane Arnold (Spain) and Jean-Marc Dewaele (United Kingdom). This book broadens our understanding of emotions, including well-known concepts such as foreign language anxiety as well as addressing the emotions that have only recently received scientific attention, driven by the positive psychology movement. Chapters explore emotions from the perspective of the language learner and the language teacher, and in relation to educational processes. A number of contributions deal with traditional, school-based contexts, whereas others study new settings of foreign language education such as migration. The book paints a picture of the broad scale of approaches used to study this topic and offers new and relevant insights for the field of language education and emotions. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the field of language education, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.
Download or read book The Keys to Planning for Learning written by Donna Clementi and published by Actfl. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective curriculum must bring all required elements together creating an articulated scope and sequence that allows learners to advance to the highest possible levels of proficiency given the type of program. The documents need to be written in a format that is easily understood and accessible to teachers. Enduring understandings offer a starting point for curriculum development. Language educators and experts Donna Clementi and Laura Terrill have created a useful guide to assist teachers, curriculum designers, administrators and professional developers in designing Standards- and performance-based curricula. Starting with an understanding of the 21st century learner, the authors establish a mindset for creating curriculum based on developing learners' proficiency in language and culture. The authors provide easy-to-follow templates to develop units of instruction and daily lessons that incorporate the Standards for Learning Languages, Common Core State Standards, 21st century skills, and technology integration
Download or read book Examining the Teacher Induction Process in Contemporary Education Systems written by Öztürk, Mustafa and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before today’s teachers are ready to instruct the intellectual leaders of tomorrow, they must first be trained themselves. Every teacher experiences an induction process that can make their early years as an educator nerve-racking. Focusing on this period of time in a teacher’s career can lead to greater teacher retention and success. Examining the Teacher Induction Process in Contemporary Education Systems addresses the construct of teacher induction through theoretical and empirical research. It also provides an in-depth conceptualization of being a novice teacher through micro-political realities of teaching in different geographical and cultural regions. While highlighting topics including adaptation challenges, mentor-mentee interaction, and teacher retention, this book is ideally designed for school administrators, early career teachers, educational researchers, educational professionals, and academicians seeking current research on early career educator adaptation and practices.
Download or read book The Novice Advantage written by Jonathan Eckert and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring to teachers of all experience levels, this guide uses humor and insight to show how to teach with daring, while growing through risk, reflection, and revision.
Download or read book Teachers Professional Development on Problem Solving written by Judit Orgoványi-Gajdos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since teaching is a practical activity, efficient problem-solving skill is one of the fundamental competencies teachers need to possess. All teachers face challenging school situations during teaching-learning process no matter where they teach or since when. Despite similarities appearing on the surface, every school situation is unique and depends on several internal and external factors that should have been taken into account. Therefore, in many problematic cases it is not enough to deal with the symptoms, but teachers need to go deeper. This book provides a theoretical and practical background for this step-by-step problem solving-oriented thinking process. The practical activities can help teachers to frame and identify their challenges, to analyse the cause and effect of their situation, and also to find their own solutions and strategies. The material in this book can be used in pre-service or in-service teacher training that deal with pedagogic cases, or challenges of teaching and learning processes. However, most of the tools can also be used individually by teachers at any stage of their career, including any type of compulsory education, thanks to the clear description of each technique.
Download or read book Young Adolescent Development and School Practices Promoting Harmony written by John Van Hoose, David Strahan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
