Marsh, Becoming a Teacher, 5e continues to offer pre-service teachers a practical and user-friendly guide to learning to teach that students find invaluable throughout their entire degree. Marsh covers a comprehensive introduction to teaching methodology, preparing pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in a 21st-century classroom. Throughout the text, students are given the chance to reflect on the major issues facing teachers and students through the use of case studies, classroom examples and references providing opportunities to research topics further.
How should I develop my own unique teaching signature? These are three of the questions that shape and structure this accessible and helpful guide for people who are moving toward teaching.
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Foundations of Education: Becoming a Teacher
This guide to becoming a teacher includes six sections: (1) "A Snapshot of the Profession" (e.g, reasons to teach, the need to improve schools, working conditions for teachers, areas of high teacher demand, and how to find out more); (2) ...
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So You Want to Be a Teacher? should be read by anyone considering teaching. Its vignettes are insightful and the questions asked will help readers answer the questions "Do I want to be a teacher?" and, if so, "How do I become one?"
Substantially revised, this book highlights 21st century teaching practices and issues to help readers discover what it takes to become professional teachers.
The unique information in this text will help guide potential teachers through the process of becoming a teacher in New York State.
The book is aimed at established professionals contemplating a career change, new college graduates unsure of a career path, or even education majors looking for a resource to help them as they begin their teaching.