Your Introduction to Education
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Your Introduction to Education takes readers on a journey into authentic classrooms and guides them through life in real classrooms lived by real teachers and real students. One of the core goals of this work is to help readers discover whether teaching is for them and, if it is, what their potential strengths and weakness as educators might be. The text weaves the real-life experiences of eight teachers and eight students from four schools across the country into its content. These people and places are drawn from urban, suburban, and rural settings, allowing readers to examine teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives.
The 4th Edition has been significantly updated to address topics like preventing bullying, teacher evaluation, social media, cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQ students, and teacher effectiveness research.
Your Introduction to Education, 4th Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
New and updated features of this title
- NEW: An overview of global public education issues examines the similarities and differences of education in US and Finland schools, with a broader-view interpretation of international test scores (Ch.12).
- UPDATED: Positive classroom practice strategies and an increased emphasis on the societal context of schooling include enhanced coverage of LGBTQ issues and ways teachers can address understanding and acceptance (Chs. 2 and 9).
- UPDATED: Coverage of the history of education emphasizes the need to learn from history and understand that every teacher has the opportunity to shape the future of education (Ch. 7).
- Teachers and the Teaching Profession
- Student Similarities and Differences
- School Similarities and Differences
- Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability
- The Science, Art, and Service of Teaching
- Creating and Maintaining a Positive and Productive Learning Environment
- History of Education in the United States
- Philosophical Foundations of Education in the United States
- The Societal Context of Schooling in the United States
- Ethical and Legal Issues in U.S. Schools
- Governing and Financing Public Schools
- Professionalism in Relationships, Reality, and Reform
Hallmark features of this title
- Where Do I Stand? self-exploration inventories occur at the beginning of each major section of the book. These inventories activate prior knowledge and provide scaffolded opportunities for reflection.
- Application Exercises involving the analysis of video, scenarios, or artifacts foster active learning. Students are provided with feedback (in the form of a model response) for support.
- Check Your Understanding quizzes, located at the end of each major section of text, present opportunities for readers to monitor their comprehension.
- Shared Writing assignments at the end of each chapter allow all the students in a class to read and respond to the same prompt. Classmates can see each other’s postings, creating a space for asynchronous discussion.
About our author
Sara Davis Powell is chair of Belmont Abbey College’s Department of Education. Having taught children and adolescents for 20 years, primarily in middle level schools, she became a teacher educator. After completing a degree in math and a master’s degree in math education, she earned a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado and has taught in higher education for 24 years. Dr. Powell was named Outstanding Professor of Middle Level Education for 2015 by the National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education. In 2016, she received the Adrian Award for Teaching Excellence, selected for the honor by the Belmont Abbey faculty and students. Among the books Dr. Powell has written is the Pearson text, Introduction to Middle Level Education, 3e.
Your Introduction to Education takes readers on a journey into authentic classrooms and guides them through life in real classrooms lived by real teachers and real students. One of the core goals of this work is to help readers discover whether teaching is for them and, if it is, what their potential strengths and weakness as educators might be. The text weaves the real-life experiences of eight teachers and eight students from four schools across the country into its content. These people and places are drawn from urban, suburban, and rural settings, allowing readers to examine teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives.
The 4th Edition has been significantly updated to address topics like preventing bullying, teacher evaluation, social media, cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQ students, and teacher effectiveness research.
Your Introduction to Education, 4th Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
Learn more about Revel.
Your Introduction to Education takes readers on a journey into authentic classrooms and guides them through life in real classrooms lived by real teachers and real students. One of the core goals of this work is to help readers discover whether teaching is for them and, if it is, what their potential strengths and weakness as educators might be. The text weaves the real-life experiences of eight teachers and eight students from four schools across the country into its content. These people and places are drawn from urban, suburban, and rural settings, allowing readers to examine teaching and learning from a variety of perspectives.
The 4th Edition has been significantly updated to address topics like preventing bullying, teacher evaluation, social media, cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQ students, and teacher effectiveness research.
Your Introduction to Education, 4th Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
Learn more about Revel.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 1.00 × 8.50 × 10.85 in |
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| Subjects | higher education, EDU046000, Vocational / Professional Studies, Teacher Education, Foundations of Education, Introduction to Education / Teaching |
