Becoming an Outstanding Primary School Teacher


By Russell Grigg
September 2010
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9781405873420
439 pages
$62.50 Paper original

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A core text for those training to teach or newly qualified teachers, this book serves not only as a practical guide to primary teaching, but takes the unique approach of exploring the concept of outstanding teaching and how you can strive for and achieve excellence as a teaching professional from the outset of your career. The text is pedagogically rich and includes learning objectives, questions, case studies, a download site and reflective activities.

Contents

• How do we define and measure outstanding teaching?

• Know Thyself

• Professional values and practice in action

• Professional knowledge and understanding – theory, nature and scope of the curriculum

• Subject knowledge and understanding: English, mathematics and science

• ICT and the broader curriculum

• Planning and preparation

• Inspiring children

• Language, literacy and communication skills

• Behaviour management

• The art of juggling – monitoring, assessment, recording, and reporting

 

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