Learning to Teach...not just for beginners (Grades K-8) [Paperback]

Linda Shalaway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

The Essential Guide for All Teachers
Fully revised and updated, this invaluable guide to teaching and learning continues to be the ONE resource every teacher needs. Bringing theory and practice together into an accessible form, this virtual encyclopedia combines research-based findings with practical information contributed by hundreds of educators working in many settings from coast to coast. Included are reproducible forms, certificates, checklists, questionnaires, resource lists, and much more.

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About the Author

Linda Shalaway has written extensively about teaching and research on teaching. As an experiences education writers, she brings research results to teachers in a practical, usable form. She also taps the "wisdon of practice" by collecting and writing about experienced teachers' ideas and insights. "My work has always revolved around the question of what constitutes good teaching," says Shalaway. "It's a question whose answer we as teachers, parents, policy makers, and researchers must continually strive to refine." Ms. Shalaway has worked with teachers and researchers all over the country. She's been an editor of an educational research and development magazine, contributing editor and columnist for Instructor magazine, a consultant and freelance writer for numerous educational publications, and a writing instructor. Ms. Shalaway, currently a junior high and high school teacher, resides in West Virginia with her husband, Scott, and daughters, Nora and Emma.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; Rev Upd edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590251058
• ISBN-13: 978-0590251051
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential guide to making the year run smoothly., February 1, 1999

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This review is from: Learning to Teach...not just for beginners (Grades K-8) (Paperback)

Covering every topic teachers need to focus on, from setting up the physical space of the classroom to assessment to home-school relations to teaching caring and more, this book offers advice from teachers and researchers. The many checklists and reproducibles are especially handy!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!, May 5, 2005

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This review is from: Learning to Teach...not just for beginners (Grades K-8) (Paperback)

I'm a soon-to-be student teacher and this text has been an invaluable resource to me. It covers every aspect of teaching, many of which are items people may forget to think about. This book will prevent that so you'll be more prepared each and every day of your career.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a gem!, February 16, 2008

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This review is from: Learning to Teach ... not just for beginners (Paperback)

This is a beautifully designed and crafted volume that speaks clearly to both new and veteran teachers about the essential topics of instruction -- those critical first days of the year, organization and management, planning, subject matter teaching, parent-teacher relationships, and mentoring. Learning to Teach draws its lessons from the two main sources of educational understanding: research and experience. The results of educational research are presented accurately and always in the context of usefulness to the learning teacher.