Introduction to Education: Knowledge, Practice, Engagement (2)

By: Michael Walsh and Sarah James and Bernard Brown and Heather Sharp and Noelene Weatherby-Fell and Jennifer Charteris and Jason Lodge and Lisa McKay-Brown and Tracey Sempowicz and Rachel Buchanan and Scott Imig and Michaela Vergano

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Synopsis: The transition from student to classroom teacher presents many opportunities and challenges. Introduction to Education welcomes pre-service teachers to the field of education, providing an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Australian schools. Each chapter poses a question about the nature of teaching and explores authentic classroom examples, contemporary research and literature, and the professional, policy and curriculum contexts of teaching. Thoroughly updated, the second edition continues to cover both theoretical and practical topics, with chapters addressing assessment, planning, safe learning environments, professional experience, and working with colleagues, families, caregivers and communities. Each chapter features: chapter opening stimulus materials and questions to activate prior learning and challenge assumptions; connections to policy and research with questions to encourage critical thinking and professional literacy; voices of educators and students that provide authentic classroom examples of the practical application of theory.