Those Who Can, Teach

Two 'bookend' sections, “Let's Get Started” and “Before You Close This Book,” offer important reflection questions to guide students before and after they read the text.

“From Pre-service to Practice” case studies portray the realities (both positive and negative) of teaching.

TeachSource videos, introduced in the text and viewable online, feature footage from the classroom to help students relate key chapter content to real-life scenarios. Critical-thinking questions provide opportunities for in-class or online discussion and reflection.

Coverage of InTASC standards includes a chapter-opening list of standards to help students identify where key standards are addressed in the chapter. These callouts and a standards correlation chart help students make connections between what they are learning in the textbook and the standards.

The text's overarching theme, “Why Teach,” is posed in Chapter 1 and reinforced in “A Final Word” sections at the end of each chapter, encouraging students to remain focused on the question throughout the text.

Significant content includes a balanced look at accountability issues such as standards, high-stakes testing, and reform; other topics include technology, cheating, bullying, sexual harassment and homophobia, diversity, vouchers, and legal issues.

NEW MindTap for Education is a first-of-its-kind digital solution that prepares teachers by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies they must demonstrate to earn an education degree and state licensure, and to begin a successful career. Through activities based on real-life teaching situations, MindTap elevates students’ thinking by giving them experiences in applying concepts, practicing skills, and evaluating decisions, guiding them to become reflective educators.

NEW Learning Objectives: The learning objectives correlated to the main sections in each chapter show students what they need to know to process and understand the information in the chapter. After completing the chapter, students should be able to demonstrate how they can use and apply their new knowledge and skills.

NEW Material on Technology and the Teacher: Because today's students learn so much through technology, new technology coverage is integrated throughout the book. In addition, a full chapter entitled “What Should Teachers Know about Technology and Its Impact on Schools?” has been completely rewritten to reflect current thinking and practice. The chapter addresses the many uses of technology to increase and enhance learning for all students, including students with disabilities.

NEW Up Close Feature: This new feature portrays the realities (both the good and bad) of teaching and presents relevant research findings.

NEW Digital Downloads: Downloadable and often customizable, these practical and professional resources allow students to immediately implement and apply this textbook's content in the field. Students can download these tools and keep them forever, enabling preservice teachers to begin building their own libraries of practical, professional resources. A TeachSource Digital Downloads label identifies these items throughout the book.