Learning To Teach

New Times, New Practices

Second Edition

Gloria Latham, Mindy Blaise, Shelley Dole, Julie Faulkner, and Karen Malone

Examines the role of the teacher in fostering thoughtfulness and the ideal conditions for learning
Additional learning and teaching scenarios of classroom practice readers can interrogate, and debate.
Three new chapters: Preparation and experience in the field, Teacher as Learner, and Planning for Learning
Updated theory and references to all chapters responsive to current Australian government initiatives
Follows the first year of a new teacher, and Anna Jones and her Grade 4/5 students
Encourages students to reflect upon practice through use of
the interactive Virtual Classroom
learning tools such as
Extensive teaching resources are available at the website: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/lathnervirtualschool/
Experts with an interest in youth and community such as Stephanie Alexander, John Hattie, Shelley Harwayne and Peter Johnson, have all provided advice for Lathner Primary and have engaged with the topics presented in the book

Learning To Teach

New Times, New Practices

Second Edition

Gloria Latham, Mindy Blaise, Shelley Dole, Julie Faulkner, and Karen Malone

Description

Learning to Teach encourages the students to engage in critical reflection of teaching practices by immersing themselves in the Lathner Primary virtual school. The reader is positioned as a first year teacher who embarks on a new career at Lathner Primary. They work with Anna Jones, her class, and the other teachers around Lathner to help develop their ability to analyze scenarios and critically reflect on their own unexamined assumptions.

Exercises within the book combine with other learning tools such as assorted documents from Lathner, including journal entries and letters from the school, 'Pause, Reflect, Record' and 'Taking Action' sections to assist students to practice their classroom skills. There are also notes from the authors discussing their perspectives and experiences of the subject matter.

There are extensive resources to use with the book available at http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/lathnervirtualschool/.

Learning To Teach

New Times, New Practices

Second Edition

Gloria Latham, Mindy Blaise, Shelley Dole, Julie Faulkner, and Karen Malone

Preface: A call to action
Acknowledgments - Acknowledgments
Introduction
LEARNING ABOUT NEW LEARNERS
1. 21st Century Learners
12c Young People's Lifeworlds.
LEARNING ABOUT NEW TEACHERS
3. Teacher Identities
4. Companion Chapters:
PART A: Worldviews of Teachers, PART B: Teachers Theory Making
5. Teacher as Learner
LEARNING ABOUT NEW TEACHING
6. Preparation and Experiences in the Field
7. Classroom Interactions
8. Inclusive Practices
9. Teaching with Technology
10. Planning for Learning
11. Assessment for Learning
WRAPPING UP
12. Teaching and Learning in New Times
Epilogue
References
Index

Learning To Teach

New Times, New Practices

Second Edition

Gloria Latham, Mindy Blaise, Shelley Dole, Julie Faulkner, and Karen Malone

Author Information

Gloria Latham is a Senior Lecturer in Education at RMIT University.
Mindy Blaise is an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Shelley Dole is a senior lecturer in mathematics education at The University of Queensland.
Julie Faulkner is a Senior Lecturer in Literacy at RMIT University.
Karen Malone is an Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong.