Call to Teach, The: An Introduction to Teaching, 1st edition

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• For a glimpse at the real world of teaching, A Look Inside video features share footage of teachers and administrators discussing and applying chapter concepts. This offers readers an image of real world, K-12 education as it is experienced by those who are already in the field. (See pages 246 and 334 for examples.)
• Chapter Self-Check. Teacher candidates can check their understanding of chapter concepts by taking this Chapter Self-Check. (See pages 120 and 328 for examples.)
• Promoting reflection, the Professional Crossroads feature in every chapter poses a challenging classroom scenario and asks readers to consider all sides of the issue. Reflection questions at the end of each feature ask them to interact with the vignette in a purposeful and reflective way. These can be answered online via our Pearson eText, or spark classroom discussion. (See pages 102 and 257 for examples.)

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Additional text features include:

• Realities of Teaching:
  • Helping pre-service teachers digest the knowledge, skills and dispositions beginning teachers should possess, each chapter correlates content to relevant InTASC Standards. The beginning of every chapter outlines the pertinent connections to chapter content, and peppered throughout every chapter are margin notes pointing out the dispositions that line up with what students are reading.
  • Providing invaluable tips on common problems new teachers face, each chapter’s Survival Tip feature helps pre-service teachers prepare for the realities of the contemporary classroom.
  • Unique to this book, pre-service teachers are provided with practical and immediate next steps to preparing to succeed in their next course, their teacher preparation program, and as a professional teacher in Preparing for the Real World of Teaching (Ch. 12).
  • Reflecting the importance and complexities of teaching in today's diverse classrooms, this text provides a full chapter on diversity, which was very highly rated by reviewers. (Ch. 3, Understanding Student Diversity)
  • A full chapter on Technology as well as several features thoughout the book utilizing the online medium, provide readers with practical information as well see technology use modeled to support technology integration for learning in today's classroom. (Ch. 11, Technology and Education)
• Issues in Education:
  • Online Conversation Starter features introduce readers to a controversial or important topic in the field of education. Meant to facilitate discussion and debate, the feature will engage students’ higher order thinking skills and help shape their philosophy of teaching.
  • Throughout the text you’ll find links to the Education World blog Ask Dr. Lynch. These columns address a range of education-related issues and challenges at the classroom, school and district levels, covering themes of school policy, culture and school climate, and classroom management, as well as offering a wealth of professional tips. Look for Q&A logos throughout the book.