The Teaching Experience: An Introduction To Reflective Practice

The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Reflective Practice

Review "This text is well written and extremely well suited for the teacher education students who will be using it. This is just the sort of text that we need in teacher preparation courses-it is realistic, pedagogically sound, and practical ...John Dewey would like this text and the author's practical, yet reflective, approach to teacher education." -- Judy Arnold, "Lincoln Memorial University" "This text contains a welcome sense of teaching as an important profession, as a significant 'calling, ' and it offers a thoughtful, reflective perspective for dealing with teaching as an important profession. That is crucial, yet sometimes not clearly identified in texts that introduce students to the profession." -- William Martin, "George Mason University" Lively and reader-friendly, this thoughtful book paints a truly realistic picture of teaching. Comprehensive coverage explores teaching as a profession, simultaneously addressing the fundamentals while encouraging readers to try on the role to see how well it fits. Chapter after chapter, a continuous process of guided reflection helps learners to increase their understanding of the joys and challenges of the profession and encourages them to carefully ponder their place in it. In fact, no other text so carefully journeys through the process of considering life experience, knowledge, research, and situation in order to make an informed decision about choosing a path in life. For individuals considering a career in the teaching field. From the Back Cover With his new text, "The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Reflective Practice," Michael Henniger marries the core foundations of education with the process of reflection for extremely personalized student learning and professional development. What makes this book so special, and how will Michael Henniger's theme of reflective practice benefit you and your students? Decision Making Reflection is presented as a critical process that informs decision making and involves experience, research, discussion, and implementation. "Reflective Journey" questions embedded in the narrative and features such as "Engage in the Debate, Reflect on Diversity," and ABC News video segments "Education in the News" and "Master Teacher Series" guide students to research, reflect on, and think critically about a concept, situation, or issue. Personalization Questions and activities encourage students to explore their own experiences and internalize the chapter content. Features that encourage reflection and personalized learning include "Explore Your Beliefs, Focus Questions" and "Chapter Scenarios," along with the "Reflective Journey: Online Journal, Field Experience," and "Building Your Portfolio" activities. Professionalism The "Views from the Classroom" feature gives students the opportunity to hear directly from teachers in the field about why they chose teaching as a career and what makes it worth all the effort it takes to be successful. The "Praxis Test Preparation Activities" and INTASC-aligned "Building Your Portfolio" features at the end of each chapter and "Chapter 15: The First Years and Beyond," ensure that students leave prepared to begin their teaching careers asreflective practitioners.