220 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Primary Teaching Today takes the reader ‘behind the scenes’ and alerts them to the fundamental attitudes and practices that every new primary teacher must acquire to make a success of their work and, crucially, to get maximum enjoyment while doing so.
With a friendly narrative style and refreshing candour, the book focuses as much on what primary teachers should aspire to be as it does on... Read more
PART 1: BECOMING A PRIMARY TEACHER Chapter 1: The job you have always dreamed about Chapter 2: The realitites of teaching Chapter 3: The type of teacher you want to be Chapter 4: A model of the ideal teacher PART 2: TEACHING AND LEARNING Chapter 5: Helping children to love learning Chapter 6: Behaviour and the 21st century child Chapter 7: Becoming a more skilful teacher PART 3: TRAINEE TEACHERS ON SCHOOL PLACEMENT Chapter 8: Challenges and opportunities on school placement Chapter 9: Prospering as a trainee teacher PART 4: ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE Chapter 10: Consolidating your professional learning CONCLUSION: The wonder years of primary teaching REFERENCES
Biography
Denis Hayes is Professor of Primary Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Plymouth, UK.






