1st Edition

Primary Teaching Today An Introduction

By Denis Hayes Copyright 2009
220 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

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.