1st Edition

Being a Teacher Teaching and Learning in a Global Context

By Lucy Cooker, Tony Cotton, Helen Toft Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

Sharing the stories of educators working in a diverse range of international contexts, Being a Teacher uses personal narratives to explore effective teaching and learning in global settings. Demonstrating how personal values influence pedagogical practice, and asking how practice can be improved, authors reflect on their experiences not just as teachers, but also as learners, to offer essential... Read more

Part 1: Introductions

Preface

1. Introduction

2. How we wrote this book

3. Who are we

Part 2: Our Experiences as Learners

4. My day in education

5. My best teacher

6. Lessons learned

7. Motivations to succeed:

Part 3: Our Experiences as Teachers

8. Watching others teach

9. Our best lessons

Part 4: Visions for Education

10. Our Vision

11. What Makes a Global Educator?

Biography

Lucy Cooker is Course Leader for the International Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Nottingham University, UK.

Tony Cotton writes widely on education for learners and teachers. He is currently working with educators in Brazil, Jamaica and Macedonia and is a tutor for the International Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Nottingham University, UK.

Helen Toft is Lead Tutor on the International Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Nottingham University, UK, and teaches the Bangkok cohort of the programme.