Supporting learning and teaching / edited by Christine Bold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bold, Christine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reflective teaching.

Action research in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Supporting Teaching and Learning brings together theoretical perspectives, practical educational ideas and current academic debates to help students develop their understanding of core educational issues. With focus also on understanding the professional relationships necessary for quality learning, this updated second edition sets out to develop practitioners' study and reflective thinking skills. This book brings together chapters from well-qualified and positioned authors who cover a wide range of topics, themes and age ranges. Each chapter contains a statement of the author's values and beliefs and concludes with discussion starters, ideas for reflecting on practice and a list of useful resources. Topics covered in the book include: - The core subjects in the curriculum; - Information and Communications Technology, - Linguistic and cultural diversity; - Special educational needs; - Out-of-school learning; - Assessment; - Reflective practice and action research. Accessible, discursive and thought provoking, this book is essential reading for Foundation degree students, teaching assistants and those undertaking initial teacher training or Education Studies courses"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Front Cover ""; ""Supporting Learning and Teaching""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents""; ""List of illustrations""; ""About the authors""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Introduction: Christine Bold""; ""1. Professional Partnerships: Changing Roles: Christine Bold and Elaine McBlain""; ""2. The Changing Educational Scene: Alan Barrow ""; ""3. Learning and Teaching: What�s Your Style?: Pat Hughes""; ""4. Supporting ICT: Control Technology in the Primary School: Anthony Barnett""; ""5. Language and Literacy for Learning: Jean Clarkson""

""6. Conversations and Creative Resources: A Recipe for Success: Sue Cronin""""7. Supporting Science in the Primary School: Lois Kelly""; ""8. The Challenges in Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners: Roshan Ahmed""; ""9. Counselling and Guidance in Education: Shirley Potts""; ""10. Inclusion: Special Needs: Gareth Crossley""; ""11. Assessing Learning: Informing Practice: Christine Bold""; ""12. Study Support: Opening Minds with Out-of-Hours and Out-of-School Learning: Joe Gazdula""; ""13. Transforming Practice through Critical Reflection: Christine Bold""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-73563-1

1-280-66214-X

1-136-73564-X

9786613639073

0-203-81836-9

OCLC:

817084067