Ch.8+notes

Where we've been and where we are going.......

Becoming a Teacher
 * Motivations for becoming a teacher
 * Teacher preparation programs
 * What is "an effective teacher"

Teaching as a Profession
 * Defining Teachers
 * Ensuring quality teachers (standards)

History of Schools in America

History of Educational Reform Movements

Education-Philosophy and the Classroom

Philosphical Frameworks that have Influenced Education
 * Educational Philosophies
 * Education Theories
 * Personal Philosophies of Educat ion

Learning Styles

Purposes of Schools in America

Purposes of Curriculum

Classroom Instruction
 * instructional objectives
 * specific learning objectives
 * learning styles
 * instructional approaches
 * technology
 * assessment

Student's Rights and Responsibilities
 * abuse
 * harassement
 * inclusion issues

The View Outside the Classroom
 * Poverty
 * illiteracy
 * homelessness
 * runaways
 * AIDS (chronic/terminally ill children)
 * teen pregnancy
 * teen suicide
 * school violence
 * bullying
 * gangs
 * abuse
 * drug abuse
 * self-abusive behavior

Culture of the Community

School Culture

Classroom Culture